Tokyo Dome FIght 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Banza (ranked 4835 p4p, 4838 weight class) and Salmon Cod (ranked 516 p4p, 515 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Banza
vs
Cod

195 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
240
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Banza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salmon Cod!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cod with that takedown attempt.
Cod takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Cod fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Banza to the ground. Cod is now in Banza's guard.
Cod should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Banza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cod distracts Banza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banza is looking to stand up but Cod isn't so interested in that idea.
Cod postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cod keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banza's head.
Banza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cod has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cod landing with the ground and pound.
Cod lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cod keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banza's head.
Cod lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banza has momentary wrist control but Cod slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banza is looking to stand up but Cod isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cod cracks Banza with a solid left hand.
Cod chips away with some ground and pound.
Cod lands a couple of elbows.
Cod's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cod makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cod postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cod content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cod with a nice head shot there.
Cod wants to control from the top but Banza keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cod scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cod works over Banza with some ground and pound from guard.
Cod connects with a couple of short punches.
Cod postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cod postures up and lands a big shot to Banza's brow.
Cod with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cod postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cod lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cod works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cod is nestled in close to Banza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cod landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cod lands with a punch from half guard.
Banza is breathing heavily.
Cod is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Cod.
Cod takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cod trying to control from half guard but Banza is working away.
Cod takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Banza is rocked!
Cod is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Banza is hurt! He's hurt bad - Cod fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Banza from any more punishment! Congratulations to Cod! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salmon Cod!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wet Blanket (ranked 4777 p4p, 4934 weight class) and Jacked Whiteboy (ranked 575 p4p, 589 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Blanket
vs
Whiteboy

190 cm
22
180
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wet Blanket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacked Whiteboy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blanket drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whiteboy is trying to control the position but Blanket postures up.
Whiteboy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blanket throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whiteboy being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whiteboy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blanket throws a big elbow that misses.
Blanket will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whiteboy trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blanket drops back looking for a leg! Whiteboy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whiteboy manages to kick Blanket off! Blanket jumps back into Whiteboy's guard.
Blanket controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket throws a big elbow that misses.
Blanket has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blanket looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blanket stopping the sweep attempt from Whiteboy.
Blanket in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whiteboy working a defensive guard but Blanket passes into half guard.
Blanket is looking to take a break and control but Whiteboy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Blanket seems to be looking for submissions.
Blanket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blanket is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blanket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whiteboy defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy wants to control but Blanket is keeping busy.
Blanket lands with a punch from half guard.
Blanket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Blanket is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whiteboy defends it well.
Blanket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whiteboy pushes Blanket off looking to stand but Blanket dives back in and keeps control.
Blanket thows a huge punch but Whiteboy dodges it nicely.

Blanket is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whiteboy defends it well.
Whiteboy trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whiteboy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blanket. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blanket with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blanket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blanket passes the guard and advances to mount!
Whiteboy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blanket.

Blanket looking to secure an arm triangle but Whiteboy defends it well.
Blanket throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blanket scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Whiteboy?
Whiteboy is looking to improve his position but Blanket isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whiteboy hang on?

It looks like Jacked Whiteboy has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanket thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blanket throwing strikes here but Whiteboy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blanket throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanket fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Whiteboy is rocked!

That has opened up Jacked Whiteboy's cut even more.
Whiteboy tries to hold on but Blanket postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Blanket unloads with some shots from mount but Whiteboy bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanket is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Whiteboy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whiteboy is still in real trouble! Can Blanket finish him?

The cut above Jacked Whiteboy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whiteboy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blanket.

Blanket looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wet Blanket dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacked Whiteboy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Whiteboy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whiteboy seems to have recovered his senses.
Whiteboy jabs Blanket right on the nose. Blanket blinks but takes it well.
Whiteboy feints a jab promting Blanket to slip. Whiteboy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blanket slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whiteboy is looking to clinch.
Blanket avoids a punch combination nicely.

Blanket closes the distance and clinches.
Blanket is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whiteboy tries to work over Blanket's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whiteboy taking a breather.

