PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minato Amida (ranked 4454 p4p, 6779 weight class) and Leo Defro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minato Amida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Amida
vs
Defro

193 cm
16
191
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
198
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Defro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Defro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Defro shoots in for a takedown but Amida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Defro fails with a takedown attempt.
Minato Amida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Defro.
Defro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Defro's sensitive parts.
Amida with a nice calf kick.
Defro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Amida feints and then cracks Defro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Defro down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amida. Amida obviously looking to wear him down.
Amida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Amida as Defro shoots in.
Amida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Defro has eaten all the pies!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amida connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Amida lands but Defro takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Amida lands but Defro takes it in his stride.
Amida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amida thuds his shin into the meat of Defro's side.
Defro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Amida defends well and Defro ends up having to push Amida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Defro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Amida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Defro takes a step back to recover.
Defro looks winded!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amida. Defro shrugs it off though.
Defro shoots for a takedown but Amida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amida thumps Defro with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amida connects with an inside leg kick.
Defro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amida.
Amida throws a leg kick which misses Defro's front leg but catches the back leg as Defro tries to avoid it.
Amida throws a leg kick which misses Defro's front leg but catches the back leg as Defro tries to avoid it.
Minato Amida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Defro shoots in looking for a takedown but Amida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Defro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Amida throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Defro's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Amida lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Minato Amida!