PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 534 p4p, 69 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 966 p4p, 123 weight class). Harry Kane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kurosaki
vs
Kane

176 cm
29
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
36
158 lbs
27 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with the combination.
It looked like Kurosaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Kane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurosaki pushes Kane away with a front kick.
Kurosaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
Kane tries to clinch but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki jabs Kane right on the nose. Kane blinks but takes it well.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurosaki is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Kurosaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurosaki works the jab nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kurosaki there.
Kurosaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kane's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurosaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurosaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki motions for Kane to come forward. Kurosaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Kane tries to counter it with a takedown but Kurosaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Kane drives through and clinches with Kurosaki against the cage.

Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurosaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It appears Kurosaki was looking to counter with a kick there.
Akio Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
Kurosaki is looking to land body kicks.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Kurosaki, which made it look bad.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Kane feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Kurosaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akio Kurosaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kurosaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurosaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurosaki circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kane looks winded!
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Kurosaki pushes him off.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Kurosaki shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki tried to score with a low kick but Kane checks it.
Kurosaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kurosaki. Kane shrugs it off though.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a three punch combo that has Kurosaki backing up. Kurosaki nods at Kane to acknowledge the strikes.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosaki circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurosaki swivels and escapes.
Kurosaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kurosaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurosaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kane clinches up against the cage.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Kurosaki sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Kane blocks it.
Kurosaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Kurosaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurosaki swivels and escapes.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurosaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kurosaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurosaki as he avoids it easily.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurosaki avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kurosaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kane under the eye.
Kurosaki dodges the punch combination from Kane.
Nice takedown defense from Kurosaki. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Kurosaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Kurosaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane prevents a body shot from Kurosaki.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kane blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kurosaki. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Akio Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Harry Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kane.
A quick step to the side and Kurosaki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Kane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kurosaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.

Kane tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurosaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurosaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands a body shot.
Kurosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kurosaki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kane.
Kurosaki lands a body punch.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kane or not.

Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot that sends Kane's belly button to the back.
Kurosaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Kurosaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akio Kurosaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Kurosaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.

Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki jabs Kane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.

Kane tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane has Kurosaki pressed against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.

Kurosaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurosaki as he avoids it easily.
As Kane backs away, Kurosaki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Kane drives through with a takedown into Kurosaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kurosaki seems keen to control Kane's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Kurosaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kane looking to control.

Kurosaki gets to his feet - Kane follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurosaki. That's going to slow Kane down.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Akio Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurosaki throws out a leg kick but Kane moves out of range and Kurosaki only half commits.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kurosaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kane under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Kurosaki throws the kick towards the body but Kane avoids it.
Kurosaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kurosaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Kane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane with the counter takedown but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kurosaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akio Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Kurosaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kane gets tackled into the cage by Kurosaki. Kurosaki maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki lands a left hand.
Kurosaki throws a head punch that misses.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurosaki stops a takedown attempt from Kane.
A short left from Kurosaki.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.

Kane breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki lands with a hook. Kane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kane tries for a takedown but Kurosaki circles away easily
and Kurosaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a kick to the body.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurosaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kurosaki. That one must have hurt.
Kurosaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurosaki sizes up Kane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Kurosaki thumps Kane with a low kick.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane goes for a double leg but Kurosaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kurosaki continues to drive forward.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Kane throws a right and a left that Kurosaki avoids nicely.
Kane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kurosaki with a jab.
Kurosaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Kurosaki lands with a nice body punch.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki works Kane's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.

Kurosaki gets tackled into the cage by Kane. Kane maintains the clinch.
Kurosaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.

Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurosaki cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Kurosaki scores with a jab.
Kurosaki delivers a nice body kick.
Kane moves out of range as Kurosaki throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harry Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurosaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Akio Kurosaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.