PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1401 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Jens Neustadt (ranked 88 p4p, 100 weight class). Kamogawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Veer Union - Bitter End. Neustadt has chosen GZUZ - Warum as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kamogawa
vs
Neustadt

170 cm
26
135
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
140
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jens Neustadt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neustadt tries to clinch up.
Neustadt tries to clinch up but Kamogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Kamogawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamogawa throws out a powerful jab.
Neustadt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamogawa misses with a right hand

and Neustadt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Kamogawa.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kamogawa is blocking nicely.
Neustadt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamogawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neustadt's elbow.
Kamogawa lands a right hand.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Neustadt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamogawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kamogawa tries to throw a body punch but Neustadt avoids it by throwing Kamogawa back against the cage.

Neustadt decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kamogawa passes Neustadt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamogawa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kamogawa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neustadt can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kamogawa is pressing down on Neustadt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neustadt is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Kamogawa seems content to control.
Kamogawa'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.
Neustadt is looking to improve his position.
Kamogawa content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Neustadt has managed to clinch.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neustadt.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kamogawa is blocking nicely.
Kamogawa scores with a shot to the side of Neustadt's head.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.

Neustadt lands a takedown into guard.
Neustadt won't allow Kamogawa to sweep him here.
Kamogawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neustadt's guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neustadt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neustadt working a defensive guard here.
Kamogawa stays in close to Neustadt's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genji Kamogawa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Neustadt slips a straight right by Kamogawa.

Kamogawa pushes Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamogawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neustadt can do to turn this around?
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kamogawa.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Genji Kamogawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamogawa presses Neustadt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamogawa can't find room to land a body shot as Neustadt controls the action.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kamogawa blocks it.
Kamogawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kamogawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Neustadt.
Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
Neustadt tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamogawa avoids the damage to the body.
Kamogawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamogawa lands with a light punch inside.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa lands with a right to the head.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kamogawa blocks it.
Neustadt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kamogawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Neustadt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamogawa is controlling Neustadt's trapped leg to prevent Neustadt from advancing to side control.
Kamogawa wants to control but Neustadt is keeping busy.
Kamogawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa has control of Neustadt's left arm, preventing Neustadt from doing any damage.
Kamogawa working a defensive guard here.
Kamogawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamogawa, not yet.
Neustadt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamogawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamogawa pulls Neustadt in close to his closed guard and prevents Neustadt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neustadt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamogawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamogawa controlling Neustadt's posture.
Neustadt postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kamogawa pushes Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kamogawa on the inside.
Kamogawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neustadt.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Kamogawa.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neustadt's elbow.
Kamogawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Neustadt controls his hands.
Kamogawa lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamogawa lands a nice uppercut.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt wants to stall.
Kamogawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Neustadt backwards.
Neustadt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kamogawa after a bit of a struggle.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt is breathing heavily.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamogawa lands a right hand.
Kamogawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kamogawa misses with a body punch.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neustadts head.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Neustadt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamogawa lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genji Kamogawa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kamogawa punishes Neustadt's body with a nice straight punch.

Kamogawa pushes Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamogawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Kamogawa - that landed with a thud.
Kamogawa lands a left hand.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Kamogawa.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa digs a right hand underneath Neustadt's ribcage. Neustadt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa tries a body shot but Neustadt blocks it.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Kamogawa blocks with his arms.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
Neustadt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamogawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamogawa lands with a light punch inside.
Kamogawa lands a nice uppercut.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kamogawa is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamogawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamogawa throws a head punch that misses.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamogawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamogawa works on Neustadt's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Kamogawa.
Good body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa lands an uppercut.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Neustadt prevents a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamogawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Neustadt is rocked!
Neustadt prevents a body shot from Kamogawa.
Neustadt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamogawa finish him?
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamogawa.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamogawa.
A body shot lands from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands with a left to the head.
Kamogawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamogawa lands a body punch.
Kamogawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Neustadt backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Neustadt controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Kamogawa - that landed with a thud.
Kamogawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neustadt blocking some punches.
Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neustadt.
A right hand to the body from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa cracks Neustadt with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a big uppercut that drops Neustadt! More strikes from Kamogawa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Neustadt lies dazed against the cage as Kamogawa celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genji Kamogawa!
Our winner, Genji Kamogawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.