PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike heh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). heh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Marilyn Manson - Fight Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fujita's choice of entrance music: Koto - Jabdah. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

heh
vs
Fujita

178 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike heh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
heh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujita.

Fujita gets caught flat footed, as heh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
heh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fujita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
heh scoring with some ground and pound.
heh wants to control from the top but Fujita keeps moving.

Fujita is looking for a triangle here but heh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
heh is looking to take a break and control but Fujita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
heh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fujita is looking to improve his position but heh isn't that keen on the idea.
heh wants to control the pace but Fujita is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita wants to control but heh is having none of it.
Fujita is wriggling around trying to escape.
heh tries to control but Fujita wriggling away.
Fujita is in a horrible position here. heh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
heh landing shots from mount.
heh controlling the position easily from mount.
Fujita working to try and regain half guard.
heh wants to control the pace but Fujita is squirming around nicely.
heh scoring with strikes but Fujita is staying in there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
heh landing strikes from the mount and Fujita is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
heh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
heh landing shots from mount.
Fujita is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
heh controlling his opponent.
Fujita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fujita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
heh trying to control but Fujita is having none of it.
Fujita tries to reverse the position but heh maintains control.
heh controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita regains half guard.
heh prevents Fujita from improving his position.
heh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
heh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
heh trying to control but Fujita is having none of it.
Fujita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fujita looks gassed!
heh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fujita is looking to escape.
Fujita tries to hold on but heh pushes him away.
heh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fujita is looking to escape.
heh content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike heh just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
heh shoots in for a takedown but Fujita shows good takedown defense.
Fujita attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fujita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujita.

Fujita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. heh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fujita avoids the strikes from the bottom by heh.
heh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fujita off and has taken his back!
Fujita prevents heh from getting a body triangle.

Fujita fending off the submission attempt from heh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike heh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

heh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fujita misses with a wild combination.

heh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
heh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
heh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
heh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
heh trying to control the action but Fujita is working from the bottom.
Fujita wants to improve his position but heh is controlling well.
Fujita is not content to let heh control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita tries to get to full guard but heh has control of the leg.
Fujita is breathing heavily.
heh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujita keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
heh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fujita tries to avoid it but heh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fujita to the ground. Fujita escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fujita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
heh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
heh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujita.
heh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fujita counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike heh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - heh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
heh fails with the takedown

so Fujita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fujita stands up over heh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fujita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. heh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
heh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mike heh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
heh lands a good elbow from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
heh is trying to hold Fujita in close to prevent damage but Fujita has managed to pass into half guard.
heh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fujita is working away from the top position though.
Fujita working the head and body with strikes.
heh pushes Fujita off looking to stand but Fujita dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

heh feints and as Fujita raises his hands in defense, heh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
heh trying to control but Fujita is working from the bottom.
heh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fujita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
heh passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
heh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
heh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

heh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
heh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
heh not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. heh connects with a nice short shot to Fujita's temple.
Fujita is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice strikes from heh there.
Fujita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of heh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take heh's back!
heh breaks Fujita's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
heh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
heh preventing the sweep.
heh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fujita keeping moving, preventing heh from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike heh just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

heh gets a takedown into half guard.
Fujita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of heh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take heh's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
heh turns into Fujita and is now in his guard.
heh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fujita is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike heh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Fujita looks to throw the jab but heh is out of range.
heh tries for a takedown but Fujita circles away easily
and Fujita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fujita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

heh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fujita's guard.
heh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
heh is really struggling to control Fujita but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Fujita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
heh trying to control but Fujita is working from the bottom.

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

Fujita had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. heh is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fujita Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take heh's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

heh defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fujita's arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
heh breaks Fujita's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
heh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fujita wants to sweep here but heh controlling him for the moment.
heh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fujita looking to control.
heh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fujita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujita keeping moving, preventing heh from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Fujita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fujita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Fujita in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. heh tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fujita!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yushin Fujita!