PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akiyama
vs
Crosby

185 cm
21
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akiyama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Akiyama moves away and avoids it.
Akiyama throws the kick towards the body but Crosby avoids it.
Crosby throws a head kick but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crosby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akiyama. Akiyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Crosby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akiyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akiyama moves away from the strike by Crosby.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Akiyama.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akiyama. That's going to slow Crosby down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crosby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Akiyama.
Crosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akiyama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akiyama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crosby looks gassed!
Akiyama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crosby will feel that in the morning.
Akiyama connects with a high kick.
Akiyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby wants to clinch but Akiyama slips to the side
and Akiyama counters with a head kick. That will keep Crosby thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Akiyama scores with a head kick. Crosby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akiyama connects with a nice looking jab.

Akiyama clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akiyama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akiyama's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Akiyama content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Akiyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosby misses with an uppercut
and Akiyama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crosby's knee momentarily.
Akiyama staying out of range there.
Akiyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akiyama throws a head kick that half lands.
Akiyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akiyama.
Akiyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crosby's calf.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Akiyama counters with a big head kick but Crosby shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Akiyama - that will leave a mark!
Akiyama connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Akiyama lands but Crosby takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Akiyama lands but Crosby takes it in his stride.
Akiyama lands with a thumping leg kick.

Akiyama has Crosby up against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crosby's defenses.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
Crosby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Akiyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akiyama throws a head kick that half lands.
Akiyama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Akiyama lands a front kick.

Akiyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crosby, pushing him back against the cage.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Sidney Crosby has been cut.
Akiyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above Crosby 's eye.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that Crosby shrugs off.

Crosby is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crosby is still on wobbly legs! Can Akiyama finish him?
Akiyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Akiyama.
Crosby seems to have recovered his senses.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into Crosby's ribcage.

Akiyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akiyama keeps Crosby at a distance using the push kick.
Akiyama catches Crosby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crosby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akiyama. Akiyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Akiyama moves out of range.
Crosby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akiyama.
Akiyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akiyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crosby's calf.
Akiyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crosby.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akiyama. Crosby shrugs it off though.
Crosby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Akiyama lands a head kick. Crosby smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akiyama can pounce on him.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akiyama counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akiyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Akiyama lands a head kick. Crosby smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Akiyama lands a head kick!
Good shot there by Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a jab to the nose.
Akiyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crosby's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akiyama, right into the meat.
Crosby tries to clinch there but Akiyama circles away.
Akiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crosby.
Crosby connects with a right hand. Akiyama shakes it off.
Crosby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Akiyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crosby doesn't seem phased though.
Akiyama delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Akiyama.
Akiyama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crosby.

Akiyama forces Crosby back against the cage and clinches.
Crosby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Sidney Crosby's cut even more.
Akiyama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
Crosby stalling in the clinch.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akiyama is keeping busy.
Akiyama stalling in the clinch.
Akiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama blocking some punches.
Akiyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crosby letting Akiyama take a breather here.
Crosby tries to land knees in the clinch but Akiyama avoids the damage to the body.
Crosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crosby's defenses.

The cut above Sidney Crosby's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crosby takes an elbow to the temple.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akiyama lands a knee to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama lands a shoulder strike.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside.

Sidney Crosby's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Crosby in his tracks for a moment.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Crosby in his tracks for a moment.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Akiyama looking to stall.
Crosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into Crosby's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akiyama.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akiyama lands a left hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crosby is keeping busy.
Crosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akiyama.
Akiyama stalls.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.

Akiyama manages to break the clinch.
Akiyama avoids the body shot from Crosby.
Crosby connects with a crisp jab.
Crosby throws a combination that misses
and Akiyama counters with a thumping low kick.
Akiyama throws a leg kick but Crosby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Akiyama tenderised Crosby's leg. Crosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akiyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akiyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crosby.
Crosby steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akiyama. That one must have hurt.
Crosby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akiyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crosby thinking.
Crosby scores with a shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama thuds his shin into the meat of Crosby's side.
Akiyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crosby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akiyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
A cross from Akiyama lands.
Crosby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akiyama moves away.
Akiyama lands a head kick!
Akiyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Crosby wants to clinch but Akiyama slips to the side
and Akiyama counters with a good low kick that Crosby was not able to check.
Akiyama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akiyama.
Crosby throws an off balance right hand
and Akiyama counters with a nice leg kick.
Akiyama lands with a nice body kick.
Akiyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akiyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crosby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akiyama.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Crosby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akiyama scores with a kick to the body.
Akiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akiyama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crosbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Akiyama instigates a clinch.

Akiyama breaks the clinch.
Kenji Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crosby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Akiyama tenderised Crosby's leg. Crosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akiyama!
Akiyama connects with a high kick.
Akiyama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crosby takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crosby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akiyama.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Akiyama - that will leave a mark!
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Akiyama saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Akiyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sidney Crosby's cut.
That's time! Akiyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Akiyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crosby throws a hook but Akiyama avoids it easily.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akiyama thumps Crosby with a low kick.
Akiyama slips under a jab.
Akiyama throws a head kick that Crosby semi-blocks.
Akiyama feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Crosby takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Akiyama.
Akiyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Akiyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akiyama throws a leg kick which misses Crosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Crosby tries to avoid it.
Akiyama 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.
Crosby steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akiyama. That one must have hurt.
Crosby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akiyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crosby. That did some damage!
Crosby misses with an uppercut
and Akiyama counters with a leg kick.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akiyama.

Akiyama closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Crosby in his tracks for a moment.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Akiyama scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Akiyama on the inside.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Crosby in his tracks for a moment.
Akiyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akiyama.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that Crosby shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sidney Crosby's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenji Akiyama!
Kenji Akiyama retains his light heavyweight title!