PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akio Kurosaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baker
vs
Kurosaki

188 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
214 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Knockout Fight Gear

:: Happy Pills ::

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beast Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Kurosaki has taken the fight to the clinch.

Baker breaks from the clinch.

Kurosaki drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Baker blocks an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurosaki trying to land knees to the body.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker throws a leg kick but Kurosaki checks it.
Baker throws a right hand that Kurosaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurosaki also avoids with ease.
A combination from Kurosaki does no damage.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Baker.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kurosaki drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling him.
Baker blocks the elbow strike.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Baker is blocking nicely.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurosaki.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Baker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Kurosaki moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Kurosaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Kurosaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki prevents Baker from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.

Kurosaki clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker is looking to control Kurosaki's arms but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baker has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves in looking to clinch but Baker pushes him off.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurosaki has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurosaki throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Baker circles away.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kurosaki moves into range and clinches up with Baker.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baker misses the jab.
Baker looks to throw a body kick

and Kurosaki moves into the clinch.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurosaki avoids the damage to the body.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker taking a breather.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Kurosaki is blocking nicely.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Kurosaki has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker stalling.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Baker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kurosaki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurosaki.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baker throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Baker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Kurosaki has double underhooks.
Kurosaki has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurosaki throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Baker digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Baker slowing the pace effectively.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Baker blocks an elbow strike.
Baker taking a breather.
Baker avoids the elbow strike from Kurosaki, against the cage.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Kurosaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Baker.
Kurosaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
Kurosaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.

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.
Baker avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Kurosaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kurosaki clinches up against the cage.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kurosaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.

Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kurosaki checks it well.

Kurosaki takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kurosaki.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurosaki.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurosaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Baker.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside.
Baker tries to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling the position.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Kurosaki has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki lands a damaging elbow.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kurosaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Kurosaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baker working Kurosaki over with knees to the body.
Baker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurosaki avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Baker.
Kurosaki presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
A short right from Baker.

Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurosaki lands a two punch combo.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosaki moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki connects with a high kick.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kurosaki throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurosaki can pounce on him.
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Baker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurosaki.

Kurosaki drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Kurosaki avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.

Baker breaks from the clinch.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kurosaki counters by clinching up.
Baker misses with an elbow over the top.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Baker digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker lands a nice knee to the body.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Kurosaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baker's calf.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker looks to land a body kick but Kurosaki moved away.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the head.

Kurosaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baker blocks a body shot from Kurosaki.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.

Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a series of punches but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.

Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Baker in a clinch.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker missing with knees to the body.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baker lands an elbow inside.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.

Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurosaki misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Baker.

Kurosaki forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Baker tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurosaki.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki wants to clinch.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker throws a leg kick which misses Kurosaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosaki tries to avoid it.
Kurosaki wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosaki throws a low kick, looking for Baker's leg but Baker calmly moves out of range.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beast Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Baker in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kurosaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurosaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!