PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 1287 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Prince McVicker (ranked 81 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tomonaga
vs
McVicker

166 cm
31
145
18 - 8 - 0

164 cm
27
141
14 - 5 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince McVicker!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomonaga moves out of range of the leg kick from McVicker.
Tomonaga is looking for a counter combo.
McVicker scores with a punch to the head.
A left and a right from McVicker both land. Nice combination.
McVicker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McVicker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomonaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McVicker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomonaga moves away from the strike by McVicker.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.

McVicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomonaga tries to land a knee to the head but McVicker blocks with his arms.
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
McVicker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomonaga blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for McVicker.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McVicker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
McVicker misses with a punch on the inside.
McVicker lands with a left to the head.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McVicker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McVicker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McVicker with a nice calf kick.
McVicker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomonaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVicker throws a low kick but Tomonaga avoids it.
McVicker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomonagas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomonaga blocks a leg kick.
Tomonaga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Tomonaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McVicker.
Tomonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomonaga misses the target.
McVicker throws out a powerful jab.
McVicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomonaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McVicker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomonaga needs to keep his hands up - McVicker had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McVicker.
McVicker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomonaga on the side of the head.
McVicker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomonaga checks it well.
McVicker misses with a hook to the body
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.

McVicker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tomonaga to the ground. McVicker is now in Tomonaga's guard.
Tomonaga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McVicker looking to sit in guard and control but Tomonaga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McVicker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomonaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomonaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tomonaga wants to stand but McVicker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McVicker looking for a sweep. Not yet McVicker, not yet.
McVicker controls Tomonaga momentarily but Tomonaga frees himself.
Tomonaga wants to stand but McVicker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Prince McVicker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McVicker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomonaga circles away quickly and effectively.
As McVicker looks to move away, Tomonaga throws a big counter combo but McVicker just gets out of the way.
McVicker looks for a takedown but Tomonaga sprawls well.
McVicker connects with a right hand. Tomonaga shakes it off.

McVicker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tomonaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McVicker on the ground.

Tomonaga manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McVicker keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McVicker blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Tomonaga.
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!
McVicker lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Shinichiro Tomonaga has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVicker lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.
McVicker misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Tomonaga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McVicker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomonaga lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McVicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

McVicker breaks from the clinch.
McVicker connects with a nice looking jab.

Tomonaga gets tackled into the cage by McVicker. McVicker maintains the clinch.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVicker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomonaga backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker takes a shot to the head.
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
McVicker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomonaga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

McVicker breaks from the clinch.
McVicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prince McVicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVicker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tomonaga counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Tomonaga as he checks the leg kick.
Tomonaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tomonaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for McVicker.
McVicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
McVicker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
McVicker stuns Tomonaga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McVicker looks to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McVicker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomonaga.
It looked like Tomonaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McVicker.
McVicker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomonaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McVicker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McVicker misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
McVicker works Tomonaga's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVicker looks to land a combination. Tomonaga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tomonaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from McVicker.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from McVicker.
Tomonaga throws a big counter combination but McVicker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Tomonaga tries to keep at a distance but McVicker has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Prince McVicker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shinichiro Tomonaga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McVicker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McVicker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomonaga circles away.
McVicker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McVicker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McVicker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McVicker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McVicker throws out a powerful jab.

Tomonaga gets tackled into the cage by McVicker. McVicker maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
McVicker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomonaga's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McVicker.
Tomonaga has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomonaga lands a hook that snaps the head of McVicker backwards.
Tomonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVicker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McVicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomonaga's brow.
Tomonaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
McVicker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVicker scores with a shot to the side of Tomonaga's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker blocks an uppercut.
McVicker blocking some punches.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

McVicker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McVicker connects with a solid leg kick.
McVicker throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
McVicker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tomonaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McVicker thinking.
McVicker thows a leg kick but Tomonaga checks it
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McVicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomonaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomonaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Tomonaga tries to keep at a distance but McVicker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McVicker misses with an elbow strike.
McVicker blocking some punches.
McVicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga throws a head punch that misses.
Tomonaga lands a nice uppercut.
McVicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomonaga avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McVicker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Tomonaga blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Tomonaga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McVicker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomonaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McVicker tries to bum rush Tomonaga with a series of wild strikes but Tomonaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

McVicker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tomonaga is looking to get back to is feet but McVicker passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomonaga tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

McVicker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tomonaga turns into him and now he's in McVicker's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichiro Tomonaga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McVicker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
After winning the bout, Prince McVicker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.