PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayumu Hirohito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirohito has chosen The Vapors - I think I'm turning Japanese as his entrance music. Ayumu Hirohito acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Bruce
vs
Hirohito

188 cm
20
284 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Slam-or-Fist

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ayumu Hirohito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirohito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hirohito ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce missing with a left hand there. Hirohito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hirohito throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Hirohito wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Hirohito tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Hirohito misses with a head kick.

Bruce instigates a clinch.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce stalling in the clinch but Hirohito improves position.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Ayumu Hirohito has been cut.
Hirohito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the ropes.
Hirohito looking to stall.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hirohito tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirohito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hirohitos head.

Hirohito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce prevents Hirohito from breaking the clinch.
Hirohito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hirohito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bruce drops Hirohito with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hirohito looks back up at him and smiles so Bruce waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hirohito is rocked!

That has opened up Ayumu Hirohito's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hirohito.
Bruce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirohito looks gassed!

Bruce takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruce is looking to break free of the clinch but Hirohito has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirohito backwards.
Hirohito is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hirohito has him pressed against the ropes.
Hirohito seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Bruce.

The cut above Ayumu Hirohito's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hirohito is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruce has double underhooks.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Bruce creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hirohito with a big uppercut! Hirohito tries to clinch up but Bruce pushes him back against the ropes and lands another moster strike that crumples Hirohito to the mat! Hirohito covers up and Bruce unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joseph Bruce!