PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bring Ithome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Du Yuesheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ithome
vs
Yuesheng

189 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
209 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

SHINTO
King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bring Ithome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Yuesheng!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithome throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ithome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ithome ducks right into an uppercut from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng swinging wildly here.
Ithome throws a right and a left that Yuesheng avoids nicely.
Ithome staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yuesheng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yuesheng misses with a jab to the body
and Ithome counters with a right hand to the body.
Ithome scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ithome misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuesheng is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ithome throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yuesheng counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuesheng.
Yuesheng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've been informed that Yuesheng has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yuesheng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuesheng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yuesheng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yuesheng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ithome backwards.
Yuesheng lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yuesheng.
Ithome is breathing heavily.
Yuesheng lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuesheng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ithome.
Yuesheng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ithome working hard to break the clinch.
Yuesheng lands a hook that snaps the head of Ithome backwards.
A hook to the body from Ithome.
Yuesheng lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuesheng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ithome's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuesheng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yuesheng lands a right hand.
A short right from Yuesheng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Yuesheng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuesheng lands with a left to the head.
Yuesheng works on Ithome's body with a couple of short punches.
Yuesheng gets through Ithome's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yuesheng gets through Ithome's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ithome is rocked!
Yuesheng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oh Ithome is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yuesheng lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuesheng drops Ithome onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ithome is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Yuesheng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yuesheng lands a big right hand that drops Ithome! The killer instinct kicks in and Yuesheng finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yuesheng!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Du Yuesheng!