|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mehbrahtu Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cradle Tograve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mehbrahtu Kidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cradle Tograve!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tograve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tograve leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kidane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kidane avoiding damage as Tograve throws knees to the body.
Tograve drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kidane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kidane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kidane could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kidane blocks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Tograve or perhaps it was just good defense by Kidane which made him look bad.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
Kidane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidane throws a head kick but Tograve moves out of range.
Tograve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kidane as he avoids it easily.
Mehbrahtu Kidane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cradle Tograve.
Kidane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tograve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kidane throws a head kick that misses.
Tograve takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good work by Tograve as he checks the leg kick.
Kidane throws a chopping leg kick but Tograve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crunch! Kidane slams his shin into Tograve's torso.
A head kick misses from Kidane.
Kidane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidane slaps away a takedown attempt from Tograve, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kidane lands a head kick. Tograve smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kidane avoids the elbow strike from Tograve, against the cage.
Kidane is trying to break the clinch but Tograve has him pressed against the cage.
Tograve is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kidane is defending well.
Kidane has Tograve pressed against the cage, preventing Tograve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kidane is trying to break free.
Kidane is trying to break the clinch but Tograve is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tograve wants to break free but Kidane has control.
Tograve fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tograve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kidane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mehbrahtu Kidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidane throws a head kick that misses.
Kidane throws a head kick that misses.
Kidane scores with a head kick. Tograve tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tograve takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Kidane.
Kidane leaves Tograve with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kidane throws a right hand that Tograve ducks under and follows up with a left that Tograve also avoids with ease.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidane misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tograve throws the kick towards the body but Kidane avoids it.
Tograve sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tograve avoids the head kick by Kidane.
A lazy left from Tograve finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Kidane.
Kidane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
Kidane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kidane is breathing heavily.
Kidane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kidane. Tograve does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidane misses with a head kick.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehbrahtu Kidane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kidane tries to keep at a distance but Tograve has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tograve prevents Kidane from breaking the clinch.
Tograve tries to work over Kidane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tograve gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tograve wants to take a breather but Kidane is having none of it.
Tograve is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tograve tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kidane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tograve is trying to control the action in half guard but Kidane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tograve tries to pass to full mount but Kidane defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cradle Tograve hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kidane misses with the combination.
Tograve blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tograve tries to clinch up but Kidane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidane throws a sloppy head kick and Tograve moves out of range easily.
Tograve shoots in and drives through. Kidane sprawls well.
Kidane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidane scores with a head kick.
Tograve avoids the head kick by Kidane.
Kidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tograve.
Kidane throws a head kick but Tograve moves out of range.
Kidane throws a head kick that Tograve semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
Tograve is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kidane's half guard.
Tograve wants to take a breather but Kidane is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kidane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kidane tries to get out of the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cradle Tograve wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Kidane.
Tograve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tograve instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tograve stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cradle Tograve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kidane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tograve has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tograve and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
Kidane misses with a head kick.
Tograve looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kidane is fending him off so far but Tograve persists. Nope, Kidane circles away and we're back to standing.
Tograve looks for a takedown but Kidane sprawls well.
Tograve avoids the head kick by Kidane.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidane throws a low kick but Tograve moves out of range easily.
Kidane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tograve.
Mehbrahtu Kidane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cradle Tograve.
Kidane throws a leg kick but Tograve moved away.
Tograve avoids the head kick by Kidane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kidane throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kidane.
Kidane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidane misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidane.
Kidane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tograve is able to avoid easily.
Tograve shoots in for a takedown but Kidane shows good takedown defense.
Kidane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidane swinging wildly here.
Tograve shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kidane as he jumps to the side.
Tograve shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidane pinned against the cage. Kidane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kidane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kidane misses with a head kick.
Kidane lands with a kick to the temple. Tograve shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kidane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kidane misses with a head kick.
Mehbrahtu Kidane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kidane leaves Tograve with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mehbrahtu Kidane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kidane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kidane scores with a head kick. Tograve tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidane misses with a looping left.
Kidane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tograve shoots in but Kidane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tograve takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tograve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kidane swats away the attempt to clinch by Tograve.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Tograve blocks a head kick by Kidane.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kidane. Tograve shrugs it off though.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Tograve.
Tograve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tograve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kidane. That's going to slow Tograve down.
Kidane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tograve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidane was well out of range. Poor timing from Tograve.
Kidane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kidane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tograve.
Tograve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Kidane.
Tograve misses with a head kick.
Kidane throws a sloppy head kick and Tograve moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mehbrahtu Kidane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kidane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehbrahtu Kidane!
An out of breath Mehbrahtu Kidane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
