PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 1742 p4p, 23769 weight class) and Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 158 p4p, 413 weight class). Spud comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. 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?

Spud
vs
Hiro

169 cm
42
157
37 - 19 - 0

179 cm
25
158
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, William Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuromiya Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro tries to move into range but Spud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hiro jabs Spud right on the nose. Spud blinks but takes it well.
Hiro slips a straight right by Spud.
A bone on bone clash there as Spud blocks the leg kick.
Spud is looking to counter punch.
Hiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spud checks a low kick from Hiro.
Spud looks to land a body kick but Hiro moved away.
Hiro with the inside leg kick.
Spud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hiro.
Spud throws a chopping leg kick but Hiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Hiro misses.
Spud missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spud throws a right hand that Hiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiro also avoids with ease.
Spud ducks under a wild hook from Hiro.
Spud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hiro moves out of range of the body kick from Spud.
Hiro thumps Spud with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud misses with a hook. Hiro ducked under it nicely.
Hiro lunges at Spud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spud's hand.
Spud misses with a looping left.
Hiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hiro! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Spud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Spud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Hiro misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiro.
Hiro blocks a body shot from Spud.
Spud working aggressively here.
Spud is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hiro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Still in the clinch, Spud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spud working aggressively here.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Spud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiro's elbow.
Spud misses with the head strike.
Hiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hiro cracks Spud with a nice body shot.
Spud is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spud backwards.
Hiro lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiro throws a head punch that misses.
Hiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Hiro lands a nice uppercut.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Hiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Spud backwards.
Hiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiro.
Hiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spud lands a right hand.
Hiro prevents a body shot from Spud.
Spud tries to throw a body punch but Hiro avoids it by throwing Spud back against the cage.
Hiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spud backwards.
Hiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hiro prevents a body shot from Spud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Hiro tries to throw a body punch but Spud avoids it by throwing Hiro back against the cage.
Hiro blocks an uppercut.
Hiro tries to work over Spud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiro lands a nice uppercut.
Hiro misses with some punches.
Hiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hiro can turn it around.
Spud misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiro tries to work over Spud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiro lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spud.

Spud breaks the clinch.
Hiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spud throws a leg kick which misses Hiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiro tries to avoid it.
Hiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Spud's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hiro slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Spud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spud lands a body shot.
Hiro misses with an uppercut
and Spud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
Spud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spud throws a head kick but Hiro moves out of range.
Spud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiro.
Hiro throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Hiro.
Hiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spud scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kuromiya Hiro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spud swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Spud throws a leg kick which misses Hiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiro tries to avoid it.
Spud misses with a wild body shot.
Hiro connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Spud misses.
Hiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spud.
Spud misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hiro.
Hiro looks for the body kick but Spud saw that one coming.
Spud attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Spud takes a swing at Hiro's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud with a hook.
Hiro looks for the body kick but Spud saw that one coming.
Spud tries to counter by clinching up but Hiro breaks away and moves out of range.
Spud throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Hiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Spud.
Spud throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Hiro counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro works the jab nicely.
Spud throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiro.
Hiro staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Hiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
Hiro clobbers Spud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hiro sizes up Spud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spud. Spud circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hiro jabs Spud right on the nose. Spud blinks but takes it well.
Kuromiya Hiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spud throws an overhand right that lands on Hiro's shoulder, as Hiro tries to avoid the shot.
Spud tries to score with a low kick but Hiro moves his leg out of the way.
Hiro with a jab.
Hiro sizes up Spud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spud motions for Hiro to come forward. Spud throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spud is looking to land body kicks.
Hiro scores with a nice head shot.
Spud tries a head kick but it misses.
Spud backing away here, and Hiro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Hiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Hiro misses with an uppercut.
Hiro scores with the left hand. Spud knows he should have avoided that one.
Spud throws a head kick that misses.
Hiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hiro throws a hook but Spud avoids it easily.
Hiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spud misses with an uppercut.
Spud misses with a looping left.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro tries to land a leg kick but Spud saw it coming and moves away.
Spud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiro throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Spud misses the target.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hiro avoids the body shot from Spud.
Hiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro scores with a shot to the body.
Spud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spud looks for the body kick but Hiro saw that one coming.
Hiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hiro scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiro. Spud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Spud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spud walks into a straight right hand from Hiro.
Spud misses with a straight right.
Spud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spud tries to work over Hiro's front leg with a kick but Hiro checks it.
Hiro stuns Spud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Spud misses the target.
Hiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hiro. Beautiful body shot.
Spud missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Spud.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Spud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hiro - the referee stops the clock and Spud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hiro. Spud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiro lands with a cross.
Spud looks for the body kick but Hiro saw that one coming.
Hiro throws a wild body kick that Spud sees coming a mile off.
Hiro is looking to slow Spud down with leg kicks.
Hiro scores with a punch to the head.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Spud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hiro scores with a jab. Spud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hiro with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kuromiya Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Hiro.
Spud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hiro moves out of range of the body kick from Spud.
Hiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Spud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiro.
Hiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hiro cracks Spud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spud takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro walks into a left hand.
Spud scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Hiro cracks Spud with a good jab.
Spud tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spud momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro lands a jab to Spud's midsection.
Spud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it.
Spud throws a body punch but Hiro moves out of range.
Spud scores with a hook to the body. Hiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hiro scores with a leg kick.
Spud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hiro.
Hiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiro throws a leg kick which misses Spud's front leg but catches the back leg as Spud tries to avoid it.
Spud scores with a leg kick.
Hiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spud.
Hiro lunges at Spud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spud's hand.
A leg kick checked by Spud.

Spud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Spud cracks Hiro with a nice body shot.
Hiro has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
Hiro lands a right hand.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
William Spud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Spud controls his hands.
Hiro has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
Kuromiya Hiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spud blocking some punches.
Hiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Spud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spud scores with a shoulder strike.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Hiro.
Hiro lands an uppercut.
Hiro throws a head punch that misses.
Spud can't find room to land a body shot as Hiro controls the action.
Hiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hiro backwards.

Spud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spud swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hiro there.
Spud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spud takes one to the chin there.
Hiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spud throws a shot from downtown. Hiro moves away and avoids it.
Hiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
Hiro throws out a counter right but Spud avoids it with no problem.
Hiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiro.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spud scores with the left hand. Hiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Hiro.
Spud misses with a wild body shot.
Hiro cracks Spud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Spud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hiro.
Hiro avoids the body shot from Spud.
Good leg kick by Hiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it.
Spud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuromiya Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hiro 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuromiya Hiro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kuromiya Hiro made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.