PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Otori (ranked 3590 p4p, 4563 weight class) and Robert With (ranked 345 p4p, 401 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Otori
vs
With

178 cm
19
149
3 - 3 - 1

177 cm
26
144
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert With!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
With swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from With.
A quick step to the side and Otori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori lands with a slapping head kick.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from With.
Robert With seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
With throws a big shot that misses.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
With is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
With looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
With throws a hook but Otori blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a good, hard body kick but With shrugs it off.
With throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
With throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters with a right hand to the body.
Otori looks to land a combination but With avoids it well.
With swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otori is looking to slow With down with leg kicks.
A jab from With does it's job there.
With throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
With waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from With.
With tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
With misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Otori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
With blocks a head kick by Otori.
With misses with a hook. Otori ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
With rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Otori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
With throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
With clobbers Otori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
With rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
With throws a big shot that misses.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
With throws a big shot that misses.
Otori connects with a body shot that sends With's belly button to the back.
With misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from With misses the target.
Otori sizes up With with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
With throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otori scores with a jab to the body.
Otori jabs at With's body.
With misses with a looping right.
Otori throws a head kick but With moves out of range.
With works the jab nicely.
With might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
With throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori is looking to wear down With with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
With tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from With.
Otori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from With.
Otori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
Otori throws a nice outside leg kick.
With misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps With thinking.
With chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Otori can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otori.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from With.
With misses with a hook.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a nice body kick.
With throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind With 's knee.
With takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a right hand to the body.
With pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
With missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

With is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otori throws a leg kick which misses With's front leg but catches the back leg as With tries to avoid it.
Otori walks into a left hand.
With is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
With lands with an uppercut that bounces Otori off the cage and back into range.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a left and a right that stings With.
With ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.
Otori slips a straight right by With.
With swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
With's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With throws a body punch but Otori moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otori.
With looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori slips a jab from With.
Otori tried to counter with a leg kick but With avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori thuds a left hand into With's body.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
Otori went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
With gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Otori connects with an inside leg kick.
With takes a head kick and keeps coming.
With throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
With takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As With looks to move away, Otori throws a big counter combo but With just gets out of the way.
Otori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. With doesn't seem bothered though.
With throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
With takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a good low kick that With was not able to check.
Otori blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Otori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from With.
With on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori scores with a nice body kick.
With misses with a looping left.
Otori fires out a quick counter leg kick but With just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Otori, right into the meat of the thigh.
With throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
With loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
With misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
With throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a left and a right that stings With.
With is breathing heavily.
With takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that With can do to turn this around?
With looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
Otori pushes With away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori lands a body shot.
With throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori slips a jab from With.
A shot to the liver by Otori. Beautiful body shot.
Otori misses with a head kick.
With takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a flying knee. Nice.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a two punch combo.
With tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from With.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with an outside leg kick.
Otori connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a one-two to the body.
With takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otori blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind With 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otori.
With throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
It appears Otori was looking to counter with a kick there.
With misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind With 's knee.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses With's sensitive parts.
Otori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
With throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
With takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
With takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. With looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Otori scores with a jab. With acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick lands for Otori.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shigeru Otori dominated that second round.
That's time! Otori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Otori connects with a leg kick.
With throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a solid body kick.
Otori throws a push kick but With slaps the foot to one side.
With has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otori.
Otori thuds his shin into the meat of With's side.
Otori slips a straight right by With.
Otori half committed to a counter leg kick.
With misses with a hook.
Otori 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.
With misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Otori counters with an inside leg kick.
With throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from With.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses With's sensitive parts.
It looks like Otori has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a nice low kick that buckles With's knee momentarily.
Otori lands a jab to With's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but With moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With works Otori's body with a nice hook.
A big left from With misses.
Otori defending well as With loads up on a big left hand.
With swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Otori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
With takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otori misses with the combination.
With throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori fires out a quick counter leg kick but With just manages to avoid it.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt With.
Otori with a nice cross.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Otori cracks a nice hook into With's ribs.
Otori cracks a nice hook into With's ribs.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from With.
Otori swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Robert With has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With misses with a wild body shot.
With stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otori.
With misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
With blocks a head kick by Otori.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
With misses with a lunging right hand
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Otori fakes the leg kick and cracks With in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otori.
Otori defending well as With loads up on a big left hand.
With throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
With throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a thumping low kick.
With throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
Shigeru Otori is winning the standup battle so far.
Otori throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Otori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
With shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a solid body kick.
Otori jabs With to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otori thows a body kick. With tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
Otori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Otori slips under a jab.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses With's sensitive parts.
Otori scores with a body shot.

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!
Otori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a nice body shot.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
With misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
A big right from With misses.
Otori quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from With.
Otori jabs With to the body, keeping him at a distance.
With looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
Otori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
With misses with an uppercut.
Otori lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeru Otori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
An out of breath Shigeru Otori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.