PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Date
vs
Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop

178 cm
23
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

182 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

House of Valor

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
Date fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Date eats them both and turns towards Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Mamoru Date has been cut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date misses the jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Date momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a leg kick but Date saw it coming and moves away.
Date lunges at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets tackled into the cage by Date. Date maintains the clinch.
Date pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working Date over against the cage.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Date.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Date lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Date seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can turn it around.
Date working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop being controlled against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Date avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working Date over against the cage.
Date misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Date blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short shot to the head.
Date tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is leaning against Date and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a shoulder strike.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Date's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Date gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Date misses with the head strike.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Date taking a breather.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Date.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Date prevents a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A short left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works on Date's body with a couple of short punches.
Date blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Date tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Date on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short shot to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Date's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice cross.
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
The fighters circling - Date throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Date throws out a powerful jab.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to land a leg kick but Date is out of range.
Date throws a big shot that misses.
Date on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop obviously looking to wear him down.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Date coming out on top.
Date throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Date uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
Date misses with a straight right.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the kick towards the body but Date avoids it.
Date throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeps the fight on the outside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Date walks into a stiff left hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date defending well as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop loads up on a big left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Date takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Date.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick which misses Date's front leg but catches the back leg as Date tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Date checks a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Date's head backwards.
Date on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the body shot from Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Date throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop there.
Date throws a body punch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Date there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a leg kick but Date saw it coming and moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works Date's body with a nice hook.
Date takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Date throws out the jab.
Date getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Date misses with a left hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Date cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Date's front leg with a kick but Date checks it.
Date scores with a nice right hand.
Date on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut
and Date counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Date strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab from Date.
Date with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Date misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab when Date was well out of range.
Date missing with a left hand there. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Date throws the left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop! But no joy.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Date looks to throw the jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a jab and a cross from Date.
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a chopping leg kick but Date manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Date tries to counter by clinching up but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks away and moves out of range.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Date scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away from the strike by Date.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Date's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a leg kick but Date moves out of range and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop only half commits.
Date misses with a looping left.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
Date is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Date throws a right hand that misses
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
Date lands a slapping body shot.
Date scores with a nice right hand.
Date takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a combination

and Date moves into the clinch.
Date blocks an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Date lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Date blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date lands a shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Date.
Date lands a hook that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
A hook to the body from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Mamoru Date has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Date misses with a punch to the body.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocking some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamoru Date has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Date avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.
Date stalling in the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop improves position.
Date taking a breather.
Date tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Date pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a light punch inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Date uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date has Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushed against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Date throws a punch but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Date struggles to land a body shot inside as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls his hands.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date tries to throw a body punch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it by throwing Date back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a body shot from Date.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a shot to the side of Date's head.
Date throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bops head.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Date throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a body shot from Date.
Date tries to throw a body punch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it by throwing Date back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Date lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date misses with a hook from the clinch.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date lands a body shot in the clinch.
Date misses with the head strike.
Date working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Date throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Date showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!