PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamashita Kazuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yatta! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aldo
vs
Kazuma

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamashita Kazuma!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma wants to clinch.

Kazuma instigates a clinch.
Kazuma throws an elbow that misses.
Kazuma trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kazuma.

It looks like Junior Aldo has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuma trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuma throws an elbow but it misses.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Kazuma won't allow it.
Kazuma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kazuma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo has Kazuma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kazuma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kazuma has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo goes for a takedown attempt but Kazuma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazuma blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Kazuma wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazuma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo throws a head kick but Kazuma moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kazuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kazuma tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Junior Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuma blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Kazuma staying out of range there.
Kazuma walks into a jab.

It looks like Yamashita Kazuma has been cut.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Kazuma is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Junior Aldo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aldo throws a lazy right hand but Kazuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo throws a head kick but Kazuma moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a head kick.

Kazuma moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Kazuma holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
Aldo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kazuma trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kazuma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazuma throws an elbow but misses.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Kazuma.
Kazuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kazuma.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kazuma lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Kazuma pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kazuma landing knees to the body.
Kazuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aldo tries to break free but Kazuma pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo jumps guard but Kazuma stands there with Aldo around his waist. Aldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Kazuma, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kazuma.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.

Junior Aldo's cut is getting worse.
Kazuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazuma won't allow it.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Kazuma has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside.
Kazuma is pressed up against the cage. Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kazuma down to the mat. Kazuma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kazuma tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazuma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazuma moves away from the strike by Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuma.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four 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.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuma.
Kazuma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo throws a hook but Kazuma blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamashita Kazuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Aldo misses with a body kick.
Kazuma ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.

Junior Aldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kazuma lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Kazuma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazuma.
Aldo looking for a takedown.
Kazuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Junior Aldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo jumps guard but Kazuma stands there with Aldo around his waist. Aldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kazuma landing knees to the body.
Kazuma lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Kazuma lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Junior Aldo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yamashita Kazuma!