PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymone Bjorn (ranked 4403 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Kikkawa Kazukane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bjorn
vs
Kazukane

170 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
144
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymone Bjorn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kikkawa Kazukane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazukane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kazukane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bjorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazukane somewhat.
Kazukane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bjorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bjorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kazukane keeping full guard, as Bjorn tries to pass.

Kazukane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazukane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazukane, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bjorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kazukane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bjorn has managed to get both his arms back between Kazukane's legs - danger averted.
Bjorn is in close to Kazukane's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kazukane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kazukane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bjorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kazukane throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bjorn uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Kazukane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kazukane holds on to Bjorn 's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Bjorn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bjorn prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kazukane struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazukane is trying to improve his position.
Bjorn working away.
Bjorn trying to control the action but Kazukane is working from the bottom.
Bjorn tries to move to mount but Kazukane blocks the move with his legs.
Kazukane struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazukane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bjorn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kazukane is trying to improve his position.
Bjorn throws an elbow but Kazukane slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kazukane tries to improve position but can't.
Kazukane struggling a bit here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kazukane tries for a takedown but Bjorn circles away easily

and Bjorn counters by moving into the clinch.
Raymone Bjorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kikkawa Kazukane.

Bjorn jumps guard and drags Kazukane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bjorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kazukane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bjorn looking to control.
Bjorn wants to stand but Kazukane is controlling the position.
Kazukane trying to control but Bjorn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjorn is wriggling around but Kazukane manages to pass to half guard.

Kazukane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Raymone Bjorn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bjorn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjorn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bjorn taking a breather here.
Kazukane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kazukane tries to bench press Bjorn off him but Bjorn keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjorn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazukane on the ground.
Bjorn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kazukane is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazukane is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bjorn connects with a decent elbow.
Raymone Bjorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bjorn tries to stand but Kazukane is controlling his head.
Bjorn working away.
Kazukane is trying to improve his position.

Bjorn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bjorn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bjorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazukane can do to turn this around?
Kazukane can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kazukane looking for a sweep but Bjorn has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kazukane tries to hold on but Bjorn pushes him away.
Bjorn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kazukane's face.
Bjorn wants to control the pace but Kazukane is squirming around nicely.
Kazukane tries to lock up and control but Bjorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bjorn looking to control but Kazukane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kazukane tries to hold on but Bjorn postures up.
Bjorn wants to get back to his feet but Kazukane is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazukane tries to lock up and control but Bjorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kazukane regains half guard.
Kazukane is holding on to half guard well.
Bjorn tries to stand and escape but Kazukane is controlling the position.
Kazukane trying to hold on to Bjorn 's head to control him but Bjorn postures up.
Bjorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kazukane keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kazukane has his hands clasped together around Bjorn 's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Bjorn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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

Bjorn tries to sprawl but Kazukane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bjorn wants to stand back up but Kazukane manages to pass into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjorn struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raymone Bjorn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kazukane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kazukane tries for a kimura but Bjorn is defending well.

Kazukane goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bjorn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kazukane's guard! Nice work there by Bjorn !

Kazukane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bjorn is aware though and is defending well.
Kazukane wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bjorn is now in half guard.
Kazukane is trying to control but can't.
Kazukane is staying active underneath Bjorn , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Bjorn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bjorn tries to stand and escape but Kazukane is controlling the position.
Kazukane is trying is best to control the position here.

Kazukane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bjorn pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Bjorn seems content to control.
Kazukane wants to get back to full guard.
Bjorn trying to control the pace.

Kazukane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Bjorn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kazukane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kazukane is controlling Bjorn 's trapped leg to prevent Bjorn from advancing to side control.
Kazukane is looking to control Bjorn 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kazukane avoid being mounted?
Kazukane moves into full guard.

Kazukane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bjorn defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazukane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kikkawa Kazukane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kazukane controls Bjorn momentarily but Bjorn frees himself.
Bjorn wants to stand but Kazukane is controlling his posture from full guard.

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.
Bjorn wants to control from the top but Kazukane keeps moving.
Kazukane doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bjorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bjorn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kazukane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kazukane trying to control but Bjorn is working from the bottom.
Bjorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kazukane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kikkawa Kazukane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bjorn 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 Chris Dean scores the fight for Raymone Bjorn !
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Raymone Bjorn !
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Raymone Bjorn !

Raymone Bjorn wins by unanimous decision!