PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Strongback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Strongback
vs
Ushijima

190 cm
27
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Strongback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongback scores with a jab.

Strongback gets tackled into the cage by Ushijima. Ushijima maintains the clinch.
Ushijima is trying to push Strongback away but Strongback has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strongback blocks a body shot from Ushijima.

Ushijima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strongback lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strongback.

It looks like Buffalo Ushijima has been cut.

Ushijima drives through and clinches with Strongback against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongback avoids a wild elbow strike from Ushijima.
Ushijima is trying to break free.
Strongback wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ushijima is trying to stall.

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

Ushijima rushes Strongback and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ushijima's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Strongback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongback just misses with a punch to the body.
Ushijima throws a series of punches but Strongback moves out of range.

Strongback drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Strongback landing a few strikes.
Ushijima is looking for a sweep.
Strongback lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strongback is putting a hurting on Ushijima here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strongback is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ushijima will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Strongback thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Strongback working the ground and pound.

That has opened up Buffalo Ushijima's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Strongback connects with a decent elbow.

The cut above Buffalo Ushijima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Strongback working the ground and pound from side control.
Strongback 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.
Strongback scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ushijima to see if he's OK.

Ushijima is rocked!

Buffalo Ushijima's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buffalo Ushijima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lou Strongback!
Lou Strongback bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.