PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noboru Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok's entrance music is Devils. A fine choice. Uriel Amok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Amok
vs
Kobayashi

195 cm
24
219 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noboru Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amok dodges the punch combination from Kobayashi.

Amok scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amok with the ground and pound but Kobayashi uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Kobayashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Amok from controlling successfully.
Amok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobayashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Amok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kobayashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amok has managed to get both his arms back between Kobayashi's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobayashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amok throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amok looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.

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.
Kobayashi with a poor takedown

and Amok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kobayashi is looking to control Amok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kobayashi avoid being mounted?
Amok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Amok throwing shots but Kobayashi is blocking nicely.
Amok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Amok stops Kobayashi from getting back to his feet.
Amok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobayashi keeps working.
Kobayashi has hold of Amok's hands but Amok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Amok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobayashi keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amok.
Amok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amok content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Kobayashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amok 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.
Amok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kobayashi has hold of Amok's hands but Amok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Amok is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Amok scoring with strikes but Kobayashi is staying in there.
Amok scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kobayashi?
Amok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kobayashi looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amok is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Amok scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Amok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kobayashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amok.
Amok lands strikes from half guard.
Amok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kobayashi's head.
Kobayashi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Amok throws a strike but Kobayashi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Amok scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kobayashi has his foot on Amok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Amok works his way back into a safe position though.
Amok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kobayashi is keeping the position for now.
Amok throws a big right hand that misses.

Kobayashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amok can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kobayashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amok cracks Kobayashi with a solid left hand.
Amok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amok scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kobayashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kobayashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amok controls the pace.
Amok loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kobayashi is trying to control the position but Amok postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok is looking to work some ground and pound but Kobayashi has wrist control.
Amok postures up and lands a big shot to Kobayashi's brow.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kobayashi keeping full guard, as Amok tries to pass.
Amok working some strikes from top position.
Amok postures up in Kobayashi's guard and throws a big left but Kobayashi blocks it.
Amok stays in close to Kobayashi's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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.
Amok postures up in Kobayashi's guard and throws a big left but Kobayashi blocks it.
Amok throws a big right hand that misses.
Kobayashi controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amok wants to control from the top but Kobayashi keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kobayashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kobayashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobayashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriel Amok dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kobayashi fails with the takedown

so Amok counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amok stands and throws Kobayashi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Amok working the head with strikes.
Amok looks up at the clock and then as Kobayashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Amok smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Amok misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Amok in side control, throwing shots but Kobayashi defends.
Amok is working Kobayashi over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Amok crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kobayashi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Amok in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Amok misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Amok landing a few strikes.
Kobayashi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Amok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kobayashi can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobayashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok working Kobayashi over with strikes here.
Amok looking to finish Kobayashi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kobayashi!
Amok scoring with strikes but Kobayashi is staying in there.
Kobayashi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Amok.
Amok raining down shots from the mount!
Amok with shots to the head and body - Kobayashi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Amok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kobayashi looks a forlorn figure.
Amok scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kobayashi?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kobayashi tries to hold on but Amok postures up.
Amok is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kobayashi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Amok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kobayashi is rocked!
Kobayashi is squirming around, avoiding Amok's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kobayashi is squirming around, avoiding Amok's attempts to control the action.
Kobayashi is trying to escape the mount.
Uriel Amok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amok punching from mount but Kobayashi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Noboru Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amok is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Amok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amok has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Amok!