PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurogane Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gama
vs
Mayweather

164 cm
23
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurogane Gama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gama throws a hook to the side of Mayweather's head but Mayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gama shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Gama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Kurogane Gama has been cut.
Gama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Gama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gama shoots in and drives through. Mayweather sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurogane Gama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gama fails with the takedown.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gama circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather misses with a combination

and Gama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Gama is controlling him well.
Mayweather is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mayweather taking some punishment here, with Gama in his half guard.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Gama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama content to control rather than advance.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gama.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Gama is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gama wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Gama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Gama wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Gama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mayweather is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Mayweather kicks Gama off and gets back to his feet.
Manny Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather as Gama shoots in.
Mayweather blocks a jab.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayweather slips a jab from Gama.
Gama shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Gama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Gama avoids it well.
Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Gama.
Mayweather takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurogane Gama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayweather scores with a jab.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Gama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Gama. Gama gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Gama avoids it well.
Gama shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gama shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense.

Gama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayweather's guard.
Gama stops Mayweather from standing up.
Gama landing some decent shots from guard.
Gama trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gama wants to control from the top but Mayweather keeps moving.
Gama won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Gama isn't so interested in that idea.
Gama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gama trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Gama is having none of it.
Gama pushing down on Mayweather's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Gama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayweather has hold of Gama's hands but Gama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gama stops Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
Gama drops an elbow to the side of Mayweather's head.
Gama 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.
Gama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Gama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gama.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
Gama trying to control the action but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Gama prevents Mayweather from standing back up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gama winds up and cracks Mayweather with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
Mayweather has hold of Gama's hands but Gama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gama working Mayweather over with strikes.
Gama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Gama there.
Mayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayweather on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama controlling the pace.
Mayweather has hold of Gama's hands but Gama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
Mayweather tries to kick Gama off but Gama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayweather for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurogane Gama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurogane Gama'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. This is the final round!

Mayweather closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather misses with a double jab

and Gama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayweather!
Gama won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Gama.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Gama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Gama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gama lands a nice shot to the head.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama trying to control but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gama controlling his opponent.
Gama lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gama with shots to the head and body - Mayweather looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gama scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
Mayweather really wants to buck Gama off and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gama won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Gama looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gama controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama lands a big shot there that rocks Mayweather but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Mayweather is rocked!
Gama with shots to the head and body - Mayweather looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mayweather is still in real trouble! Can Gama finish him?
Gama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayweather is looking to escape.
Mayweather seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama working the ground and pound effectively.
Gama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mayweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Gama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gama cracks Mayweather with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Gama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayweather hang on?
Mayweather is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Gama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mayweather looks a forlorn figure.
Gama lands with some strikes.
Kurogane Gama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gama postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mayweather bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gama and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurogane Gama!