PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Inner Light by Shocking Lemon. Johansson has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Tatsuya Kimura has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tatsuya Kimura seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kimura
vs
Johansson

190 cm
25
196 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

190 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws a leg kick which misses Johansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johansson tries to avoid it.
Kimura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kimura counters with an outside leg kick.
Crunch! Kimura slams his shin into Johansson's torso.

Kimura rushes Johansson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Kimura has him pressed against the ropes.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
Kimura presses Johansson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johansson wants to break free but Kimura has control.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Johansson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura working Johansson over with knees to the body.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johansson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johansson's defenses.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura trying to land knees to the body.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Kimura working Johansson over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura lands an uppercut.
Kimura lands a right hand.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
Kimura keeps control of Johansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura lands an uppercut.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johansson tries to circle away but Kimura has him pinned against the ropes.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kimura.
Johansson wants to break free but Kimura has control.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Kimura keeps control of Johansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye.
Kimura lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura lands a right hand.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.

Johansson breaks the clinch.
Kimura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johansson backs up against the ropes.
Kimura thumps Johansson with a low kick.
Kimura digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
Johansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimura counters with a low kick, right behind Johansson 's knee.
Johansson throws a combination that misses
and Kimura counters with a low kick, right behind Johansson 's knee.
Kimura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimura lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kimura.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kimura.
Kimura jabs Johansson right on the nose. Johansson blinks but takes it well.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Kimura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johansson's knee momentarily.
Kimura lands with a shot to the body.
Johansson misses with a double jab
and Kimura counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kimura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kimura thuds his shin into the meat of Johansson's side.
That kick from Kimura tenderised Johansson's leg. Johansson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kimura scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kimura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kimura misses with a low kick.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kimura, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Johansson misses with a double jab
and Kimura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Johansson
and Kimura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johansson's knee momentarily.
Johansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Kimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johansson.
Kimura lands a leg kick that knocks Johansson off balance momentarily.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Kimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kimura slams his shin into Johansson's torso.
Nice body punch from Kimura.
Kimura is looking to slow Johansson down with leg kicks.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kimura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johansson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kimura.
Kimura connects with a body shot.
Kimura feints and then cracks Johansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansson down.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kimura's corner calls for a 1-2. Kimura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kimura.
Kimura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kimura cracks a nice hook into Johansson's ribs.
Tatsuya Kimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimura counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kimura clinches.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johansson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Kimura lands an elbow inside.
Johansson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Kimura.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Kimura lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Kimura.
Nice elbow from Kimura.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Kimura presses Johansson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kimura lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kimura dominated that second round.
That's time! Kimura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kimura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kimura tries to clinch
and Johansson counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
Kimura closes the distance but Johansson moves to the side
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimura lands a nice looking body kick.
Kimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura scores with a spinning back kick!

Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Johansson in a clinch.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kimura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura working Johansson over with knees to the body.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kimura.
Kimura presses Johansson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura lands with a right to the head.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Johansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kimura has double underhooks.
Kimura is working Johansson over against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimura has him pressed against the ropes.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Kimura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johansson or not.
Kimura is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kimura has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johansson breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Kimura.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kimura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kimura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kimura can pounce on him.
Kimura lands a nice looking body kick.
Johansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kimura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Kimura tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimura.
Johansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kimura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kimura scores with a kick to the midsection.

Kimura rushes Johansson and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a nice shot to the body.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura is working Johansson over against the ropes.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya Kimura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura lands a body punch.
Kimura lands a body punch.

Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. Johansson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson misses with a double jab
and Kimura counters with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimura 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kimura!