PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Zlobinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kamara
vs
Zlobinski

167 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dawid Zlobinski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zlobinski circles away quickly and effectively.

Zlobinski moves into the clinch.
Zlobinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zlobinski misses with a knee to the head.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.

Zlobinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kamara.

Kamara gets tackled into the cage by Zlobinski. Zlobinski maintains the clinch.
Zlobinski lands an elbow that stopped Kamara in his tracks for a moment.
Kamara wants a takedown.
Kamara wants to break free but Zlobinski has control.
Zlobinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Zlobinski has Kamara pushed against the cage.
Zlobinski throws an elbow that misses.
Zlobinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlobinski has Kamara pushed against the cage.
Zlobinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlobinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zlobinski throws an elbow but misses.
Zlobinski throws an elbow that misses.
Zlobinski stalls.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.
Zlobinski misses with a knee strike.
Zlobinski misses with a knee to the head.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kamara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamara avoids the elbow strike from Zlobinski, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlobinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zlobinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlobinski is pushing Kamara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zlobinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kamara wants to break free but Zlobinski has control.
Zlobinski is pushing Kamara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kamara is trying to push Zlobinski away but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but Kamara blocks with his arms.
Zlobinski looks gassed!
Kamara tries to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling the position.

Zlobinski manages to break the clinch.
Zlobinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamara.
Kamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Kamara scores with a four punch combination!
Kamara lands with an uppercut that bounces Zlobinski off the cage and back into rage.
Zlobinski slips a jab and a cross from Kamara.
Kamara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zlobinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kamara scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left and a right from Kamara both land. Nice combination.

Zlobinski is rocked!

Zlobinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zlobinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamara finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlobinski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zlobinski seems to have recovered his senses.
Zlobinski tries a knee to the head but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara working hard to break the clinch.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Kamara dodges an elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamara is trying to force a seperation but Zlobinski has the dominant position.
Zlobinski trying to control the position but instead, Kamara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zlobinski into the cage.
Kamara is trying to push Zlobinski away but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zlobinski.
Zlobinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zlobinski prevents Kamara from breaking the clinch.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Zlobinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zlobinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski keeps control of Kamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamara is trying to force a seperation but Zlobinski has the dominant position.
Zlobinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamara is trying to push Zlobinski away but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Kamara changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zlobinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara throws a series of punches but Zlobinski moves out of range.
Kamara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kamara connects with a looping right hand.
Kamara feints a jab promting Zlobinski to slip. Kamara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zlobinski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zlobinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
Kamara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Kamara finds it's way through Zlobinski's defenses.
Zlobinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zlobinski slips under a jab from Kamara.
Sloppy strikes from Kamara. Those never looked like landing.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamara misses with a few strikes there.
Kamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zlobinski.
Sloppy strikes from Kamara. Those never looked like landing.
Kamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlobinski dodges the punch combination from Kamara.
Kamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zlobinski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamara lands with an overhand left.
Zlobinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamara.
Kamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Kamara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamara.

Zlobinski moves into the clinch.
Zlobinski misses with an elbow strike.
Zlobinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamara up against the cage.
Zlobinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.
Zlobinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamara blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zlobinski.
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Kamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zlobinski is pushing Kamara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Kamara dominated that round.
That's time! Kamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kamara connects with a right hand. Zlobinski shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamara. Zlobinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamara misses the target.
Kamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zlobinski.
Frankie Kamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zlobinski is looking to clinch.
Zlobinski tries to clinch but Kamara moves out of range.
Kamara thuds his right hand into Zlobinski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Kamara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kamara scores with a three punch combo!

Zlobinski rushes Kamara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kamara wants a takedown.
Zlobinski is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zlobinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamara's brow.
Zlobinski looking to throw knees to the head but Kamara is blocking nicely.
Kamara working hard to break the clinch.
Kamara blocks the elbow strike.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zlobinski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kamara blocks an elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Kamara wants to break free but Zlobinski has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Zlobinski is looking to control Kamara's arms but Kamara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zlobinski has his back to the cage.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.
Zlobinski leaning against his opponent.
Zlobinski prevents Kamara from breaking the clinch.
Kamara is looking to break free of the clinch but Zlobinski has double underhooks.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Kamara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zlobinski prevents Kamara from breaking the clinch.
Kamara is trying to force a seperation but Zlobinski has the dominant position.
Zlobinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamara's efforts to push away.
Zlobinski prevents Kamara from breaking the clinch.
Kamara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zlobinski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kamara tries to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling the position.
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamara working hard to break the clinch.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but Kamara blocks with his arms.
Kamara is trying to break free.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Zlobinski prevents Kamara from breaking the clinch.
Kamara is trying to break free.
Kamara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Zlobinski prevents Kamara from breaking the clinch.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Kamara has Zlobinski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zlobinski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Kamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zlobinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kamara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zlobinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Zlobinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamara blocks it with crossed arms.
Zlobinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Kamara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.
Kamara tries to work over Zlobinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zlobinski keeps control of Kamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zlobinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamara is trying to force a seperation but Zlobinski has the dominant position.
Kamara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamara wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara blocks an elbow strike.
Kamara is looking to break free of the clinch but Zlobinski has double underhooks.
Kamara blocks an elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski throws an elbow that misses.
Zlobinski tries to stall but Kamara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zlobinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.
Kamara wants to break free but Zlobinski has control.
Zlobinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamara wants to get back to striking at distance but Zlobinski won't allow it.
Zlobinski keeps control of Kamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zlobinski is trying to maintain a safe position but Kamara gets an underhook and turns Zlobinski into the cage.
Kamara tries to circle away but Zlobinski has him pinned against the cage.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Kamara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamara has Zlobinski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zlobinski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zlobinski throws an elbow that misses.
Zlobinski keeps control of Kamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamara can't break the clinch.

Zlobinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
A head kick misses from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zlobinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zlobinski dodges the punch combination from Kamara.
Kamara throws a right hand that Zlobinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Zlobinski also avoids with ease.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Zlobinski moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Kamara both land. Nice combination.
Kamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Zlobinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamara lands a glancing blow to the side of Zlobinski's head.
Kamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zlobinski's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamara looks to land a combination but Zlobinski avoids it well.
Zlobinski staying out of range there.
Kamara throws a series of punches but Zlobinski moves out of range.
Kamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Zlobinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Kamara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zlobinski tries to clinch up but Kamara circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Frankie Kamara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlobinski tries to clinch up.
Zlobinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamara.
Kamara scores with a jab.
Zlobinski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zlobinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Kamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zlobinski thuds his shin into the meat of Kamara's side.
Zlobinski is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Zlobinski lands but Kamara takes it in his stride.
Zlobinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamara.
Zlobinski throws a head kick that misses.
Zlobinski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zlobinski defending well as Kamara loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara scores with a hook to the body. Zlobinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamara swings for the body but Zlobinski moves out of range.
Kamara throws a series of punches but Zlobinski avoids them all with ease.
Zlobinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamara throws a right hand that Zlobinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Zlobinski also avoids with ease.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlobinski slips a jab and a cross from Kamara.
Zlobinski tries to clinch but Kamara moves out of range.
Kamara misses with an uppercut.
Kamara throws the left hand but Zlobinski avoids the punch easily.
Zlobinski lands a high kick!
Kamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kamara lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Kamara.
Kamara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zlobinski back to the cage. Kamara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kamara with a nice cross.
Kamara connects with a right hand. Zlobinski shakes it off.
Kamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zlobinski manages to avoid it.
Zlobinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Zlobinski.
A combination from Kamara does no damage.
Kamara swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara throws a series of punches but Zlobinski avoids them all with ease.
Kamara connects with a single shot there.
Frankie Kamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zlobinski back to the cage. Kamara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zlobinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamara cracks Zlobinski with an open hand slap.
Kamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zlobinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zlobinski tries to clinch there but Kamara circles away.
Kamara lands with a nice combination. Zlobinski backs away looking to recover.
Kamara takes a swing at Zlobinski's ribcage but misses.
Kamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Kamara there.
Kamara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zlobinski under the eye.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zlobinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamara to score with a decent uppercut.
Kamara fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Kamara does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zlobinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Zlobinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zlobinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zlobinski has Kamara pressed against the cage, preventing Kamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.
Kamara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Kamara can't break the clinch.
Kamara can't break the clinch.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Zlobinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara tries to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling the position.
Kamara tries to circle away but Zlobinski has him pinned against the cage.
Kamara is looking to control Zlobinski's arms but Zlobinski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kamara has his back to the cage.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling him.
Zlobinski has Kamara pressed against the cage, preventing Kamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zlobinski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zlobinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zlobinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamara's efforts to push away.
Zlobinski misses with a knee strike.

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.
Kamara is trying to break free.
Kamara working hard to break the clinch.
Kamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zlobinski has Kamara pressed against the cage, preventing Kamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Kamara has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski keeps control of Kamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamara is trying to push Zlobinski away but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kamara wants to get back to striking at distance but Zlobinski won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kamara is trying to drag Zlobinski to the mat but Zlobinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kamara wants to get back to striking at distance but Zlobinski won't allow it.
Zlobinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamara's efforts to push away.
Zlobinski misses with a knee to the head.
Zlobinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Zlobinski has him pressed against the cage.
Dawid Zlobinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Kamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zlobinski has Kamara pressed against the cage, preventing Kamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kamara tries to break free but Zlobinski pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Kamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Kamara!