PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izaac Kari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rila Kuma's chin.

Kuma
vs
Kari

172 cm
22
148 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Rila Kuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kuma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuma won't allow Kari to sweep him here.
Kuma postures up in Kari's guard and throws a big left but Kari blocks it.
Kari is trying to keep Kuma in close.
Kuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuma lands a couple of digs.
Kuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma trying to control but Kari is working from the bottom.
Kuma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuma preventing the sweep.
Kuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Kari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kari wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kuma wants to control from the top but Kari keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rila Kuma wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Kuma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kari rushes Kuma and presses him up against the cage.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuma wants to get back to striking at distance but Kari won't allow it.
Kuma is trying to break the clinch but Kari has him pressed against the cage.
Kari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuma's elbow.
Kari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuma's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Kuma avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
Kari stops a takedown attempt from Kuma.
A bit of stalling here from Kari.
Kari is pressed up against the cage. Kuma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kari down to the mat. Kari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kari missing with a left hand there. Kuma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuma throws a head kick but Kari moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Kuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Kari gets a clinch.
Kuma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kari scores with a shoulder strike.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kari.
Kuma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kari tries a body shot but Kuma blocks it.
Kari tries to work over Kuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kari effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Kuma avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
Kuma is trying to break free.
Kuma is trying to break the clinch but Kari has him pressed against the cage.
Kari has Kuma pressed against the cage, preventing Kuma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rila Kuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kari has Kuma pressed against the cage, preventing Kuma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kari digs a right hand underneath Kuma's ribcage. Kuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuma being controlled against the cage.
Kari tries a body shot but Kuma blocks it.
Kari tries a body shot but Kuma blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari is pressed up against the cage. Kuma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kari down to the mat. Kari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kuma misses with a low kick.
Kari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuma.
Kari thuds a left hand into Kuma's body.
Kari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuma backs up against the cage.
Kari lands a jab to the nose.
Kuma with a jab.
Kari scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuma should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuma.

Kari moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuma can't break the clinch.
Kari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izaac Kari 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.

Kuma shoots in looking for a takedown. Kari tries to sprawl out of it but Kuma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kari cracks Kuma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuma just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuma takes a swing at Kari's ribcage but misses.
Kuma jabs at Kari's body.
Kuma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuma connects with an inside leg kick.
Kari tests Kuma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kari connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kari as he jumps to the side.
Kari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kari.
Kuma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kari moves out of range as Kuma strikes.
Kari tries to clinch but Kuma is having none of it.
Kari connects with the punch.
Kuma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kari is fending him off so far but Kuma persists. Nope, Kari circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rila Kuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuma misses with a straight left.
Kari lands the left hand.
Kari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kari scores with a nice right hand.

Kari has Kuma up against the cage in a clinch.
Kari scores with a shoulder strike.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Kuma's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma wants to get back to striking at distance but Kari won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuma goes for a takedown attempt but Kari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kari lands a two punch combo.
Kuma fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kari.
Kari scores with a jab to the head.
Kuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rila Kuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kari doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuma circles away.
Kari lands a jab.
Kari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuma looks to throw the jab but Kari is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kari with a jab.
Izaac Kari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Kari.
Izaac Kari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuma ducks under a wild hook from Kari.
Kuma throws a head kick but Kari moves out of range.
Kari lands a right hook to the body.
Kuma misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kari.

Kuma is rocked!
Kuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kari.
Kari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Kuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuma takes one to the chin there.
Kari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuma on the side of the head.

Kuma tries to keep at a distance but Kari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kari keeps control of Kuma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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!
Kari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuma.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.
Kuma is trying to force a seperation but Kari has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Rila Kuma has been cut.
Kari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kari gets through Kuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kari dips a shoulder and cracks Kuma with a mighty uppercut! Kuma falls back against the cage and Kari unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kuma is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kari screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izaac Kari!
Izaac Kari is the new lightweight champion!