PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokeshi Hiroshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TwoBrooks OneLove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tokeshi Hiroshi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hiroshi
vs
OneLove

185 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokeshi Hiroshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TwoBrooks OneLove!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OneLove takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hiroshi misses with a takedown

and OneLove counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by OneLove.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hiroshi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
OneLove is working Hiroshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
OneLove postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hiroshi 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.
OneLove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiroshi is keeping the position for now.

Hiroshi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. OneLove is aware though and is defending well.
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!
OneLove is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
OneLove makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hiroshi working a defensive guard here.
Hiroshi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in OneLove's guard.
Hiroshi is fighting to break OneLove's control of his arms but OneLove is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OneLove looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiroshi is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OneLove manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hiroshi manages to get himself to full guard.
OneLove's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OneLove is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hiroshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
OneLove stopping the sweep attempt from Hiroshi.
OneLove chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OneLove stands up over Hiroshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
OneLove works over Hiroshi with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OneLove lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
OneLove's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hiroshi wants to sweep here but OneLove controlling him for the moment.
OneLove chips away with some ground and pound.
OneLove lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OneLove trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiroshi is trying to keep OneLove in close.
OneLove seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TwoBrooks OneLove dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

OneLove shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
OneLove distracts Hiroshi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hiroshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OneLove sitting in guard, not really doing much.
OneLove is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hiroshi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
OneLove content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. TwoBrooks OneLove hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
OneLove throws out a loose jab but Hiroshi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hiroshi tries to sprawl but OneLove drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from OneLove there.
Hiroshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiroshi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
OneLove is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
OneLove looking to sit in guard and control but Hiroshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OneLove is pulling down on Hiroshi's head. It's preventing any offense from Hiroshi, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that OneLove has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've been informed that OneLove has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hiroshi preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OneLove holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TwoBrooks OneLove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hiroshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and OneLove counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hiroshi!
TwoBrooks OneLove has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiroshi wants to control but OneLove postures up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for OneLove. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
OneLove lands a decent elbow from side control.
OneLove lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiroshi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
OneLove lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hiroshi down.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
OneLove working the body and head with strikes.
Hiroshi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Hiroshi is rocked!
OneLove landing a few strikes.
Oh Hiroshi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
OneLove lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Hiroshi! OneLove senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Hiroshi out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). TwoBrooks OneLove!