PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoh Asakura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asakura has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Kirby Navarro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Navarro
vs
Asakura

195 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirby Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoh Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asakura looks gassed!
Asakura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Navarro drives through and clinches with Asakura against the cage.

Navarro manages to break the clinch.
Navarro throws a leg kick which misses Asakura's front leg but catches the back leg as Asakura tries to avoid it.

Navarro moves into the clinch successfully.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Asakura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Navarro clinches up against the cage.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.

Navarro moves into the clinch.
Navarro looking to throw knees to the head but Asakura is blocking nicely.
Navarro with a knee to the head.
Navarro lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Yoh Asakura has been cut.
Navarro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Asakura's defenses.

Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navarro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Navarro instigates a clinch.

Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Navarro pushes Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro looks to land a body kick but Asakura moved away.

Asakura gets tackled into the cage by Navarro. Navarro maintains the clinch.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro wants to land a leg kick but Asakura is out of range.
Asakura checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Navarro takes the fight into the clinch.

Navarro breaks the clinch.
Asakura blocks a low kick nicely.
Navarro lands a head kick!

Asakura is rocked!

Navarro closes the distance and pushes Asakura back into the cage.
Asakura is still on wobbly legs! Can Navarro finish him?
Navarro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asakura seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navarro.

Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Navarro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Navarro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Navarro clinches.

Navarro manages to break the clinch.

Navarro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Navarro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Navarro manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura scores with a head kick. Navarro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Navarro takes the fight into the clinch.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asakura throws a nice looking combination but Navarro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Navarro gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asakura tries to break free but Navarro pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro is struggling to control the position.
Asakura taking a breather.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura misses with a two punch combination.
Asakura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Navarro rushes Asakura and presses him up against the cage.
Navarro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asakura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asakura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Navarro smiles and moves away.
Asakura throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Navarro drives through and clinches with Asakura against the cage.
Navarro stalling the fight.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asakura.
Yoh Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
Asakura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Asakura gets tackled into the cage by Navarro. Navarro maintains the clinch.
Navarro tries to land knees in the clinch but Asakura avoids the damage to the body.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Navarro throws a right hand that Asakura ducks under and follows up with a left that Asakura also avoids with ease.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick

and Navarro moves into the clinch.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navarro is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
Asakura throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asakura, as that shot connected.
Navarro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Asakura is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asakura.
A leg kick checked by Asakura.
Asakura throws a head kick that half lands.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Asakura tries to keep at a distance but Navarro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Navarro tries a knee to the head but Asakura blocks it.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asakura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.

Navarro pushes Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Navarro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Navarro misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asakura has Navarro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Navarro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Navarro landing knees to the body.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirby Navarro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoh Asakura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Navarro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asakura to score with a decent uppercut.

Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.

Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Asakura gets tackled into the cage by Navarro. Navarro maintains the clinch.
Navarro stalling.

Navarro breaks the clinch.
Navarro throws a nice looking combination but Asakura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby Navarro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asakura digs a good body shot into Navarro's ribs.
Asakura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Navarro.

Navarro moves into range and clinches up with Asakura.
Navarro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Navarro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asakura's hands.

Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
Navarro lands an elbow just above Asakura 's eye.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navarro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asakura avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura throws a right and a left that Navarro avoids nicely.
Navarro is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navarro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asakura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Navarro's head.
Navarro tries to work over Asakura's front leg with a kick but Asakura checks it.
Navarro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Navarro tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Asakura.

Navarro clinches up with Asakura and pushes him back against the cage.
Asakura looking to slow down the pace here.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asakura circles away quickly and effectively.
Asakura misses with the combination.
Navarro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asakura pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
Asakura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navarro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asakura tries to bum rush Navarro with a series of wild strikes but Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Navarro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Asakura lands with a nice body punch.
Asakura dips to his left and cracks Navarro with an uppercut!

Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Navarro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asakura blocks it with crossed arms.
Navarro prevents Asakura from breaking the clinch.
Asakura letting Navarro take a breather here.
Asakura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Asakura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range.
Asakura checks the leg kick.
Navarro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asakura scores with a decent looking hook.
Asakura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro needs to keep his hands up - Asakura had a free shot at his head there.

Navarro closes the distance and clinches.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Navarro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Navarro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asakura throws a series of punches but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asakura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Asakura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick by Asakura misses

and Navarro moves into the clinch.
Navarro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asakura looking for a takedown.

Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asakura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asakura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Navarro back to the cage. Asakura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.

Navarro manages to break the clinch.
Asakura throws a lazy head kick

and Navarro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navarro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura wants a takedown.
Come on Navarro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Navarro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asakura's efforts to push away.
Asakura misses with a punch to the body.

Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Navarro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses.

Asakura gets tackled into the cage by Navarro. Navarro maintains the clinch.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro throws a leg kick but Asakura moved away.
Asakura lands a nice looking body shot.
Navarro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asakura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Navarro.
Asakura connects with a right hand. Navarro shakes it off.
Navarro throws a low kick but Asakura avoids it.
Navarro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirby Navarro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoh Asakura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Asakura lands a head kick!

Navarro closes the distance and pushes Asakura back into the cage.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Navarro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Navarro manages to break the clinch.
Navarro misses with a few strikes there.

Navarro has Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Navarro lands a nice knee to the body.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Navarro moves into range and clinches up with Asakura.
Asakura takes a knee right on the jaw!

Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Asakura.

Navarro drives through and clinches with Asakura against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asakura has Navarro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Navarro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Asakura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Navarro's sensitive parts.
Asakura circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura scores with a one two! Navarro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses.
Asakura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asakura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Navarro clinches up against the cage.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asakura!
Asakura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Asakura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asakura scores with a head kick. Navarro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Asakura misses.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura scores with a head kick. Navarro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asakura throws a head kick that Navarro semi-blocks.
Asakura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Navarro. Navarro obviously looking to wear him down.
Navarro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asakura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asakura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Navarro throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Asakura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Navarro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.

Navarro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Navarro manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Asakura.
Navarro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asakura can do to turn this around?
Asakura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asakura jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asakura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asakura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro throws a right and a left that Asakura avoids nicely.
Navarro misses with the combination.
Asakura tests Navarro's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Navarro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asakura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Asakura.

Navarro has managed to clinch.

Navarro breaks the clinch.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Asakura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Asakura.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Asakura.
Navarro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Navarro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Navarro.
Asakura blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Asakura scores with a head kick.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Asakura blocks the leg kick.
Asakura works over Navarro's head and body with a nice combination.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from Asakura.
Asakura scores with a one two! Navarro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asakura misses with a two punch combination.
Yoh Asakura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirby Navarro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asakura lands with an uppercut that bounces Navarro off the cage and back into rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirby Navarro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Navarro 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirby Navarro!