PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shozo Amisaki (ranked 3476 p4p, 5295 weight class) and Donny Young (ranked 419 p4p, 538 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Donny Young was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Amisaki
vs
Young

183 cm
19
215
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)
Kore Fight Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shozo Amisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donny Young!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amisaki misses with a body shot.
Amisaki with a nice calf kick.
Amisaki is looking to clinch.
Amisaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Amisaki throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Amisaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young with the counter takedown but Amisaki avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Donny Young has been cut.
Amisaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Amisaki throws a head kick that misses.
Young throws a lazy head kick

and Amisaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amisaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Amisaki lands an elbow inside.
Amisaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amisaki throws an elbow but misses.
Young blocks the elbow strike.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amisaki.
Amisaki slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Amisaki misses its target.

Amisaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amisaki throws an elbow that misses.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Amisaki.
Amisaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Amisaki, against the cage.
Young tries to break free but Amisaki pushes him back against the cage.
Amisaki trying to land knees to the body.
Amisaki misses with a knee to the head.
Amisaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Amisaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young avoiding damage as Amisaki throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Amisaki is controlling him.
Amisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young wants to break free but Amisaki has control.
Amisaki misses with some punches.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amisaki misses with a knee strike.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Amisaki has double underhooks.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Amisaki is controlling him.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amisaki throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amisaki throws an elbow but misses.
Amisaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young blocks an elbow strike from Amisaki.
Amisaki tries a body shot but Young blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young blocks a body shot from Amisaki.
Amisaki trying to land knees to the body.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Amisaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Amisaki has the dominant position.
Amisaki lands a knee to the head.
Amisaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young blocks the elbow strike.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amisaki scores with a leg kick.
Young throws a head kick that Amisaki semi-blocks.
A head kick by Young misses

and Amisaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Amisaki, against the cage.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Amisaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amisaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Amisaki moves out of range easily.
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!
Amisaki lands an overhand right.

Young is rocked!

That has opened up Donny Young's cut even more.
Shozo Amisaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Amisaki moves into the clinch.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Amisaki finish him?
Amisaki creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Young with a big uppercut! Young tries to clinch up but Amisaki pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Young to the mat! Young covers up and Amisaki unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shozo Amisaki!
Shozo Amisaki very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.