PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vampiro Valez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Valez
vs
Kazama

210 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Twisted Soldier Clothing

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vampiro Valez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valez looks for the body kick but Kazama saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Valez misses.
Valez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valez misses with a body kick.
Valez misses with a series of wild punches.
Valez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kazama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kazama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kazama landing strikes from the mount and Valez is in trouble!
Valez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kazama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valez hang on?
Valez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazama avoids the attempt from Valez to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kazama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valez hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazama controlling the position easily from mount.
Kazama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kazama breaks from Valez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kazama goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Valez turns into him and now he's in Kazama's guard.
Kazama wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kazama's guard.
Valez is breathing heavily.
Kazama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazama controlling his opponent.
Kazama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kazama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Kazama is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Valez wants to hold on but Kazama pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kazama lands a heavy elbow.
Valez tries to hold on but Kazama pushes him away.
Kazama cracks Valez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kazama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Valez's face.
Kazama controlling from mount.
Kazama dominating with strikes here.
Kazama cracks Valez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kazama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Valez?
Kazama lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazama is stalling here but it's allowed Valez to get half guard.

Kazama decides to return to a standing position.
Valez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Kazama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kazama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valez's guard.
Kazama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Valez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
You get the feeling that Valez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Valez doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Valez can't escape the position.
Valez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Valez wants to hold on but Kazama pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama won't let Valez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Valez is bucking up trying to escape but Kazama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valez wants to hold on but Kazama pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Valez misses with a body shot.
Kazama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A combination from Valez does no damage.
Valez misses with a wild combination.
Kazama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valez throws an off balance right hand

and Kazama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valez's guard now.
Valez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kazama tries to free his leg and advance position but Valez is retaining full guard.
Valez working a defensive guard here.
Valez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kazama's guard.
Valez preventing the sweep.
Kazama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazama is keen to just control but Valez is a slippery customer.
Valez pushes Kazama off looking to stand but Kazama dives back in and keeps control.
Kazama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazama on the ground.
Valez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kazama works his way into side control.
What's Valez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Valez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kazama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kazama is controlling him well.
Valez is trying to get back to half guard.
Kazama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kazama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kazama prevents Valez from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Valez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Valez misses with a body kick.
Kazama avoids a kick to the body.
Valez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valez throws a leg kick

so Kazama counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Akira Kazama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kazama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kazama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kazama wants to control from the top but Valez keeps moving.
Valez keeping full guard, as Kazama tries to pass.

Kazama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kazama passes Valez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kazama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazama wants to take a breather but Valez is having none of it.
Valez tries to roll over but Kazama keeps him under control.
Kazama wants to pass the guard but Valez is defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valez throws an off balance right hand

and Kazama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valez's guard now.
Kazama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kazama trying to control but Valez is working from the bottom.
Kazama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kazama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kazama in particular looking to stall.
Valez wants to control but Kazama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kazama working Valez over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valez has hold of Kazama's hands but Kazama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kazama winds up and cracks Valez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kazama working over Valez with some ground and pound. Valez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kazama is keen to just control but Valez is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Kazama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Valez misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Valez.
Valez throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valez throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
Kazama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kazama shoots for a double leg takedown but Valez sprawls well. He's pushed Kazama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valez misses with a looping left.
Valez misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Valez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valez throws a push kick but Kazama slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valez throws an off balance right hand

and Kazama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valez's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Valez taking some punishment here, with Kazama in his half guard.
Kazama frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kazama controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valez is looking to get to half guard.
Valez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Valez regains half guard.
Kazama takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kazama is looking to advance position but Valez won't allow it.
Kazama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valez has hold of Kazama's hands but Kazama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two 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.
Kazama tries to pass to full mount but Valez defends it.

Kazama is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Valez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Valez trying to hold on to Kazama's head to control him but Kazama postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valez throws a body kick the misses

and Kazama counters with a shoot takedown. Valez fights it but they end up in guard.
Kazama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazama trying to control the position from guard on top but Valez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazama stopping the sweep attempt from Valez.
Kazama wants to control from the top but Valez keeps moving.
Vampiro Valez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valez working a defensive guard but Kazama manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kazama happy to just control the position for now.
Kazama scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valez to see if he's OK.
Valez is trying to escape the position but Kazama is controlling the position.
Kazama lands some shots froms side control.
Valez is not content to let Kazama control the position.
Kazama working the head with strikes.

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.
Kazama scoring with punches and elbows.
Kazama scores with punches from side control.
Kazama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Valez is avoiding damage well.
Valez is looking to reverse the position.
Kazama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valez keeps working.
Kazama lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kazama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Valez can't do much from the bottom here.
Valez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kazama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kazama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kazama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kazama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kazama!