PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa's entrance music is War drums. A fine choice. Akira Kurosawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kurosawa
vs
Kenzie

173 cm
29
183 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

191 cm
31
177 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa misses with a left hand
and Kenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurosawa thumps Kenzie with a low kick.
Kenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurosawa throws a hook but Kenzie blocks it.
Kurosawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Akira Kurosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenzie manages to avoid it.
Kenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurosawa throws a jab when Kenzie was well out of range.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Kurosawa.
Kenzie takes a swing at Kurosawa's ribcage but misses.
Kurosawa wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses.

Kurosawa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kenzie was covering up waiting for the punch and Kurosawa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Kurosawa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kenzie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurosawa has Kenzie in his guard.
Kurosawa is adopting a defensive guard.
Kenzie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kenzie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kurosawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kenzie stands up and waves to Kurosawa to follow him.
Kurosawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kenzie leaves Kurosawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Kurosawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie blocks the body kick.
Kurosawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzie.
Kenzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kurosawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurosawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kurosawa wants to pass the guard but Kenzie is defending well.
Kenzie is pressing down on Kurosawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Kurosawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kurosawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kenzie trying to hold on to Kurosawa's head to control him but Kurosawa postures up.
Kurosawa is keen to just control but Kenzie is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie taking some punishment here, with Kurosawa in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Kurosawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurosawa. Kurosawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurosawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Kurosawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenzie throws a lazy right hand but Kurosawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akira Kurosawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenzie scores with a punch to the head.
Kurosawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurosawa lands the left hand.
Kenzie avoids the head kick by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa misses with the combination.
Kurosawa throws a hook but Kenzie blocks it.
Nice body kick from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosawa throws a push kick but Kenzie slaps the foot to one side.
Kurosawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa throws an overhand right that lands on Kenzie's shoulder, as Kenzie tries to avoid the shot.

Kurosawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kurosawa trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Kurosawa throwing strikes but missing.
Kurosawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
Kurosawa forces his way into half guard.
Kurosawa is looking to take a break and control but Kenzie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa is looking to pass Kenzie's guard but actually Kenzie recovers to full guard.
Kurosawa advances position into side control!
Kenzie tries to bench press Kurosawa off him but Kurosawa keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Kenzie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akira Kurosawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kurosawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Kenzie is defending well.
Kenzie can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurosawa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie dodges the ground and pound from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa throwing strikes but Kenzie manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Kurosawa 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No joy there for Kurosawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akira Kurosawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurosawa throws out a powerful jab.
Kurosawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenzie scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurosawa. Kurosawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenzie lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurosawa throws a head kick but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kurosawa tries to land a body kick
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosawa. Kenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa misses with a kick to the body.
Kenzie throws a head kick but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Kurosawa misses with a combination
and Kenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
Kurosawa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kenzie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kurosawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Kurosawa misses its intended target.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Kurosawa misses with a two punch combination.
Kenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurosawa scores with a jab.
Patrick Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Kurosawa avoids nicely.
Kurosawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurosawa tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Kenzie sizes up Kurosawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosawa throws a body punch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kurosawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenzie takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenzie. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Kenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurosawa misses with a double jab.
Kurosawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kurosawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosawa tries for a takedown but Kenzie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurosawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa cracks a nice hook into Kenzie's ribs.
Kurosawa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kurosawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Kenzie tries to sprawl out of it but Kurosawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kenzie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kurosawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosawa misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosawa slips under a jab.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosawa throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akira Kurosawa.
Well Kurosawa 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kurosawa!