PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Zekey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku has chosen Yamato Suite Four as his entrance music. Freaky Zekey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zekey
vs
Michinoku

225 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freaky Zekey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenta Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michinoku throws a low kick, looking for Zekey's leg but Zekey calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Zekey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Michinoku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zekey throws a leg kick
and Michinoku counters with an inside leg kick.
Michinoku misses with a wild body shot.
Michinoku tries to work over Zekey's front leg with a kick but Zekey checks it.
Michinoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zekey manages to avoid it.
Michinoku is looking to clinch but Zekey is avoiding it.
Michinoku throws a hook but Zekey blocks it.
Zekey throws a head kick but Michinoku moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Michinoku misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Michinoku.
Kenta Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michinoku.
Michinoku thows a body shot but no joy.
Michinoku throws a leg kick
and Zekey counters with a nice body kick.
Zekey throws a leg kick
letting Michinoku counter with a right hand.
Zekey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michinoku.
Michinoku thows a body shot but no joy.
Zekey misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michinoku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zekey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michinoku throws out the jab.
Michinoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zekey throws a leg kick
and Michinoku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zekey's knee momentarily.
Zekey misses with a kick to the body.
Michinoku cracks the inside of Zekey's front leg.
Zekey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zekey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zekey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michinoku can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zekey throws a leg kick

and Michinoku counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku lands a shot to the body.
Michinoku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michinoku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zekey.
Zekey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michinoku slowing the pace effectively.
Zekey tries to circle away but Michinoku has him pinned against the cage.
Zekey is looking to break free of the clinch but Michinoku has double underhooks.
Michinoku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michinoku leaning against his opponent.
Michinoku misses with a knee to the head.
Michinoku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zekey is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Michinoku to work.
Michinoku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michinoku is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Michinoku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Zekey is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zekey takes a shot to the head.
Oh Zekey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michinoku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zekey seems to have got his legs back now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zekey is trying to force a seperation but Michinoku has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michinoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zekey tries to break free but Michinoku pushes him back against the cage.
Michinoku misses with a knee strike.
Zekey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michinoku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Michinoku is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Michinoku is working Zekey over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Michinoku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Michinoku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zekey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Michinoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zekey moves away from the strike by Michinoku.
Michinoku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Michinoku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zekey throws a leg kick
and Michinoku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michinoku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zekey. Zekey obviously looking to wear him down.
Zekey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michinoku. Michinoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Zekey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zekey needs to keep his hands up - Michinoku had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku throws a lazy right hand but Zekey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michinoku misses with a wild body shot.
Zekey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Michinoku counters with a low kick, right behind Zekey 's knee.
Zekey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michinoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zekey moves away.
Michinoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michinoku looks to land a left hand but Zekey moved out of range nicely.
Michinoku misses with a wild body shot.
Michinoku missing with a left hand there. Zekey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku throws a jab but it's blocked by Zekey.
Michinoku looks to land a right hand but Zekey moved out of range.
Michinoku throws a shot from downtown. Zekey moves away and avoids it.
Michinoku misses with a looping left.
Zekey slips under a jab.
Zekey ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michinoku.
Michinoku swings for the body but Zekey moves out of range.
A low kick from Michinoku misses
and Zekey counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tries to close the distance and clinch but Zekey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michinoku scores with a jab to the body.
Zekey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michinoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Zekey is just out of range.
Michinoku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zekey.
Michinoku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michinoku throws a looping overhand right but Zekey ducks down to avoid it.
Zekey looks to score with a jab to the body but Michinoku is just out of range.
Michinoku thumps Zekey with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Michinoku misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Michinoku.
Zekey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michinoku thumps Zekey with a low kick.
Michinoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zekey moves away.
Michinoku misses with a hook. Zekey ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Michinoku misses
and Zekey counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michinoku.
Michinoku is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michinoku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Michinoku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Michinoku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zekey's sensitive parts.
Michinoku loads up on a big right hand but Zekey slips the punch.
Michinoku missing with a left hand there. Zekey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zekey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Michinoku misses.
Michinoku is looking to slow Zekey down with leg kicks.
Zekey avoids the body shot from Michinoku.
Michinoku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Michinoku does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Zekey is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zekey checks a leg kick.
Zekey misses with a low kick.
Zekey throws a head kick that half lands.
Zekey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michinoku.
Michinoku throws a hook but Zekey avoids it easily.
Zekey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michinoku throws a big shot that misses.
Michinoku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zekey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zekey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michinoku throws a leg kick
and Zekey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michinoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zekey was well out of range. Poor timing from Michinoku.
Zekey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michinoku.
Michinoku moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Michinoku misses.
Michinoku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michinoku throws out a loose jab but Zekey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zekey.
Kenta Michinoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Zekey misses
and Michinoku counters with a low kick, right behind Zekey 's knee.
Michinoku misses with a double jab.
Zekey checks a low kick from Michinoku.
Michinoku thows a body shot but no joy.
Zekey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zekey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zekey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michinoku.
Michinoku lands a jab to Zekey's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michinoku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zekey tries to break free but Michinoku pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Michinoku.
A right handed body shot lands from Michinoku.
Michinoku stalling.
Zekey tries to break the clinch but Michinoku is controlling the position.
Michinoku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freaky Zekey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michinoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michinoku is pushing Zekey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Michinoku receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Michinoku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michinoku 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Michinoku!