PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Long has chosen Lonnie G - Sweep as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kazarian
vs
Long

165 cm
31
146 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Long sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazarian somewhat.
Kazarian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Long is able to avoid easily.
Long slaps away a takedown attempt from Kazarian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazarian fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazarian avoids the head kick by Long.
Kazarian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kazarian lands a head shot.
Long throws a head kick but Kazarian moves out of range.
Kazarian looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Kazarian shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kazarian tries to score with a low kick but Long moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Kazarian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long misses with a hook. Kazarian ducked under it nicely.
Kazarian misses with a kick to the body
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kazarian misses its intended target.
Long works the jab nicely.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kazarian defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Kazarian connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.

Kazarian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A lull in the action here.
Long is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but Long is defending the strikes.
Kazarian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kazarian with the ground and pound but Long regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kazarian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazarian trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Kazarian throwing shots but Long is blocking nicely.
Kazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
Long manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Long is trying to control the position but Kazarian postures up.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazarian stands up over Long, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kazarian 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.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Long's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.

Long is looking for a triangle but Kazarian pushes his legs off easily.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.

Long working for a triangle but Kazarian defends it easily.
Kazarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazarian with a nice head shot there.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Long's head.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian throws a strike but Long rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazarian, not yet.
Kazarian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Long's guard.
Kazarian trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazarian is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Long is looking for a triangle but Kazarian pushes his legs off easily.
Kazarian is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long keeping full guard, as Kazarian tries to pass.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Kazarian.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazarian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kazarian staying out of range there.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
Kazarian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kazarian dives in and grabs Long's left leg, looking for a takedown. Long pushes down on Kazarian's head and hops out.
Kazarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazarian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Kazarian persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazarian closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Kazarian pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazarian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazarian misses with a double jab.
Kazarian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazarian is defended easily by Long.
Kazarian staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Long.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Kazarian moves out of range easily.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long leaves Kazarian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Long throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kazarian's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long slips a jab from Kazarian.
Kazarian shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
Tony Kazarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kazarian on the side of the head.
No luck for Kazarian with that takedown attempt.
Long scores with a nice strike.
Kazarian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazarian shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Long duly obliges.
Kazarian lands with an overhand left.
Kazarian drops his hands momentarily and Long takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Kazarian swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Kazarian counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazarian.
Kazarian shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazarian takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazarian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazarian throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.

Kazarian drives through with a takedown into Long's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
Long keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Long trying to control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazarian is working Long over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kazarian postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
Kazarian trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Long manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Long manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kazarian to take his back!
Long wants to control the position but Kazarian frees himself and scrambles - Long manages to regain control in side control.
Kazarian is looking to reverse the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Long stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Long stuffs the takedown.
Kazarian shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good exchange - Long coming out on top.
Kazarian throws a body kick that misses
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Kazarian backing up. Kazarian nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long slips under a jab from Kazarian.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazarian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Long has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Long and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazarian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Long lands a head kick. Kazarian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Kazarian on that attempt.
Kazarian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Long looks to land a left hand but Kazarian moved out of range nicely.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Long jabs at Kazarian's body.
Long connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Long catches Kazarian right on the button with a cross.
Long throws a leg kick which misses Kazarian's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazarian tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Long.

Kazarian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Long!
Long sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
David Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kazarian.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kazarian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Long knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long has hold of Kazarian's hands but Kazarian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Long.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 19:19
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 19:19
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!