PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyko Akuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rookie Amateur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rookie Amateur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyko Akuto's chin.

Akuto
vs
Amateur

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Tyko Akuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rookie Amateur!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amateur throws a lazy right hand but Akuto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amateur throws a jab when Akuto was well out of range.
Amateur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amateur swings for the body but Akuto moves out of range.
A big right from Amateur misses.
Amateur lands with a right hand.

It looks like Tyko Akuto has been cut.
Amateur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akuto blocks a jab.
Amateur scores with a hook to the body. Akuto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amateur lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amateur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amateur looks to land a left hand but Akuto moved out of range nicely.
Amateur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rookie Amateur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Amateur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amateur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akuto is breathing heavily.
Akuto takes a shot to the head.
Amateur lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amateur.
Amateur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amateur.
Akuto blocks an uppercut.
Akuto swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Amateur.

Tyko Akuto's cut is getting worse.
Amateur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Amateur lands a hook to the side of the head.

Akuto is rocked!
Amateur creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Akuto's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Akuto drops to his knees and Amateur pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rookie Amateur!