PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marcia Carolus Rex. Bob Kamikaze will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aurelius
vs
Kamikaze

156 cm
25
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
139 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Kamikaze!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick from Kamikaze.
Aurelius throws a solid leg kick but Kamikaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aurelius.
Nice sprawl there from Kamikaze as Aurelius shoots in.
Aurelius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aurelius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kamikaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamikaze tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kamikaze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamikaze misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a low kick, right behind Kamikaze 's knee.
Aurelius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aurelius throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Kamikaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamikaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Aurelius counters with a right hand to the body.
Aurelius slips under a jab from Kamikaze.
Aurelius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamikaze's calf.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius thumps Kamikaze with a low kick.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamikaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aurelius tries to clinch up but Kamikaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelius thumps Kamikaze with a low kick.
Kamikaze slips under a jab from Aurelius.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelius as he connects with a hook.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamikaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamikaze slips a jab and a cross from Aurelius.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Bob Kamikaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelius has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigvard Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamikaze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Kamikaze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aurelius delivers a nice body kick.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Kamikaze avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kamikaze blocks the leg kick.
Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
Aurelius misses with a leg kick
and Kamikaze counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kamikaze forces Aurelius back against the cage and clinches.
Aurelius presses Kamikaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamikaze has had enough of the clinch but Aurelius keeps him there for the moment.
Kamikaze is trying to force a seperation but Aurelius has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aurelius.
Aurelius works on Kamikaze's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Aurelius.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aurelius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aurelius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aurelius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamikaze avoids it.
Aurelius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamikaze fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamikaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius dominated that 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.

Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Kamikaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kamikaze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Kamikaze blocks the low kick.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aurelius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kamikaze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelius's head.
Kamikaze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamikaze misses with a lunging right hand
and Aurelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamikaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aurelius thinking.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamikaze tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kamikaze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelius throws a leg kick
and Kamikaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aurelius scoring well with a low kick there.
Aurelius misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Aurelius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aurelius lands a leg kick that knocks Kamikaze off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamikaze is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Aurelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamikaze which made him look bad.
Aurelius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamikaze ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Kamikaze's leg. Kamikaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamikaze.
Aurelius misses with a hook. Kamikaze ducked under it nicely.
Aurelius darts in trying to clinch
and Kamikaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamikaze manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kamikaze. Kamikaze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigvard Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamikaze.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelius. That's going to slow Kamikaze down.
Kamikaze avoids a kick to the body.
Kamikaze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kamikaze closes the distance and pushes Aurelius back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Aurelius.
Aurelius stalling the fight.
Aurelius misses with some punches.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamikaze avoids the damage to the body.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamikaze or not.
Kamikaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Kamikaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aurelius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aurelius trying to land knees to the body.
Kamikaze is trying to break free.
Kamikaze is trying to force a seperation but Aurelius has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Kamikaze tries to break free but Aurelius pushes him back against the cage.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamikaze or not.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aurelius.
Aurelius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamikaze avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius 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.

Aurelius shoots in but Kamikaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kamikaze leaves Aurelius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aurelius wants to clinch up but Kamikaze keeps it at a distance.
Kamikaze tries to land a front kick but Aurelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius throws the kick towards the body but Kamikaze avoids it.
Kamikaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelius connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigvard Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Kamikaze sees coming a mile off.
Aurelius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aurelius wants to clinch.
Aurelius misses with a double jab.
Kamikaze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a hook

and Kamikaze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze has had enough of the clinch but Aurelius keeps him there for the moment.
Aurelius crunches a lovely knee into Kamikaze's ribcage.
Kamikaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aurelius works on Kamikaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aurelius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aurelius trying to control the position but instead, Kamikaze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aurelius into the cage.

Kamikaze manages to break the clinch.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius takes a swing at Kamikaze's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze staying out of range there.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelius.
Aurelius is looking to clinch.

Kamikaze clinches up with Aurelius and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamikaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aurelius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kamikaze wants to break free but Aurelius has control.
A frustrated look appears on Kamikaze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamikaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Kamikaze tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Kamikaze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aurelius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelius pushes Kamikaze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Aurelius.
Kamikaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamikaze avoids the damage to the body.
Aurelius lands with a short shot to the head.
Kamikaze tries to break free but Aurelius pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kamikaze managing to block the knees to the body from Aurelius.
Kamikaze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kamikaze stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamikaze's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aurelius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aurelius obliges.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamikaze's defenses.

It looks like Bob Kamikaze has been cut.
Aurelius taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamikaze can't break the clinch.
Kamikaze tries to break free but Aurelius pushes him back against the cage.
Kamikaze is trying to break the clinch but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.
Aurelius lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Kamikaze's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kamikaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamikaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Aurelius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamikaze.
Aurelius is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Aurelius misses
and Kamikaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aurelius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamikaze checks the leg kick.
Kamikaze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Kamikaze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kamikaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aurelius moves to clinch but Kamikaze breaks away
and Aurelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius looks to throw a body kick
and Kamikaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamikaze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range and Kamikaze settles back down.
Horrible takedown by Aurelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamikaze which made him look bad.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Kamikaze checks it.
Kamikaze misses with a leg kick.
Sigvard Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamikaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelius fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Kamikaze misses

and Aurelius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kamikaze!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Aurelius.
Aurelius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Kamikaze is rocked!
Aurelius postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kamikaze looks a forlorn figure.
Kamikaze is still in real trouble! Can Aurelius finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kamikaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aurelius loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kamikaze scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Aurelius land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Aurelius stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius retains his bantamweight title!