PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 855 p4p, 2328 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 108 p4p, 301 weight class). Hisashi comes to the cage accompanied by Feng Shui. Akahoshi Hisashi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hisashi
vs
Karokaro

185 cm
22
170
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
27
170
6 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akahoshi Hisashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karokaro as he jumps to the side.
Karokaro misses with a low kick.

Hisashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hisashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Hisashi.
Hisashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karokaro is defending well for now.
Karokaro letting Hisashi take a breather here.
Hisashi is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hisashi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Hisashi has the dominant position.
Karokaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hisashi has been working on his balance at Gold Samurai's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Karokaro.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch but Hisashi keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
Hisashi tries a body shot but Karokaro blocks it.
Karokaro working hard to break the clinch.
Hisashi slowing the pace effectively.
Karokaro takes a shot to the head.
Karokaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Hisashi won't allow it.
Karokaro wants to break free but Hisashi has control.
Hisashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.
Hisashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hisashi.
Hisashi has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.

Karokaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karokaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karokaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hisashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro checks a low kick from Hisashi.
Karokaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Hisashi misses.
Hisashi wants to clinch but Karokaro slips to the side
and Karokaro counters with a nice body kick.

Hisashi gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hisashi prevents Karokaro from breaking the clinch.
Hisashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karokaro tries to break the clinch but Hisashi is controlling the position.

Karokaro manages to break the clinch.
Hisashi lunges at Karokaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karokaro's hand.
Hisashi misses with a left hand
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hisashi throws out a loose jab but Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hisashi scores with a takedown into Karokaro's guard.

Karokaro manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hisashi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akahoshi Hisashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hisashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hisashi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Karokaro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hisashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karokaro as he avoids it easily.
Hisashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Karokaro keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karokaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Karokaro misses.
Hisashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hisashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Karokaro sprawls well. He's pushed Hisashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karokaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hisashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karokaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Hisashi is looking to clinch but Karokaro is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Karokaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hisashi.
Karokaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Hisashi off the cage and back into range.

Hisashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Karokaro wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akahoshi Hisashi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hisashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hisashi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Hisashi tries to clinch there but Karokaro circles away.
Hisashi wants to clinch.
Karokaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hisashi tries to clinch there but Karokaro circles away.
A little jabbing left from Karokaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hisashi tries to clinch there but Karokaro circles away.
Karokaro misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hisashi swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Karokaro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hisashi.
Karokaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karokaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karokaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hisashi darts in and clinches Karokaro up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hisashi.

Karokaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karokaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hisashi.
Hisashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karokaro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Hisashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hisashi has Karokaro pressed against the cage, preventing Karokaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hisashi manages to break the clinch.
Akahoshi Hisashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hisashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Karokaro can't break the clinch.
Karokaro blocks an elbow strike from Hisashi.

Karokaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hisashi misses with an uppercut
and Karokaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karokaro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karokaro duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karokaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hisashi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hisashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hisashi shoots in for a takedown but Karokaro shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akahoshi Hisashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hisashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karokaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hisashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karokaro's efforts to push away.
Hisashi has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Hisashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akahoshi Hisashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karokaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro takes one to the chin there.
Hisashi fails with the takedown
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hisashi or perhaps it was just good defense by Karokaro, which made it look bad.
Hisashi drops his hands momentarily and Karokaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hisashi. Those never looked like landing.
Karokaro tries a quick counter leg kick but Hisashi is wise to it.
No luck for Hisashi with that takedown attempt.
Hisashi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karokaro sprawls well. Karokaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hisashi gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Karokaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karokaro can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hisashi checks a leg kick.
Hisashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Karokaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hisashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Hisashi clinches with his opponent.
Karokaro blocks an uppercut.
Hisashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hisashi wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karokaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the liver by Karokaro. Beautiful body shot.
Karokaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Hisashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karokaro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karokaro counters with a left to the body.
Hisashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hisashi darts in trying to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro scores with a nice right hand.
Karokaro throws a front kick aimed at Hisashi's knee but Hisashi avoids it well.
Karokaro is looking to slow Hisashi down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi tries to clinch there but Karokaro circles away.
Hisashi tries to clinch but Karokaro moves away
and Karokaro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hisashi wants to clinch
and Karokaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hisashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karokaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hisashi tries to clinch there but Karokaro circles away.
Karokaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hisashi has time to react.
Hisashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karokaro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hisashi scrambles back to his feet.
Hisashi darts in trying to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hisashi, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi dives in for a single leg takedown but Karokaro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Karokaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hisashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hisashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hisashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hisashi just leaning against Karokaro, taking a breather.

Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hisashi tries to clinch up but Karokaro circles away and keeps his distance.

Hisashi gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hisashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hisashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karokaro's efforts to push away.
Hisashi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karokaro is trying to break the clinch but Hisashi is controlling him.
Karokaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karokaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hisashi throws a head punch that misses.
Hisashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hisashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karokaro wants to break free but Hisashi has control.
Hisashi lands with a left to the head.
Hisashi trying to control the position but instead, Karokaro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hisashi into the cage.
Hisashi looking to slow down the pace here.

Karokaro breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Karokaro.
Hisashi tries to clinch up but Karokaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Hisashi avoids it with no problem.
Hisashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hisashi tries to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a one-two to the body.
Hisashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hisashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hisashi scores with a nice right hand.
Hisashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hisashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Karokaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karokaro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Karokaro!