PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demian Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Almeida
vs
Kobayashi

167 cm
25
138 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

160 cm
23
138 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almeida instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Almeida.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kobayashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Kobayashi blocks with his arms.
Kobayashi looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Kobayashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Almeida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Almeida misses with a knee strike.
Kobayashi crunches a lovely knee into Almeida's ribcage.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kobayashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Kobayashi.
A hook to the body from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kobayashi crunches a lovely knee into Almeida's ribcage.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Almeida as Kobayashi tries to tie him up.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kobayashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almeida is defending well for now.
Almeida takes an elbow to the temple.
Kobayashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Almeida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kobayashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kobayashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside that Almeida shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobayashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Almeida's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kobayashi obliges.
Kobayashi digs a right hand into Almeida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Almeida's gas tank.
Kobayashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike from Kobayashi.

Kobayashi manages to break the clinch.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kobayashi looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almeida tries to clinch up.
Kobayashi connects with a high kick.
Kobayashi scores with a push kick.

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.
Kobayashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kobayashi pushes Almeida away with a front kick.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Kobayashi.
Almeida blocks a leg kick.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses

and Kobayashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Kobayashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Almeida looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobayashi.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Kobayashi is blocking nicely.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi lands a body shot.
Kobayashi looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kobayashi missing with knees to the body.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike.
Kobayashi stalling in the clinch but Almeida improves position.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Kobayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi misses with a wild combination.
Kobayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Kobayashi tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.

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.
Kobayashi lands a head kick. Almeida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hiroshi Kobayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almeida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kobayashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida looks to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kobayashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobayashi throws the kick towards the body but Almeida avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Almeida closes the distance and clinches.
Kobayashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almeida tries to clinch

and Kobayashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Kobayashi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kobayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almeida wants to clinch but Kobayashi slips to the side
and Kobayashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almeida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobayashi. Kobayashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kobayashi tries to land a leg kick but Almeida saw it coming and moves away.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick which misses Almeida's front leg but catches the back leg as Almeida tries to avoid it.
Demian Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida tries to clinch
and Kobayashi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Almeida really felt that one!
Kobayashi feints and then cracks Almeida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almeida down.
Almeida wants to clinch but Kobayashi slips to the side
and Kobayashi counters with a big head kick but Almeida shrugs it off.
Kobayashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Almeida rather than just go for the knockout.
Almeida looks to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a body kick.
Kobayashi looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobayashi swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobayashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Almeida checks a low kick from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws the kick towards the body but Almeida avoids it.
Kobayashi throws a sloppy head kick and Almeida moves out of range easily.
Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobayashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hiroshi Kobayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Kobayashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kobayashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobayashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kobayashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kobayashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida wants to clinch but Kobayashi slips to the side
and Kobayashi counters with a good low kick that Almeida was not able to check.
Kobayashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Almeida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kobayashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kobayashi throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Kobayashi wants to clinch.
Kobayashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobayashi throws and low kick but Almeida moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kobayashi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Almeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Almeida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kobayashi. That one must have hurt.
Kobayashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Kobayashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Kobayashi sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Almeida tries to clinch up

and Kobayashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch.
Almeida slips under a jab from Kobayashi.
Almeida tries to clinch but Kobayashi moves away
and Kobayashi counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida looks to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a solid body kick.
Kobayashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Kobayashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobayashi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kobayashi lands a head kick. Almeida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kobayashi is looking to land body kicks.
Kobayashi scoring well with a low kick there.

Kobayashi rushes Almeida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kobayashi landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kobayashi misses with a knee strike.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Hiroshi Kobayashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Almeida avoiding damage as Kobayashi throws knees to the body.
Kobayashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demian Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Kobayashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the body.
Kobayashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Almeida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Almeida tries to land knees in the clinch but Kobayashi avoids the damage to the body.
Kobayashi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Kobayashi blocks with his arms.
Almeida is pushing Kobayashi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kobayashi avoids it.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Kobayashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Kobayashi blocks with his arms.
Kobayashi lands an elbow that stopped Almeida in his tracks for a moment.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Kobayashi.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kobayashi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi connects with a knee to the head.
Almeida avoiding damage as Kobayashi throws knees to the body.
Kobayashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Almeida misses with a knee strike.
Kobayashi misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida scores with a knee to the head.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Kobayashi blocks with his arms.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Kobayashi is blocking nicely.
Kobayashi tries to stall but Almeida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Almeida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Kobayashi is blocking nicely.
Kobayashi leaning against his opponent.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida being controlled against the cage.
Almeida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kobayashi's face.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Kobayashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.

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.
Kobayashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobayashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kobayashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kobayashi crunches a lovely knee into Almeida's ribcage.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kobayashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside.
Kobayashi looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kobayashi.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kobayashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kobayashi missing with knees to the body.
Almeida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kobayashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Almeida's face.
Kobayashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almeida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kobayashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi throws a sloppy head kick and Almeida moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Kobayashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobayashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Kobayashi!