Blanket is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Whiteboy can't fight it off and eventually Blanket manages to take the fight to the floor. Whiteboy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blanket distracts Whiteboy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blanket missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Blanket is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whiteboy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blanket.
Whiteboy wants to stand but Blanket is controlling the position.
Blanket throws an elbow that misses. Whiteboy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blanket's guard. Nice move by Whiteboy!

Whiteboy trying to control but Blanket is working from the bottom.
Blanket throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Whiteboy trying to control but Blanket is working from the bottom.

Blanket is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanket is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Whiteboy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Whiteboy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blanket.
Blanket is controlling the pace.
Whiteboy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blanket.
Whiteboy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blanket.

Whiteboy looking for submissions off his back.
Blanket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiteboy can do to turn this around?
Whiteboy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blanket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanket throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blanket not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whiteboy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blanket.
Blanket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wet Blanket overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blanket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blanket throwing shots but Whiteboy is blocking nicely.
Blanket scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Jacked Whiteboy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacked Whiteboy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wet Blanket!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bakabaka Shi (ranked 4893 p4p, 4945 weight class) and So Slow (ranked 514 p4p, 517 weight class). Bakabaka Shi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shi
vs
Slow

182 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bakabaka Shi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, So Slow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow goes for a double leg but Shi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shi continues to drive forward.
Shi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shi cracks a nice hook into Slow's ribs.

Slow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Shi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Slow off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shi sprawls well. Shi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slow gets slowly back to his feet.
Bakabaka Shi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Slow doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slow misses with a takedown attempt
and Shi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shi lands a nice hook to Slow's body. Slow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Slow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slow dives in and grabs Shi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shi pushes down on Slow's head and hops out.
Shi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shi scores with the left hand. Slow knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow shoots in for a takedown but Shi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slow closes the distance and clinches up with Shi, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes Shi against the cage but Shi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shi tests Slow's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Slow is rocked!
Shi lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Slow up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Shi from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Slow's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bakabaka Shi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Murasaki (ranked 4778 p4p, 5161 weight class) and Sen Pai (ranked 502 p4p, 526 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Murasaki
vs
Pai

178 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Murasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Pai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Pai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pai misses with a two punch combination.
Pai misses with a double jab.
Murasaki dodges the punch combination from Pai.
Murasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.

Murasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pai misses with a punch on the inside.
Pai misses with the head strike.
Murasaki blocking some punches.
Pai blocks an uppercut.
Murasaki tries a knee to the head but Pai blocks it.
Pai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murasaki.
Murasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pai.
Pai lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pai lands an uppercut.
Murasaki blocking some punches.
Pai trying to land knees to the body.
Murasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai lands a hook that snaps the head of Murasaki backwards.
Pai prevents a body shot from Murasaki.
Pai scores with a shoulder strike.
Murasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pai avoids the damage to the body.
Murasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pai swings wildly with an uppercut but Murasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pai prevents Murasaki from breaking the clinch.
Murasaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murasaki is working Pai over against the cage.
Pai misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Pai.
Pai avoids the elbow strike from Murasaki, against the cage.
Pai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Pai.
Murasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pai manages to break the clinch.
Pai dips to his left and cracks Murasaki with an uppercut!
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!
Pai looks to land a combination but Murasaki avoids it well.
Murasaki wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai misses with a wild combination.
Murasaki tries to clinch there but Pai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Murasaki misses.
Pai scores with a jab. Murasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murasaki is looking to clinch but Pai is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murasaki.
Murasaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pai feints a jab promting Murasaki to slip. Pai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murasaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murasaki circles away quickly and effectively.

