PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurma has chosen Yello - Oh Yeah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kazama
vs
Hurma

180 cm
25
177 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

188 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilari Hurma!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama slips a jab and a cross from Hurma.
Nice shot lands for Kazama.
Kazama closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hurma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurma drops his hands momentarily and Kazama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kazama shoots in and drives through. Hurma sprawls well.
Kazama throws a combination. Hurma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Hurma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kazama won't allow Hurma to get back to his feet.
Hurma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazama is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama postures up.

Hurma wriggles free and stands 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.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Hurma moves out of range.
Kazama throws a hook but Hurma avoids it easily.
Hurma looks to clinch

and Kazama counters with a single leg into guard. Hurma didn't expect that.
Hurma is looking to stand back up but Kazama counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hurma.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurma throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hurma is trying to stand back up but Kazama is controlling him
Kazama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Hurma looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kazama looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kazama is looking to take a break and control but Hurma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurma is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Kazama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Kazama.
Hurma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hurma as he avoids it easily.
Hurma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hurma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazama.
Hurma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurma throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Hurma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
Hurma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kazama's head backwards.

Kazama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hurma wants to improve his position but instead Kazama has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hurma is trying to stand up here but Kazama is controlling him well.
Kazama controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hurma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hurma has a hand on Kazama's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kazama takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two 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.
Hurma is working to get back to half guard.
Hurma tries to hold on but Kazama pushes him away.
Hurma is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kazama is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hurma squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kazama looking to control but Hurma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hurma is looking to improve his position but Kazama isn't that keen on the idea.
Hurma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hurma is squirming around, avoiding Kazama's attempts to control the action.

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.
Hurma trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hurma is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazama has a good base and remains in mount.
Hurma is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hurma is breathing heavily.
Hurma is trying to escape the mount.
Kazama looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Kazama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hurma looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
A big right from Hurma misses.

Hurma drives through and clinches with Kazama against the cage.
Kazama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurma cracks Kazama with a nice body shot.
Kazama misses with a punch on the inside.
Kazama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kazama has Hurma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hurma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kazama goes for a takedown attempt but Hurma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kazama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurma misses with a body shot.
Kazama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kazama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurma manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilari Hurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurma leaves Kazama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hurma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurma clinches but Kazama breaks the clinch

so Kazama counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazama preventing the sweep.
Hurma is trying to keep Kazama in close.
Kazama won't allow Hurma to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama content to stall in guard here.
Hurma wants to stand and escape but Kazama is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurma.
Kazama misses with a body punch
enabling Hurma to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazama.
Kazama misses with a straight right.

Kazama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kazama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurma is looking to escape.
Kazama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kazama avoids the attempt from Hurma to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurma's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kazama content just to control the position here.
Hurma's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kazama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kazama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Akira Kazama!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Akira Kazama!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Akira Kazama!

Akira Kazama wins by unanimous decision!