PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes into the arena with In the Garage blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wagner
vs
Kamiya

176 cm
34
163 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

171 cm
27
163 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamiya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kamiya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamiya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamiya. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamiya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Wagner finds it's target.
Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Kamiya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner.
Kamiya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wagner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamiya cracks Wagner with a good jab.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a straight right hand.
Kamiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Wagner misses with a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Kamiya saw that one coming.
Wagner throws a chopping leg kick but Kamiya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kamiya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wagner rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamiya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kamiya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wagner counters with a right hand to the body.
Wagner lands a jab to the head.
Wagner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kamiya is out of range and Wagner settles back down.
Kamiya connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamiya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamiya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wagner!
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamiya circles away.
Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamiya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner scores with a punch to the head.
Wagner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kamiya pinned against the cage. Kamiya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kamiya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamiya throws a low kick, looking for Wagner's leg but Wagner calmly moves out of range.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wagner looks to land a body kick but Kamiya moved away.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Kamiya avoids nicely.
Kamiya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kamiya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick from Wagner lands but Kamiya takes it in his stride.
Wagner tries a low kick but Kamiya avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a leg kick that misses.
Wagner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kamiya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Kamiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Kamiya misses with a straight left.
Kamiya wants to land a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wagner.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamiya moves away.
Kamiya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wagner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wagner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamiya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wagner lands a leg kick that knocks Kamiya off balance momentarily.
Wagner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamiya digs a good hook to Wagner's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Wagner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamiya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wagner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wagner slaps away a takedown attempt from Kamiya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Kamiya ducks down to avoid it.
Kamiya lands a glancing blow to the side of Wagner's head.
A low kick from Kamiya misses
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wagner is looking to slow Kamiya down with leg kicks.
Kamiya throws a leg kick but Wagner moved away.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Kamiya.
Wagner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamiya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wagner thinking.
Kamiya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wagner checks it well.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamiya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kamiya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamiya misses the target.
Kamiya digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Kamiya moves his leg out of the way.
Wagner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
Wagner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamiya.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
Kamiya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
Wagner throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner wants to slow Kamiya down by chopping away at his legs.
Wagner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wagner thinking.
Kamiya punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wagner throws a hook but Kamiya avoids it easily.
Kamiya shoots in looking for a takedown but Wagner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kamiya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
A low kick from Wagner is predictable there
and Kamiya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamiya is out of range.
Wagner lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamiya off the cage and back into range.
Kamiya misses the shot to the body.
Kamiya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Wagner dives in and scores a takedown into Kamiya's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wagner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kamiya looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamiya, not yet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamiya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wagner wants to pass the guard but Kamiya is keeping the position.

Kamiya looking for a guillotine here but Wagner defends easily.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner is working hard here to advance position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wagner won't allow Kamiya to sweep him here.
Kamiya keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.

Kamiya has his foot on Wagner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wagner works his way back into a safe position though.

Kamiya is looking for a triangle but Wagner pushes his legs off easily.
Kamiya keeping full guard, as Wagner tries to pass.
Kamiya trying to control the position.
Wagner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamiya looking to control but Wagner passes into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Kamiya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wagner prevents Kamiya from improving his position.
Kamiya is not content to let Wagner control the position.
Kamiya slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner pushes down on Kamiya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kamiya is trying to stand up here but Wagner is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Wagner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kamiya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamiya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wagner lands a nice shot that snaps Kamiya's head back.
Kamiya misses with a low kick.
Kamiya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kamiya misses the shot to the body.
Wagner lands a head shot.
Wagner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagner throws a hook but Kamiya avoids it easily.
Kamiya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Wagner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamiya.
Kamiya missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamiya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamiya on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya is looking to score with low kicks.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Kamiya's leg but Kamiya calmly moves out of range.
Wagner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kamiya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wagner can pounce on him.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Kamiya is avoiding it.
Wagner is looking to chop away at Kamiya's legs.
Wagner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kamiya is breathing heavily.
Wagner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamiya closes the distance and clinches up with Wagner, looking for a takedown. Kamiya pushes Wagner against the cage but Wagner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Wagner clinches.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamiya.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Kamiya controls the action.
Kamiya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wagner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
Kamiya blocks an uppercut.
Kamiya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kamiya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamiya tries to throw a body punch but Wagner avoids it by throwing Kamiya back against the cage.
Kamiya can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamiya is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wagner is defending well.
Kamiya is trying to break free.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Wagner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wagner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Wagner.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamiya blocks an uppercut.
Wagner pushes Kamiya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kamiya is rocked!
Wagner lands a shoulder strike.
Kamiya is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Wagner lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kamiya with a big uppercut! Kamiya tries to clinch up but Wagner pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kamiya to the mat! Kamiya covers up and Wagner unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kurt Wagner!
Kurt Wagner retains his lightweight title!
Kurt Wagner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.