PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylar Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazama has chosen Boredoms - Space on Space as his entrance music. Stern is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Akira Kazama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stern
vs
Kazama

195 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kylar Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stern is breathing heavily.
Kazama throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
Stern checks the leg kick.

Kazama clinches.
Stern lands a nice shot to the body.
Stern works on Kazama's body with a couple of short punches.

Stern breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stern!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Stern tenderised Kazama's leg. Kazama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stern.
Stern connects with a leg kick. Kazama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kazama walks into a stiff left hand from Stern.

Stern has closed the distance and engaged Kazama in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazama.
Stern tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazama's elbow.
Kazama tries to pull guard but Stern won't allow it.
Kazama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama is trying to stall.
Kazama wants to get back to striking at distance but Stern won't allow it.
Stern misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stern tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazama's elbow.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazama.
Stern misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazama can't break the clinch.
Stern misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kazama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazama tries to stall but Stern uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kazama can't get the takedown.

Stern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Stern misses.
Kazama doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Kylar Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazama looks to land a combination. Stern sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kazama fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern lands with a straight right. Kazama didn't see that one coming.
Kazama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stern thuds his right hand into Kazama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kazama tries to clinch up.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stern misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazama misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazama should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kazama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazama manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stern paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kazama misses.
Kazama scores with a sloppy right hand. Stern should have avoided that one.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Stern avoids them all with ease.
Stern avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Stern.
Stern slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Stern feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazama's calf.
Kazama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Kazama does no damage.
Kazama misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazama. Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazama tries to clinch but Stern moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kazama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kazama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Stern takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kazama thuds a left hand into Stern's body.
Stern throws a leg kick but Kazama moved away.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern is looking to clinch.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazama throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stern lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kazama throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylar Stern dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slow jab from Kazama misses its intended target.
Kazama wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.

Stern has Kazama up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stern.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kazama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stern lands a left hand.
Stern gets through Kazama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stern.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stern tries to throw a body punch but Kazama avoids it by throwing Stern back against the cage.

Kazama decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stern engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern prevents Kazama from getting back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Kylar Stern wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stern lands a body shot.
Kazama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akira Kazama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazama doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Kazama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stern keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stern keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
Kazama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Kazama clinches up with Stern and pushes him back against the cage.
Stern lands an uppercut.
Kazama wants a takedown.
A short right from Stern.
Kazama is trying to stall.
Stern lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stern tries to work over Kazama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kylar Stern has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kazama is looking for a takedown.

Stern breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama misses with a double jab.
Stern throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stern.
Jab by Stern.
Kazama wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stern thows a body kick. Kazama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akira Kazama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazama wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Kazama does it's job there.
Kazama doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Kazama misses with a series of wild punches.

Stern forces Kazama back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands a body shot.
Kazama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stern has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazama.
Kazama is trying to break free.
Kazama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kazama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stern after a bit of a struggle.
Kylar Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kazama.
A short uppercut from Stern.
Stern prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stern lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stern keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazama. Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stern avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kylar Stern will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stern fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kazama, pushing him back against the cage.
Stern swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
Kazama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stern misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Kazama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stern tries to throw a body punch but Kazama avoids it by throwing Stern back against the cage.

Stern breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Stern moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stern at a distance.
Kazama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a front kick aimed at Kazama's knee but Kazama avoids it well.
Kazama connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Stern misses.
Kazama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kazama tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Kazama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stern looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Stern keeps the fight on the outside.
Stern throws a leg kick which misses Kazama's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazama tries to avoid it.
Kazama lands a glancing blow to the side of Stern's head.
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazama cracks Stern with a good jab.
Kazama throws a push kick but Stern slaps the foot to one side.
Stern keeps the fight on the outside.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Kazama tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama 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.
Kazama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazama checks a low kick from Stern.
Kazama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kazama duly obliges.

Stern has Kazama up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Stern.
Stern misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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!
Kazama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kazama prevents a body shot from Stern.
Stern is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stern lands an uppercut.
Kazama working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern misses with a punch to the body.
Stern tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazama's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
Stern stops a takedown attempt from Kazama.
Stern has a couple of punches blocked by Kazama.

Kazama jumps into guard, dragging Stern to the mat.
Stern stops Kazama from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stern has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kylar Stern has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Stern clinches.

Stern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazama jabs at Stern's body.
Kazama lands with a nice body punch.
Kazama tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazama scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Kazama does no damage.
Stern throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kazama wants to clinch.
Stern throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stern slips a jab and a cross from Kazama.
Akira Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kylar Stern is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Kazama.
I think Stern has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylar Stern!