PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kurosaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Different Sense - Dir En Grey. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kurosaki
vs
Jersey

190 cm
30
203 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

189 cm
33
195 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Kurosaki blocks the leg kick.
Kurosaki cracks Jersey with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Jersey's head back.
Jersey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Kyo Kurosaki has been cut.
Jersey throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jersey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kurosaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jersey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jersey is still in real trouble! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki throws a strike aimed at the side of Jersey's head but Jersey avoids it well.
Jersey seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurosaki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kurosaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kurosaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurosaki throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jersey works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kurosaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki wants to take a breather but Jersey is having none of it.
Kurosaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey wants to improve his position but Kurosaki is controlling well.
Kurosaki wants to take a breather but Jersey is having none of it.
Kurosaki controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosaki throwing shots but Jersey is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki working over Jersey with some ground and pound. Jersey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kurosaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jersey is looking for a sweep. Kurosaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurosaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jersey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurosaki trying to control the action but Jersey is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurosaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurosaki looks to land a strike but Jersey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kurosaki postures up in Jersey's guard and throws a big left but Jersey blocks it.
Kurosaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki postures up and lands a big shot to Jersey's brow.
Kurosaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jersey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Jersey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurosaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kurosaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Kurosaki 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.
Kurosaki with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jersey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurosaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jersey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurosaki is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyo Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kurosaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jersey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kurosaki is able to avoid easily.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Jersey off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki clobbers Jersey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jersey throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Jersey! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyo Kurosaki!
An out of breath Kyo Kurosaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.