PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jatoshi Kazukaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Black
vs
Kazukaba

188 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sheldon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jatoshi Kazukaba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazukaba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazukaba as he avoids it easily.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black swinging wilding here.
Kazukaba fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Black and sends Kazukaba crashing to the mat! Black follows him down to the mat - Kazukaba regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Kazukaba is rocked!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kazukaba has eaten all the pies!
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazukaba is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black is nestled in close to Kazukaba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Black winds up and cracks Kazukaba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but Kazukaba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kazukaba taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Kazukaba defends it.
Kazukaba wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Kazukaba seems to have recovered his senses.
Black 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazukaba throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kazukaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black working Kazukaba over with strikes.
Black prevents Kazukaba from improving his position.
Black trying to control the action but Kazukaba is working from the bottom.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kazukaba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazukaba is trying to stand.
Kazukaba looks gassed!
Black working over Kazukaba with some ground and pound. Kazukaba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black is pressing down on Kazukaba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kazukaba is holding on for now.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kazukaba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kazukaba moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazukaba has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.

Kazukaba is working an open guard so Black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kazukaba as Black shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazukaba throws a nice head kick!
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Kazukaba backpedaling.

Kazukaba has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kazukaba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kazukaba can't break the clinch.
Kazukaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kazukaba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Kazukaba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Black fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Kazukaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazukaba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Kazukaba which made him look bad.
Black lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kazukaba sprawling to the canvas. Black follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kazukaba hang on?
Black is keen to just control but Kazukaba is a slippery customer.
Kazukaba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazukaba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black prevents Kazukaba from standing back up.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Kazukaba won't allow Black to pass to mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black stalks Kazukaba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kazukaba's face. Kazukaba staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black avoids the head kick by Kazukaba.
Kazukaba stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kazukaba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazukaba clinches but Black breaks the clinch
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Kazukaba.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kazukaba pushes Black up against the cage in a clinch.

Kazukaba breaks from the clinch.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kazukaba is looking to clinch.
Black shoots for a takedown but Kazukaba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Kazukaba or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Kazukaba blocks a head kick by Black.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black tries to clinch but Kazukaba moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazukaba tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

Kazukaba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazukaba throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheldon Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black throws a right hand that Kazukaba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kazukaba also avoids with ease.
Kazukaba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazukaba stuffs the takedown.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kazukaba tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kazukaba to the ground. Kazukaba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kazukaba sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Black to the ground! Kazukaba dives into full mount looking to finish!

Black is rocked!
Kazukaba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kazukaba tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kazukaba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Kazukaba is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazukaba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Kazukaba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazukaba is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Kazukaba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kazukaba looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazukaba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kazukaba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazukaba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazukaba lands a big elbow.
Kazukaba lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazukaba tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Kazukaba lands a big elbow.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Kazukaba's attempts to control the action.
Black bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kazukaba is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Jatoshi Kazukaba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kazukaba wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Kazukaba lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazukaba is trying to keep Black in close.

Kazukaba wriggles free and stands up.

Kazukaba has managed to clinch.

Kazukaba manages to break the clinch.
Kazukaba circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Black drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kazukaba follows Black to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jatoshi Kazukaba!