PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narima Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

James
vs
Koga

165 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dylan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Narima Koga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Koga fails in his attempt to clinch.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.

It looks like Dylan James has been cut.
Koga misses with a head kick.
Narima Koga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koga scores with a head kick.
Koga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Koga looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James avoids the head kick by Koga.
James slips a jab and a cross from Koga.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koga swivels and escapes.
Koga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Koga.
James looks to land a body kick but Koga moved away.
Koga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koga lands a high kick!

Dylan James's cut is getting worse.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koga was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Koga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koga swinging wildly here.
Koga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koga's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koga's head.
James wants to control from the top but Koga keeps moving.

James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James postures up in Koga's guard and throws a big left but Koga blocks it.
James wants to stand but Koga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
James prevents Koga from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koga moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koga's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Koga duly obliges.
Koga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koga tries to clinch but fails miserably

and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koga's guard now.
James wanted to stand there but Koga had control of the position.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narima Koga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

James closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - James lands in his opponent's guard.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koga keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James controlling from the top position.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James throwing strikes from guard but Koga blocks nicely.
Koga keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James content to stall in guard here.
James trying to control but Koga is working from the bottom.

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.
James postures up in Koga's guard and throws a big left but Koga blocks it.
James prevents Koga from getting back to his feet.

James decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Danga de danga de dang - Koga scores with a four punch combination!
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Koga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Koga.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Koga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Koga.
Koga lands a jab.

Dylan James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
James circles away from the clinch attempt

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koga won't be happy with that.
James cracks Koga with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Koga tries to escape but James is in control.
James is looking to take a break and control but Koga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is working Koga over with some ground and pound from side control.

James stands up and beckons Koga to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a head kick that misses.
Koga tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Narima Koga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koga throws a head kick that misses.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koga tries to clinch

and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James content to stall in guard here.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dylan James's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

A nice combination there by Koga.
Dylan James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
Koga throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koga misses with a jab, cross combination.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Koga tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James throws a jab when Koga was well out of range.
Koga throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Jeez, Dylan James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Koga misses with the combination.
Koga misses with a head kick.
James dodges the punch combination from Koga.
Koga throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
James shoots in for a takedown but Koga shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James tries for a takedown but Koga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koga is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koga.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dylan James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Narima Koga!