PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 406 p4p, 5373 weight class) and Ted Bremner (ranked 29 p4p, 275 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoshino
vs
Bremner

168 cm
31
140
13 - 8 - 0

174 cm
25
145
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Bremner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bremner moves away.

Bremner moves into range and clinches up with Hoshino.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshino is looking to break free of the clinch but Bremner has double underhooks.
Bremner tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
I was talking to Hoshino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoshino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Bremner throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino blocking some punches.
Bremner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bremner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bremner prevents Hoshino from breaking the clinch.

Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bremner clinches.
Bremner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bremner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Bremner on the inside.
Bremner struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshino controls his hands.
Bremner lands with a left to the head.
Bremner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.

Hoshino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bremner tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bremner misses with a head kick.
Hoshino throws a big counter combination but Bremner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Hoshino misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bremner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoshino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino pushes Bremner away with a front kick.
Bremner slips a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a low kick but Bremner avoids it.
Hoshino thumps Bremner with a low kick.
Bremner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoshino throws a leg kick which misses Bremner's front leg but catches the back leg as Bremner tries to avoid it.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bremner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoshino looks for the body kick but Bremner saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bremner checks a leg kick.
Ted Bremner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner moves out of range of the body kick from Hoshino.
Bremner is looking for the big counter here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoshino is trying to break the clinch but Bremner has him pressed against the cage.
Bremner throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.

Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bremner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshino misses with a hook. Bremner ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bremner! But no joy.
Bremner doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoshino circles away.
And Hoshino counters with a quick kick to the body but Bremner blocks it.
Bremner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bremner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bremner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner throws a right and a left that Hoshino avoids nicely.
Bremner wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.

Bremner pushes Hoshino up against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner lands a nice shot to the body.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino wants to break free but Bremner has control.
Bremner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bremner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino wants to get back to striking at distance but Bremner won't allow it.
Bremner misses with the head strike.
Bremner has Hoshino pressed against the cage, preventing Hoshino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bremner dominated that round.
That's time! Hoshino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bremner checks a leg kick.
Bremner throws a big counter head kick but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bremner checks a leg kick.
Bremner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bremner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Bremner forces Hoshino back against the cage and clinches.
Bremner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoshino or not.
Hoshino is trying to force a seperation but Bremner has the dominant position.
Ted Bremner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bremner misses with some punches.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino wants to break free but Bremner has control.
Bremner throws a head punch that misses.
Bremner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hoshino breaks from the clinch.
Bremner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Bremner misses
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Ted Bremner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bremner is looking to clinch but Hoshino is avoiding it.
Bremner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Bremner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoshino doesn't seem phased though.

Bremner rushes Hoshino and presses him up against the cage.

Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bremner is looking to clinch but Hoshino is avoiding it.
Hoshino tried to counter with a leg kick but Bremner avoided it.
Bremner is looking to clinch.
Bremner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Bremner.
Bremner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Hoshino was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoshino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bremner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bremner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshino throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bremner avoids it.
Hoshino scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bremner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoshino can't break the clinch.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino blocking some punches.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Bremner throws a head punch that misses.
Bremner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bremner misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bremner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Bremner misses with a punch on the inside.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
A short right from Bremner on the inside.
Hoshino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hoshino breaks from the clinch.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Bremner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bremner rushes Hoshino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshino.
Bremner misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bremner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Bremner.
Bremner looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bremner.
Bremner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Bremner moved out of range nicely.
Bremner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bremner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoshino counters with a body kick.

Bremner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoshino is trying to force a seperation but Bremner has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bremner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bremner 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. 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.

Bremner throws a head kick that misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Bremner slips a jab from Hoshino.
Bremner cracks Hoshino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Bremner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Bremner misses.
Bremner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoshino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoshino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bremner clinches up with Hoshino and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoshino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
Hoshino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.

Hoshino breaks from the clinch.
Yuuji Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoshino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Bremner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bremner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoshino.
Hoshino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Bremner.
Hoshino misses the body punch
enabling Bremner to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino lands with a shot to the body.
Bremner avoids a kick to the body.
Bremner throws a head kick that misses.

Bremner has closed the distance and engaged Hoshino in a clinch.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bremner can't find room to land a body shot as Hoshino controls the action.
Bremner misses with a punch on the inside.
Bremner tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bremner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bremner or not.
Bremner throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino is trying to break the clinch but Bremner is controlling him.
Bremner lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner lands with a right to the head.
Bremner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bremner lands an uppercut.
Bremner is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Bremner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bremner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoshino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Bremner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bremner working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Bremner presses Hoshino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hoshino breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Hoshino.
Ted Bremner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bremner moves out of range as Hoshino throws a body kick.
Bremner wants to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bremner's knee momentarily.
Bremner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Bremner throws a hook to the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bremner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bremner throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Bremner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bremner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

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