PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Kaziyaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaziyaki comes to the cage accompanied by The Unseen - Talking Bombs. Yoshihiro Kaziyaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kaziyaki
vs
Bonifacio

183 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Kaziyaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaziyaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaziyaki moves away.
Kaziyaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kaziyaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kaziyaki gets a clinch.
Kaziyaki goes for a takedown attempt but Bonifacio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bonifacio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaziyaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaziyaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaziyaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonifacio sprawls well. He's pushed Kaziyaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bonifacio gets caught flat footed, as Kaziyaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kaziyaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaziyaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonifacio is proving hard to escape from.
Kaziyaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonifacio is keeping the position for now.
Bonifacio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kaziyaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kaziyaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonifacio is retaining full guard.
Kaziyaki advances position into side control!
Bonifacio is trying to control Kaziyaki's posture but Kaziyaki avoids it.
Bonifacio looking for a sweep but Kaziyaki has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonifacio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kaziyaki avoids the attempt from Bonifacio to control.
Bonifacio wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kaziyaki throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bonifacio looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Kaziyaki has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bonifacio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bonifacio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bonifacio just trying to survive but Kaziyaki is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kaziyaki controlling from the back.
Bonifacio trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Bonifacio rolls, trying to escape but Kaziyaki keeps control of the position.

Kaziyaki has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

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.
Kaziyaki tries to keep control of the position but Bonifacio is staying busy.
Kaziyaki is breathing heavily.
Kaziyaki has the hooks in. Bonifacio is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kaziyaki tries to get the hooks in deep but Bonifacio pushed the leg off.
Kaziyaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaziyaki thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bonifacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaziyaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Despite being in a bad position, Bonifacio is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Bonifacio tries to roll but Kaziyaki sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaziyaki trying to control momentarily.
Kaziyaki has Bonifacio flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Kaziyaki dominated that round.
That's time! Kaziyaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut there from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio stuns Kaziyaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaziyaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaziyaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonifacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaziyaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaziyaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonifacio swivels and escapes.
Bonifacio slips a jab and a cross from Kaziyaki.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kaziyaki is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonifacio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Kaziyaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonifacio drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kaziyaki right on the button. Kaziyaki goes down! Bonifacio follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonifacio gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!