PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Katze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minamoto Yoritomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoritomo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by sunlounger & zara - lost (club mix). Minamoto Yoritomo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Katze
vs
Yoritomo

200 cm
18
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Katze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minamoto Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Katze gets a clinch.

Katze tightens his grip and picks Yoritomo up, before dumping him to the ground. Yoritomo manages to land in guard.
Katze throws a strike but Yoritomo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Katze has his foot on Yoritomo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoritomo works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoritomo is fighting to break Katze's control of his arms but Katze is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yoritomo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katze is looking to sweep but instead, Yoritomo has passed into half guard.
Katze trying to control from the bottom.
Katze punching from the bottom.
Katze wants to improve his position but Yoritomo is controlling well.

Katze actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoritomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Katze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoritomo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katze works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Katze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Katze is stalling here. Yoritomo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Katze seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yoritomo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Katze wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Katze gets back to half guard.
Katze manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoritomo is one step ahead there.
Yoritomo wants to get up but he can't break Katze's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Katze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Katze has control of Yoritomo's left arm, preventing Yoritomo from doing any damage.
Yoritomo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katze wants to sweep here but Yoritomo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katze wants to improve his position but instead Yoritomo has moved into half guard.
Katze wants to improve his position but Yoritomo is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yoritomo misses with a head kick.

Katze rushes Yoritomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katze throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoritomo.
Katze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Katze prevents the takedown attempt.
Katze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katze misses with a knee strike.

Katze breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Katze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Katze lands in his opponent's guard.
Yoritomo keeping moving, preventing Katze from controlling successfully.
Katze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoritomo is keeping the position for now.

Katze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yoritomo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Katze has Yoritomo in his guard.
Katze looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yoritomo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Katze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Katze avoids the head kick by Yoritomo.

Katze gets a clinch.
Katze throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoritomo.
Katze tries to break the clinch but Yoritomo is controlling the position.

Katze turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yoritomo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Katze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yoritomo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Katze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yoritomo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yoritomo regains half guard, as Katze was trying to land strikes.
Katze wants to take a breather but Yoritomo is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Katze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Katze passes the guard and advances to mount!
Katze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yoritomo tries to hold on but Katze pushes him away.
Katze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Katze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Katze looking to ground and pound but Yoritomo is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Katze is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yoritomo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Katze misses with a head shot.
Yoritomo wants to control but Katze is having none of it.
Katze throws some wild stikes that Yoritomo manages to avoid easily.
Katze looking to ground and pound but Yoritomo is blocking nicely.
Katze misses with a head shot.
Yoritomo regains half guard.

Katze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katze looks to land a strike but Yoritomo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katze trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoritomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoritomo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Katze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yoritomo being controlled here, momentarily.
Yoritomo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katze.
Yoritomo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoritomo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoritomo wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoritomo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Katze tries to avoid it but Yoritomo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Katze to the ground. Katze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoritomo throws a right hand that Katze ducks under and follows up with a left that Katze also avoids with ease.
Yoritomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoritomo.

Katze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Katze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Katze looking to ground and pound but Yoritomo is blocking nicely.
Katze throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Katze looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Katze.
Katze lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Katze dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Katze gets a clinch.

Katze is trying to trip Yoritomo. He has hold of a leg but Yoritomo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Katze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Katze thows a big elbow that misses.
Katze trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yoritomo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Katze working for submissions but it's allowed Yoritomo to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Katze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoritomo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Katze's guard.
Katze is trying to hold Yoritomo in close to prevent damage but Yoritomo has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Katze is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Yoritomo pulls his head out easily.
Katze is trying to maintain the position but Yoritomo is very close to passing his half guard.

Katze with the active half guard here but Yoritomo passes nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoritomo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katze keeps working.
Katze is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Katze is working hard here to advance position.
Katze regains half guard.
Katze is looking to improve his position.
Yoritomo is thwarting Katze's attempts to control the position.
Katze wants to sweep but Yoritomo has passed to side control!
Katze is looking to reverse the position.
Yoritomo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Katze tries to buck Yoritomo off but Yoritomo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katze tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Yoritomo wants to stand but Katze has his arm trapped.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yoritomo tries for a takedown but Katze circles away easily

and Katze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Katze.

Yoritomo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Katze is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yoritomo to the mat. Yoritomo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Katze drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yoritomo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yoritomo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yoritomo!
Katze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yoritomo wants to control but Katze is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katze is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Katze wants to improve his position but Yoritomo is controlling well.
Katze is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yoritomo jumps into side control!
Katze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yoritomo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Katze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Katze wants to sweep here but Yoritomo controlling him for the moment.
Minamoto Yoritomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Katze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katze 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Katze!