PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Remming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Kanzaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Remming
vs
Kanzaki

164 cm
30
151 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
150 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Remming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Kanzaki!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remming misses with an attempted mid kick.

Kanzaki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Remming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Remming missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Remming stops Kanzaki from standing up.
Kanzaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Remming trying to control but Kanzaki is working from the bottom.
Remming slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derrick Remming.
Remming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remming shoots in for a double leg but Kanzaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kanzaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Remming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanzaki looks for a takedown but Remming sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Remming shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kanzaki is trying to defend but Remming finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Remming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Remming drops an elbow to the side of Kanzaki's head.
Remming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kanzaki tries to roll over but Remming keeps him under control.
Remming working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Remming has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remming looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kanzaki tries to roll over but Remming keeps him under control.
Remming trying to mount his opponent but Kanzaki defends it.
Remming missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Remming connects with a nice short shot to Kanzaki's temple.
Remming performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Remming looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanzaki trying to get back to full guard but Remming takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Remming content just to control the position here.
Remming seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kanzaki for as long as he can get away with.
Remming lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kanzaki hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanzaki is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kanzaki looks a forlorn figure.
Kanzaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Remming has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Remming dominated that round.
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.

Kanzaki shoots and misses
and Remming counters with an outside leg kick.
Kanzaki shoots and misses

and Remming counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Remming.
Kanzaki controls Remming momentarily but Remming frees himself.
Kanzaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remming.
Kanzaki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Remming stands up over Kanzaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remming trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanzaki keeping full guard, as Remming tries to pass.
Remming lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanzaki keeping moving, preventing Remming from controlling successfully.
Remming cracks Kanzaki with a solid left hand.
Kanzaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Remming trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanzaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Remming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanzaki is keeping the position for now.
Remming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remming throwing strikes from guard but Kanzaki blocks nicely.
Kanzaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kanzaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanzaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kanzaki is trying to keep Remming in close.
Remming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanzaki is keeping the position for now.
Remming stays in close to Kanzaki's body and controls the position.
Remming is looking to work some ground and pound but Kanzaki has wrist control.
Remming's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kanzaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Remming manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kanzaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Derrick Remming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Kanzaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Remming.
Kanzaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Remming tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanzaki misses with a takedown

and Remming counters with a shoot takedown. Kanzaki fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remming content to stall in guard here.
Remming stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanzaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kanzaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Remming content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remming trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kanzaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Remming dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kanzaki.
Remming looks for the body kick but Kanzaki saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kanzaki misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Remming gets caught flat footed, as Kanzaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Remming pulls Kanzaki in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remming keeping full guard, as Kanzaki tries to pass.
Kanzaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Remming is pressing down on Kanzaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Remming looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kanzaki is one step ahead there.
Remming seems keen to control Kanzaki's posture.
Kanzaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Remming's guard.
Remming wants to control but Kanzaki is keeping busy.
Remming is looking for a sweep. Kanzaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remming is trying to control but can't.
Kanzaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Remming defending well though.

Kanzaki is looking for a kimura here.
Kanzaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kanzaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Remming defending well though.
Remming keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Remming is staying active underneath Kanzaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki slips a nice elbow through Remming's hands, connecting with Remming's forehead.
Remming trying to control here.
Remming moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kanzaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanzaki trying to control but Remming is working from the bottom.
Kanzaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Remming seems keen to control Kanzaki's posture.
Kanzaki preventing the sweep.
Derrick Remming is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Kanzaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Remming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Remming controlling Kanzaki's posture.
Remming preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanzaki trying to control but Remming is working from the bottom.
Ryo Kanzaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanzaki wants to pass the guard but Remming is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Kanzaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Remming 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Remming!
An out of breath Derrick Remming thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.