PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kamizaki (ranked 4651 p4p, 5201 weight class) and Kyoji Ahane (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.

Kamizaki
vs
Ahane

172 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
148
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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, Kyo Kamizaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Ahane!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kamizaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kamizaki is looking for a kimura but Ahane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kamizaki to get the leverage.
Ahane trying to hold on to Kamizaki's head to control him but Kamizaki postures up.

Kamizaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kamizaki seems to be looking for submissions.

Ahane is defending against the submission attempts here by Kamizaki.

Kamizaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Ahane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahane gets back to full guard.
Ahane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ahane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahane is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Ahane 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.
Ahane stalling away here and it's allowed Kamizaki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ahane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ahane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ahane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ahane passes Kamizaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ahane passes to full mount!
Ahane misses with a head shot.
Ahane controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamizaki tries to lock up and control but Ahane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ahane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kamizaki is squirming around, avoiding Ahane's attempts to control the action.
Ahane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ahane controlling from mount.
Kamizaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamizaki tries to get out of the position.
Kamizaki is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahane throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ahane moves into range and clinches up with Kamizaki.
Kamizaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kamizaki is looking for a takedown.
Kamizaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ahane prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyo Kamizaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ahane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ahane receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Ahane gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kamizaki regains guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamizaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ahane controls the pace.
Kamizaki keeping full guard, as Ahane tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamizaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ahane content to stall in guard here.
Kamizaki has a closed guard, preventing Ahane from standing up.
Ahane trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamizaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.

Ahane gets caught napping as Kamizaki dives in and scores a takedown. Ahane manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kamizaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ahane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ahane has escaped and now he's on top!

Ahane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamizaki's head.
Ahane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kamizaki has a closed guard, preventing Ahane from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahane trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamizaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ahane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ahane.
Kamizaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahane wants to stand but Kamizaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoji Ahane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kamizaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Kamizaki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kyoji Ahane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahane gets full guard.
Ahane looking to control.

Kamizaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ahane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ahane has escaped and now he's on top!

Ahane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahane tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamizaki is retaining full guard.
Ahane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ahane trying to control but Kamizaki is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kamizaki working a defensive guard here.
Ahane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ahane wants to stand but Kamizaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Ahane is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kamizaki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kamizaki has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kamizaki has gone for a leg lock! Ahane slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kamizaki's guard.

Ahane content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kamizaki has locked up a guillotine! Kamizaki's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ahane is holding on here and Kamizaki must be using up a lot of energy. Ahane has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kamizaki gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyo Kamizaki!