PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asuma Dizazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuneyt Arkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dizazio
vs
Arkin

170 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Purity Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuma Dizazio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuneyt Arkin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkin slips under a jab.
Dizazio swings for the body but Arkin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dizazio misses the target.
Dizazio misses with a hook.
Dizazio throws the left hand but Arkin avoids the punch easily.

Arkin scores a takedown into full mount!
Arkin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dizazio?
Arkin is landing with some decent strikes but Dizazio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Arkin looking for a guillotine from mount but Dizazio is having none of it.
Arkin won't let Dizazio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dizazio is wriggling around trying to escape.

Arkin goes for an armbar but Dizazio turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dizazio.
Dizazio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio preventing the sweep.
Dizazio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Arkin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dizazio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dizazio landing with the ground and pound.

Dizazio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dizazio.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Dizazio throws a right and a left that Arkin avoids nicely.
Dizazio waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Arkin.
Asuma Dizazio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dizazio does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Dizazio.
Dizazio misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dizazio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dizazio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dizazio throws a leg kick that misses.

Dizazio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arkin misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Arkin looking for submissions off his back.
Arkin moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arkin looks gassed!

Dizazio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arkin, up you get!
Dizazio misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio just misses with a punch to the body.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Dizazio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dizazio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dizazio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dizazio misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dizazio.

Arkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dizazio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Arkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dizazio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dizazio wants to get back to his feet but Arkin drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arkin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dizazio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dizazio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Arkin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dizazio pulls his head out easily.
Dizazio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dizazio lands with a punch from half guard.
Dizazio wants to stand but Arkin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Arkin is looking for a sweep. Dizazio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Asuma Dizazio will probably get the nod.
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.

Dizazio just misses with a punch to the body.
Arkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dizazio throws a hook but Arkin avoids it easily.
Dizazio tries to clinch but Arkin is having none of it.
Dizazio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dizazio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dizazio.
Dizazio loads up on a big right hand but Arkin slips the punch.
Dizazio tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arkin shoots and misses
and Dizazio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dizazio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkin.
Dizazio throws a jab when Arkin was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dizazio throws the left hand but Arkin avoids the punch easily.

Arkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dizazio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arkin.
Arkin stops Dizazio from getting back to his feet.
Arkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dizazio wants to get back to full guard.
Arkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dizazio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Arkin is breathing heavily.
Dizazio lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dizazio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arkin's guard.
Arkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dizazio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arkin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Arkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dizazio's head.
Arkin blocks the strikes from Dizazio.
Arkin trying to pass the guard but Dizazio defending well.
Arkin stops Dizazio from getting back to his feet.
Dizazio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arkin is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio tries to kick Arkin off but Arkin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dizazio misses the jab.
Dizazio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dizazio clobbers Arkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dizazio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dizazio, right into the meat.
Arkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dizazio.
Dizazio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arkin checks a leg kick.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Arkin with that takedown attempt.
Arkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dizazio throws out the jab.
Arkin staying out of range there.
Dizazio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Dizazio.
Arkin shoots and misses
and Dizazio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asuma Dizazio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuneyt Arkin.
No joy there for Dizazio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dizazio throws a body punch but Arkin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asuma Dizazio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Dizazio. No joy for Arkin on that attempt.
A combination from Dizazio does no damage.
Dizazio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dizazio misses with a wild body shot.
Arkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dizazio.
Dizazio lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Dizazio.
Dizazio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arkin manages to avoid it.
Asuma Dizazio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dizazio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arkin momentarily.
Arkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arkin blocks a jab.
Arkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dizazio connects with a crisp jab.
Dizazio throws out a loose jab but Arkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dizazio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dizazio looks to score with a jab to the body but Arkin is just out of range.
Dizazio throws a series of punches but Arkin avoids them all with ease.
Arkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dizazio throws a body punch but Arkin moves out of range.
Arkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dizazio tries to sprawl out of it but Arkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dizazio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck for Arkin with that takedown attempt.
Asuma Dizazio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuneyt Arkin.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Dizazio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkin.
Dizazio throws a nice looking combination but Arkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Dizazio swings for the body but Arkin moves out of range.
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Dizazio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio looks to land a left hand but Arkin moved out of range nicely.
Dizazio throws out a leg kick but Arkin moves out of range and Dizazio only half commits.

Arkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dizazio!
Arkin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dizazio tries to hold on but Arkin pushes him away.
Cuneyt Arkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arkin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arkin lands a nice shot to the head.
Dizazio working to try and regain half guard.
Dizazio gets back to half guard.
Dizazio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arkin working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkin connects with a couple of short punches.

Dizazio is rocked!
Arkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dizazio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arkin's best efforts.
Dizazio is looking to escape.
Dizazio is looking for a sweep. Arkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dizazio pushes Arkin off looking to stand but Arkin dives back in and keeps control.
Arkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dizazio is trying to stand up here but Arkin is controlling him well.
Arkin working Dizazio over with strikes.
Arkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arkin with the ground and pound but Dizazio uses the opportunity to regain guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkin moves away from the strike by Dizazio.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Asuma Dizazio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dizazio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asuma Dizazio!