PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sazuki
vs
Asai

178 cm
29
160 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

175 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asai throws a jab but it's blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki connects with the punch.
Sazuki is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Asai moves out of range.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sazuki throws a leg kick but Asai moved away.
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sazuki can pounce on him.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Asai.
Sazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asai throws a right hand that Sazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sazuki also avoids with ease.
Sazuki throws a low kick but Asai avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sazuki!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Sazuki. Those never looked like landing.
Sazuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Sazuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai.
Sazuki throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sazuki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sazuki misses with a jab to the body
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Asai as he connects with a hook.
Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sazuki.
Asai thows a body shot but no joy.
Asai throws a right hand that Sazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sazuki also avoids with ease.
Sazuki misses with a few strikes there.
Asai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Asai misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Sazuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sazuki misses with a wild combination.
Sazuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Asai misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai.

Asai moves into the clinch successfully.
Asai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sazuki has had enough of the clinch but Asai keeps him there for the moment.
Sazuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Asai has Sazuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Sazuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamikaze Sazuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Asai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Asai takes a swing at Sazuki's ribcage but misses.
Kamikaze Sazuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sazuki feints and then cracks Asai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sazuki.
Asai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sazuki connects with a right hand. Asai shakes it off.
Sazuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Kamikaze Sazuki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sazuki lands a jab to Asai's midsection.
Asai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai swings for the body but Sazuki moves out of range.
Sazuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Asai should have avoided that one.
Sazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sazuki.
Sazuki punishes Asai's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Asai moves out of range.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Asai avoids it well.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asai checks a leg kick.
Sazuki delivers a nice body kick.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Asai avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Sazuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sazuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai doesn't manage to clinch there - Sazuki circles away.
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sazuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Asai avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sazuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Asai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sazuki blocks a body shot from Asai.
Asai misses with a body punch.
Sazuki working hard to break the clinch.
Asai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sazuki blocks it with crossed arms.
Sazuki is trying to break free.
Asai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sazuki.
Asai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki is trying to force a seperation but Asai has the dominant position.
Sazuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Sazuki avoids it by throwing Asai back against the ropes.
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 Kamikaze Sazuki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Asai thuds a left hand into Sazuki's body.
Sazuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sazuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sazuki avoids the head kick by Asai.
Sazuki avoids the head kick by Asai.
Sazuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sazuki connects with a right hand. Asai shakes it off.
Asai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sazuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sazuki loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Sazuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Sazuki tenderised Asai's leg. Asai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Asai avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Sazuki. That snapped Asai's head back.
Asai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sazuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asai slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
Sazuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Asai darts in and clinches Sazuki up against the ropes.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sazuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sazuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Sazuki misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Sazuki misses with a low kick.
Sazuki misses with a two punch combination.
Sazuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asai.
Asai wants to clinch.
Sazuki throws an overhand right that lands on Asai's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Asai finds it's way through Sazuki's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Sazuki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as Asai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamikaze Sazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai cracks Sazuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sazuki, right into the meat.
Sazuki moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sazuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sazuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
Sazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sazuki misses with a wild combination.
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kamikaze Sazuki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sazuki scores with a one two! Asai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asai wants to clinch.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asai circles away quickly and effectively.
Asai throws the left hand but Sazuki avoids the punch easily.
Sazuki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Asai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sazuki throws out a powerful jab.
Asai takes one to the chin there.

Asai is rocked!
Asai lands with a hook. Sazuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asai is still on wobbly legs! Can Sazuki finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Sazuki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sazuki.
A low kick from Sazuki is predictable there
and Asai counters with a low kick, right behind Sazuki 's knee.
Sazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asai throws a jab when Sazuki was well out of range.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick from Sazuki.
Asai throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.
Asai seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Sazuki moves out of range easily.

Asai gets a clinch.
Asai lands with a right to the head.
Asai gets through Sazuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sazuki letting Asai take a breather here.
Asai has a couple of punches blocked by Sazuki.
Asai stalling in the clinch but Sazuki improves position.
Sazuki blocks a body shot from Asai.

Sazuki breaks the clinch.
Sazuki scores with a leg kick.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Asai moves out of range.
Asai takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sazuki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sazuki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Asai is out of range.
Sazuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai. Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Sazuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sazuki misses the jab.
Asai checks the leg kick.
Sazuki throws a chopping leg kick but Asai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Asai avoids it well.
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sazuki!
Sazuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Asai gets a clinch.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but Asai is controlling him.
Asai stalling the fight.
Sazuki working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kamikaze Sazuki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sazuki.
Sazuki scores with a shot to the body.
Sazuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asai lands a glancing blow to the side of Sazuki's head.

Asai instigates a clinch.
Asai scores with a shoulder strike.
Asai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Asai has Sazuki pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Asai throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Asai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sazuki tries to break the clinch but Asai is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Asai fails to land.
Asai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sazuki is trying to force a seperation but Asai has the dominant position.
Asai prevents Sazuki from breaking the clinch.
Sazuki avoids the elbow strike from Asai, against the ropes.
Asai pushes Sazuki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asai lands a body shot.
Sazuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Asai - that landed with a thud.
Asai throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki tries to break the clinch but Asai is controlling the position.
Sazuki tries to circle away but Asai has him pinned against the ropes.
Asai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sazuki avoids it.
Asai struggles to land a body shot inside as Sazuki controls his hands.
Kamikaze Sazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daigo Asai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asai lands with a right to the head.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asai tries a body shot but Sazuki blocks it.
Daigo Asai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Sazuki tries to circle away but Asai has him pinned against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daigo Asai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sazuki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamikaze Sazuki!
A very excited looking Kamikaze Sazuki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.