Murasaki takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Murasaki manages to break the clinch.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
Pai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murasaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pai misses with a few strikes there.
Pai swings for the body but Murasaki moves out of range.
Pai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pai misses with a wild combination.
Pai tries to bum rush Murasaki with a series of wild strikes but Murasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pai lands a jab to the head.
Murasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Murasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
A left and a right from Pai both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Pai does no damage.
Pai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Murasaki is looking to clinch.
Pai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murasaki tries to clinch up.
Murasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pai keeps the fight on the outside.
Murasaki stuns Pai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Murasaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murasaki doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sen Pai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murasaki misses with a wild combination.
Pai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Murasaki gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Murasaki - that landed with a thud.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pai controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Murasaki.
Murasaki tries a knee to the head but Pai blocks it.
Pai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murasaki takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Murasaki.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murasaki throws an elbow but misses.
Pai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murasaki is defending well for now.
Pai has a couple of punches blocked by Murasaki.
Pai swings wildly with an uppercut but Murasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sen Pai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murasaki tries to break free but Pai pushes him back against the cage.
Murasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Murasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pai lands with a right to the head.
Pai has a couple of punches blocked by Murasaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pai manages to break the clinch.
Murasaki throws a series of punches but Pai moves out of range.
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
Danga de danga de dang - Murasaki scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pai scores with a one two! Murasaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pai.
Pai dodges the punch combination from Murasaki.
Murasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murasaki tries to clinch up but Pai circles away and keeps his distance.
Pai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murasaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sen Pai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murasaki backs up against the cage.

Murasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Murasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Pai controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pai misses with a short punch on the inside.

Pai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Pai.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murasaki back to the cage. Pai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Pai finds it's way through Murasaki's defenses.
Murasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pai keeps the fight on the outside.
Pai fails to land with a series of punches.
Hideo Murasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Pai.
Pai is breathing heavily.
Murasaki tries to clinch up but Pai circles away and keeps his distance.
Pai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pai throws a lazy right hand but Murasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murasaki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
Murasaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pai misses with a hook. Murasaki ducked under it nicely.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
Murasaki throws a series of punches but Pai moves out of range.
Murasaki wants to clinch up but Pai keeps it at a distance.
Murasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Pai swinging wildly here.
Murasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pai keeps the fight on the outside.
Murasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pai misses with a few strikes there.
Murasaki is looking for a counter combo.
Murasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murasaki backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murasaki eats them both and turns towards Pai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pai swats away the attempt to clinch by Murasaki.
Murasaki throws a nice looking combination but Pai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murasaki tries to bum rush Pai with a series of wild strikes but Pai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murasaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pai duly obliges.

Murasaki moves into the clinch successfully.

Pai breaks from the clinch.
Murasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Murasaki lands with a shot to the body.
Pai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Murasaki does no damage.
Pai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murasaki eats them both and turns towards Pai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pai misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sen Pai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Murasaki. Those never looked like landing.
Pai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pai is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Murasaki is rocked!
Murasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Murasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pai throws a nice looking combination but Murasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murasaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pai.
Murasaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Murasaki tries to clinch there but Pai circles away.
Murasaki swinging wildly here.
Pai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pai misses with a series of wild punches.
Murasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pai with a nice cross.
Murasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pai. Those never looked like landing.
Murasaki throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pai scores with a jab.
Pai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Pai both land. Nice combination.
Pai lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Murasaki moves into range and clinches up with Pai.
Pai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murasaki's elbow.
Pai misses with a punch on the inside.
Murasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Pai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Murasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murasaki has had enough of the clinch but Pai keeps him there for the moment.
Pai throws a punch but it's blocked by Murasaki.
A short uppercut from Pai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai trying to land knees to the body.
Murasaki misses with a knee strike.
Murasaki working hard to break the clinch.

Pai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pai misses with a two punch combination.
Murasaki wants to clinch.
Murasaki wants to clinch.
Murasaki digs a good body shot into Pai's ribs.
Murasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
Murasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Murasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Pai lands with a right to the head.
Pai is working Murasaki over against the cage.
Murasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murasaki misses with an elbow strike.
Murasaki tries a knee to the head but Pai blocks it.
Murasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pai pushes Murasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Pai lands with a light punch inside.
Murasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.

Pai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murasaki is looking to clinch but Pai is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murasaki. Pai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pai is looking for the big counter here.
Pai tries to bum rush Murasaki with a series of wild strikes but Murasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pai lands a lovely overhand right.
Murasaki is looking to wear down Pai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murasaki slips a jab and a cross from Pai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murasaki looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
Pai fails to land with a series of punches.
Murasaki slips a jab and a cross from Pai.
Pai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Murasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murasaki tries to clinch but Pai is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murasaki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Murasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murasaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideo Murasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sen Pai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sen Pai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sen Pai!