PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tokugawa
vs
Loaf

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Loaf!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loaf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Tokugawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loaf pulls his head out easily.
Tokugawa moves into full guard.
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Loaf pushes down on Tokugawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tokugawa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Loaf.
Tokugawa is trying to control the position but Loaf postures up.
Loaf controlling from the top position.
Tokugawa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa trying to strike off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Loaf is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Tokugawa looks to land a combination but Loaf avoids it well.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking body kick.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Loaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tokugawa's waist but Tokugawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loaf off to one side.

Loaf feints and as Tokugawa raises his hands in defense, Loaf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Loaf looks gassed!
Tokugawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tokugawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loaf manages to get himself to full guard.
Tokugawa pushes down on Loaf's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Loaf is trying to control but can't.
Tokugawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Loaf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa throwing shots but Loaf is blocking nicely.

Tokugawa escapes and gets back to his feet.

Tokugawa rushes Loaf and presses him up against the cage.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loaf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tokugawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loaf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tokugawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Loaf.
Tokugawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Loaf's ribcage.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaf blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loaf is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaf blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Loaf avoids the damage to the body.
Loaf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.

Loaf manages to pull guard.
Tokugawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Loaf is retaining full guard.
Loaf trying to control the position.
Loaf looking for a sweep. Not yet Loaf, not yet.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Loaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loaf's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tokugawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tokugawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokugawa scores with a nice strike.
Loaf shoots in and drives through. Tokugawa sprawls well.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that Loaf semi-blocks.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Loaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loaf on the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Loaf is having none of it.
Loaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loaf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loaf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Loaf is breathing heavily.
Loaf ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Kimbo Loaf has been cut.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa crunches a lovely knee into Loaf's ribcage.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loaf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loaf dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loaf's face.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaf avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokugawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaf's brow.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Loaf goes for a takedown attempt but Tokugawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Loaf.
Loaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Loaf moved out of range nicely.
Loaf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.

Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Loaf blocks with his arms.
Loaf is trying to drag Tokugawa to the mat but Tokugawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loaf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaf avoids it.
Loaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokugawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaf's brow.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tokugawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Loaf avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Loaf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Loaf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Loaf presses Tokugawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaf.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Loaf missing with knees to the body.
Loaf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loaf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loaf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Loaf successfully pulls guard.

Loaf is looking for a triangle here but Tokugawa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tokugawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loaf can't do much from the bottom here.
Tokugawa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loaf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Tokugawa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loaf keeps the fight on the outside.

Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Loaf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Loaf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tokugawa throws a good cross that connects.
Loaf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking body kick.
Loaf takes one to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Loaf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tokugawa lands a head shot.
Loaf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tokugawa as he jumps to the side.
Loaf avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Loaf moves out of range.
Loaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Loaf moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Loaf moves out of range.
Loaf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loaf can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.

Tokugawa clinches up with Loaf and pushes him back against the cage.
Loaf taking a breather.
Tokugawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Loaf is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Loaf blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loaf blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Loaf stalling in the clinch.
Loaf blocks an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Loaf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loaf dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Loaf can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tokugawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loaf's brow.
Loaf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loaf is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Loaf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Loaf won't want to take too many of those.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loaf's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaf avoids it.
Tokugawa lands an elbow just above Loaf 's eye.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loaf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loaf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tokugawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Loaf.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Loaf blocks it.
Loaf has had enough of the clinch but Tokugawa keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaf is defending well for now.
Loaf looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.

Loaf pulls guard successfully.
Loaf is looking to stand up but Tokugawa isn't so interested in that idea.
Tokugawa slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Loaf.
Tokugawa trying to control from half guard but Loaf is working away.
Tokugawa prevents Loaf from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tokugawa is trying to control. Loaf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Loaf tries to get to full guard but Tokugawa has control of the leg.
Tokugawa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Loaf wants to hold on but Tokugawa pushes him away.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loaf is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tokugawa controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ieyasu Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tokugawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieyasu Tokugawa!