PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroishi Strichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocc Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strichi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pegasus Fantasy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Strichi
vs
Lion

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroishi Strichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocc Lion!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion blocks a head kick by Strichi.
Strichi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strichi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strichi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strichi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strichi counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Strichi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Strichi lands a two punch combo.
Strichi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strichi counters with a head kick. That will keep Lion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hiroishi Strichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strichi misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strichi throws a combination that misses

and Lion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strichi is trying to stand.
Lion wants to free his trapped foot but Strichi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lion working the head and body with strikes.
Lion is just content to waste time from the top position. Strichi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lion trying to control the position from guard on top but Strichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strichi keeping moving, preventing Lion from controlling successfully.
Lion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strichi keeping moving, preventing Lion from controlling successfully.
Strichi wants to stand but Lion is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion tries to stand but Strichi is controlling from the bottom.
Strichi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Lion drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Strichi dives on top into guard.
Lion looks gassed!
Lion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Strichi 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lion is looking to stand up but Strichi isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lion is trying to keep Strichi in close.
Lion pulls Strichi in close to his closed guard and prevents Strichi from doing any damage or advancing position.

Strichi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hiroishi Strichi 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.

Lion misses with a takedown attempt
and Strichi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lion blocks a head kick by Strichi.
Strichi misses with a few strikes there.
Strichi misses with a two punch combination.
Lion slips a jab and a cross from Strichi.
Strichi throws a head kick that Lion semi-blocks.
Strichi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Strichi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiroishi Strichi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lion is breathing heavily.
Lion shoots and misses
and Strichi counters with a solid body kick.
Strichi throws a head kick that Lion semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion misses with a takedown
and Strichi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hiroishi Strichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocc Lion.
Strichi misses with a combination
and Lion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strichi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lion shoots and misses
and Strichi counters with a one-two to the body.
Strichi throws a combination. Lion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strichi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lion on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strichi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strichi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strichi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strichi.
Strichi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strichi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Strichi lands a two punch combo.
Strichi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lion's head backwards.
Lion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strichi can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strichi throws a right and a left that Lion avoids nicely.
Strichi scores with a nice head shot.
Strichi lands a head kick!
Strichi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strichi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strichi misses with a wild combination.
Strichi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hiroishi Strichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strichi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strichi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lion.
Strichi looks to land a combination but Lion avoids it well.
Lion tries for a takedown but Strichi circles away easily
and Strichi counters with a nice leg kick.
Strichi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lion has his takedown stuffed
and Strichi counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Strichi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroishi Strichi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Strichi.
Strichi connects with a solid leg kick.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strichi.
Strichi lands a jab-cross combination.
Strichi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Strichi lands but Lion takes it in his stride.
Lion misses with a straight right.
A combination from Strichi does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Strichi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Strichi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Strichi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strichi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strichi swinging wildly here.
Lion tries for a takedown but Strichi circles away easily
and Strichi counters with a one-two to the body.
Strichi lands with a slapping head kick.
Strichi lands with a kick to the temple. Lion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strichi counters with a head kick.
Hiroishi Strichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocc Lion.
Strichi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strichi misses with a few strikes there.
Strichi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lion's head.
Strichi lands with a nice body punch.
Lion misses with a takedown attempt
and Strichi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hiroishi Strichi is winning the standup battle so far.
Strichi throws a one two combo.
Strichi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strichi tries a head kick but it misses.
Strichi throws a right hand that Lion ducks under and follows up with a left that Lion also avoids with ease.
Strichi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lion tries for a takedown but Strichi circles away easily
and Strichi counters with a leg kick.
Strichi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Strichi duly obliges.
Strichi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lion tries for a takedown but Strichi circles away easily
and Strichi counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Lion takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Strichi misses with a two punch combination.
Strichi slips under a jab from Lion.
Strichi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strichi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lion.
Lion tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hiroishi Strichi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strichi swinging wildly here.
Strichi scores with a leg kick.
Rocc Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Strichi both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroishi Strichi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strichi, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroishi Strichi!