PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Sakrucki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamoko comes into the arena with Cathedral - Voodoo Fire blaring out of the sound system. Sakrucki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kochana Polsko. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kamoko
vs
Sakrucki

180 cm
27
216 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

191 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiguro Kamoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojciech Sakrucki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamoko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamoko works over Sakrucki's head and body with a nice combination.
Kamoko swings for the body but Sakrucki moves out of range.
No joy there for Kamoko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakrucki thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakrucki moves out of range as Kamoko strikes.
Kamoko slips a jab and a cross from Sakrucki.
Kamoko jabs Sakrucki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamoko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakrucki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamoko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakrucki shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamoko tries to sprawl out of it but Sakrucki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kamoko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kamoko. Those never looked like landing.
Kamoko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamoko swinging wildly here.
Sakrucki connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamoko as he connects with a hook.
Sakrucki connects with the punch.
Kamoko cracks Sakrucki with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakrucki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamoko takes a swing at Sakrucki's ribcage but misses.
Sakrucki throws a hook to the side of Kamoko's head but Kamoko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiguro Kamoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Sakrucki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamoko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakrucki swivels and escapes.
Sakrucki defending well as Kamoko loads up on a big left hand.
Sakrucki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kamoko eats them both and turns towards Sakrucki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kamoko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakrucki misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kamoko misses with a hook. Sakrucki ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Sakrucki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamoko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakrucki takes a swing at Kamoko's ribcage but misses.
Kamoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakrucki is just out of range.
Kamoko scores with a nice right hand.

Sakrucki scores with a takedown into Kamoko's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sakrucki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamoko wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamoko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sakrucki scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakrucki trying to control but Kamoko is working from the bottom.
Kamoko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakrucki is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamoko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kamoko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakrucki is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamoko tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wojciech Sakrucki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kamoko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sakrucki fails with the takedown.
Sakrucki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamoko throws out the jab.
Kamoko takes a swing at Sakrucki's ribcage but misses.
Sakrucki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Sakrucki.
Kamoko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakrucki.
Sakrucki fails to land the takedown.
Sakrucki throws a right hand that Kamoko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamoko also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko lands with an overhand left.
Kamoko looks to land a left hand but Sakrucki moved out of range nicely.
Kamoko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakrucki on the side of the head.
Kamoko connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamoko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakrucki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakrucki misses with a hook. Kamoko ducked under it nicely.
Sakrucki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamoko.
Kamoko throws a looping overhand right but Sakrucki ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki throws a right hand that misses
and Kamoko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakrucki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamoko is just out of range.
Kamoko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sakrucki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Sakrucki finds it's target.
Wojciech Sakrucki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Sakrucki misses its intended target.

Kamoko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sakrucki on his heels. He'll look to pass Sakrucki's guard now, I'm sure.
Kamoko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki looking to control.
Kamoko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kamoko is fighting to break Sakrucki's control of his arms but Sakrucki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kamoko trying to control but Sakrucki is working from the bottom.
Kamoko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamoko throwing strikes from guard but Sakrucki blocks nicely.
Kamoko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakrucki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kamoko is working Sakrucki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sakrucki trying to keep a closed guard but Kamoko is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko wants to pass the guard but Sakrucki is keeping the position.
Sakrucki has Kamoko pulled in close to control his posture.
Kamoko advances position into side control!
Sakrucki dodges the ground and pound from Kamoko.
Sloppy strikes there by Kamoko.
Sakrucki struggling a bit here.
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.
Kamoko with the ground and pound but Sakrucki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sakrucki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamoko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamoko's back!
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 Jiguro Kamoko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sakrucki throws a series of punches but Kamoko avoids them all with ease.
Sakrucki misses with the combination.
Sakrucki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamoko.
Kamoko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamoko throws a leg kick but Sakrucki moved away.
Kamoko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakrucki.
Kamoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Sakrucki misses
and Kamoko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakrucki.
Sakrucki tries for a takedown but Kamoko circles away easily
and Kamoko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Kamoko drives through with a takedown into Sakrucki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sakrucki looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakrucki, not yet.
Kamoko throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakrucki keeping full guard, as Kamoko tries to pass.
Sakrucki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamoko.
Sakrucki can't keep his opponent in guard - Kamoko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kamoko thows a huge punch but Sakrucki dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kamoko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakrucki is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamoko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakrucki wants to improve his position but Kamoko is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakrucki wants to control but Kamoko is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Kamoko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kamoko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sakrucki defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamoko thows a huge punch but Sakrucki dodges it nicely.
Kamoko is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakrucki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamoko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sakrucki wants to control but Kamoko is keeping busy.
Kamoko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakrucki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki tries to get to full guard but Kamoko has control of the leg.
Kamoko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakrucki defending well though.
Sakrucki is looking to control Kamoko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakrucki avoid being mounted?
Sakrucki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kamoko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakrucki keeping moving, preventing Kamoko from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamoko with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiguro Kamoko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamoko 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiguro Kamoko!
Post fight, Jiguro Kamoko took to the microphone: 'Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night! ALL DAY!'.