PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuffie Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arion Rough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kisaragi
vs
Rough

182 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuffie Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arion Rough!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi tries to clinch up but Rough circles away and keeps his distance.
Rough looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kisaragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rough lands a head kick!

It looks like Yuffie Kisaragi has been cut.
Rough misses with a looping left.
Kisaragi throws a right and a left that Rough avoids nicely.
Arion Rough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kisaragi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rough throws out the jab.
Rough throws a solid leg kick but Kisaragi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rough.
Kisaragi tries to clinch up.

Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kisaragi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kisaragi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kisaragi thowing shots but they're missing.
Rough taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rough avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi raining down shots from the mount!
Kisaragi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kisaragi with good strikes from the mount here!
Kisaragi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kisaragi working Rough over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi lands a nice shot to the head.

Rough defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kisaragi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kisaragi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kisaragi dominating with strikes here.
Rough is in a horrible position here. Kisaragi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi landing punches.
Kisaragi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rough?
Kisaragi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kisaragi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rough can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kisaragi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rough in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kisaragi with shots to the head and body - Rough looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi with good strikes from the mount here!
Kisaragi is landing with some decent strikes but Rough is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kisaragi raining down shots from the mount!
Kisaragi dominating with strikes here.
Kisaragi with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kisaragi landing punches.
Kisaragi dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuffie Kisaragi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuffie Kisaragi's cut.
That's time! Kisaragi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kisaragi gets the takedown into side control.
Kisaragi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kisaragi lands a big elbow.
Kisaragi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rough can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kisaragi scoring with strikes but Rough is staying in there.
Kisaragi lands a nice shot to the head.
Rough really wants to buck Kisaragi off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisaragi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rough taking shots to the head.
Kisaragi lands a nice shot to the head.
Kisaragi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kisaragi with the ground and pound from mount.
Kisaragi landing strikes from the mount and Rough is in trouble!
Rough takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rough really wants to buck Kisaragi off and get back to his feet.
Kisaragi lands a nice shot to the head.
Kisaragi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rough hang on?
Kisaragi breaks from Rough's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kisaragi lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kisaragi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rough has worked his arm free - good work by Rough!
Kisaragi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kisaragi trying to control the action but Rough is working from the bottom.
Rough is pushing Kisaragi's head away, looking to escape. Kisaragi manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sloppy strikes there by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kisaragi working the head and body with strikes.
Rough prevents Kisaragi from moving into mount.
Kisaragi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Kisaragi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rough misses the shot to the body.
Kisaragi throws a looping overhand right but Rough ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuffie Kisaragi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuffie Kisaragi's cut.
That's time! Kisaragi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kisaragi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kisaragi throws a series of punches but Rough moves out of range.
Rough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kisaragi looks to land a combination but Rough avoids it well.

Kisaragi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rough sprawls well initially but Kisaragi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kisaragi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rough with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rough blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi is trying to control the action in half guard but Rough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisaragi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rough reverses the position - he's now on top in Kisaragi's guard.
Yuffie Kisaragi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi working a defensive guard but Rough manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kisaragi is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rough tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab lands there for Rough.
Rough throws a jab when Kisaragi was well out of range.

Kisaragi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kisaragi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yuffie Kisaragi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kisaragi breaks from the clinch.
Kisaragi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rough.
Rough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kisaragi.
A combination from Kisaragi does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Kisaragi.

Kisaragi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rough looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rough being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rough stops Kisaragi from passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kisaragi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuffie Kisaragi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kisaragi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuffie Kisaragi!