PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kameda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kameda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. D.O - I'm Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masato Kameda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jet Li's chin.

Li
vs
Kameda

168 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kameda!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kameda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masato Kameda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kameda moves away.
Kameda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kameda swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kameda misses the shot to the body.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Kameda circles away.
Kameda fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kameda misses.
No joy there for Kameda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Li clinches up against the cage.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kameda scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Li gets a clinch.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Kameda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Kameda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Kameda throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a good low kick that Kameda was not able to check.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li walks into a left hand.
Li misses with a double jab.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Li clinches.

Li manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kameda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a big head kick but Kameda shrugs it off.
No joy there for Kameda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li tries to clinch up
and Kameda counters with a nice body shot.
Kameda throws a poor cross that misses

and Li counters by moving into the clinch.
Kameda being controlled against the cage.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kameda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Kameda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Kameda in his tracks for a moment.
Kameda wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Kameda tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li stalling against the cage.
Kameda tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Li prevents Kameda from breaking the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li throws a body punch but Kameda moves out of range.
Kameda misses with a wild combination.
Kameda lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kameda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Li closes the distance and clinches.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kameda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kameda.
Kameda punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Kameda tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Kameda both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Kameda throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a low kick, right behind Kameda 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kameda misses with a wild combination.
Li misses with a hook
and Kameda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kameda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masato Kameda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Li looks to land a combination but Kameda avoids it well.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Kameda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kameda misses with a combination
and Li counters with a leg kick.
Kameda looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li 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.
Kameda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kameda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kameda swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Li has Kameda up against the cage in a clinch.
Kameda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kameda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kameda is breathing heavily.

Li breaks the clinch.

Li drives through and clinches with Kameda against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Li breaks from the clinch.

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

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

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

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li avoids the body shot from Kameda.
Kameda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kameda catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Kameda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Li throws a series of strikes that have Kameda backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kameda.
Li scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kameda scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick but Kameda moves out of range.
Li looks to land a combination but Kameda avoids it well.
Li throws a head kick that Kameda semi-blocks.

Li clinches up with Kameda and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kameda misses with a hook to the body
and Li counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kameda misses with a combination
and Li counters with a head kick.
Kameda misses the body punch

and Li counters by moving into the clinch.
Li trying to land knees to the body.

Li breaks the clinch.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kameda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
A lazy left from Kameda finds it's target.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kameda.
Kameda lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Kameda connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Li misses with a double jab.
Kameda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Kameda pushes him off.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Kameda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kameda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kameda misses with a double jab

and Li counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kameda misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Kameda does no damage.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Kameda's side.
Li avoids the body shot from Kameda.

Li forces Kameda back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li moves away from the strike by Kameda.
Kameda throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kameda sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Li moves into the clinch.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kameda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kameda is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kameda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kameda cracks Li with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kameda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kameda misses with an uppercut

and Li moves into the clinch.

Kameda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Li rushes Kameda and presses him up against the cage.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Kameda is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Kameda thows a body shot but no joy.
Kameda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kameda misses with a double jab
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kameda throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Kameda moves out of range.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li is looking to slow Kameda down with leg kicks.
Kameda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kameda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li thows a body kick. Kameda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Li lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li tries to clinch up
and Kameda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kameda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Li pushes Kameda away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kameda stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Kameda circles away.
Kameda throws a poor cross that misses

and Li moves into the clinch.
Li is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kameda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.

Li has closed the distance and engaged Kameda in a clinch.
Kameda tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kameda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kameda.
Li is looking to clinch but Kameda is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Kameda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kameda cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Li rushes Kameda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kameda is defending well for now.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Li breaks the clinch.
Kameda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kameda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kameda swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kameda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Kameda moves out of range easily.
Kameda misses with a double jab.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kameda moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Li!