PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Ketrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batou Otsuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batou Otsuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ketrzynski
vs
Otsuka

201 cm
26
263 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Ketrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Batou Otsuka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otsuka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ketrzynski counters with a head kick.
Ketrzynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otsuka throws a series of punches but Ketrzynski avoids them all with ease.
Otsuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ketrzynski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Otsuka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ketrzynski. That did some damage!
Otsuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otsuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otsuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ketrzynski moves out of range as Otsuka throws a body kick.

Ketrzynski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketrzynski slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski controlling the pace.
Ketrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but Otsuka is blocking nicely.
Ketrzynski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ketrzynski thows a huge punch but Otsuka dodges it nicely.

Ketrzynski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Otsuka is just riding it out for now. Ketrzynski eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ketrzynski decides to return to a standing position.
A head kick misses from Otsuka.
Otsuka misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ketrzynski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Otsuka did well to prevent Ketrzynski getting side control.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Otsuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ketrzynski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ketrzynski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ketrzynski is thwarting Otsuka's attempts to control the position.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Otsuka trying to control from the bottom.
Ketrzynski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been informed that Otsuka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ketrzynski stalling.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but Otsuka is blocking nicely.
Otsuka is trying to stand up here but Ketrzynski is controlling him well.
Ketrzynski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ketrzynski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Ketrzynski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Otsuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ketrzynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ketrzynski slips a straight right by Otsuka.
Batou Otsuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Otsuka.
Otsuka tries to clinch up but Ketrzynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Otsuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otsuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Otsuka. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Otsuka.
Otsuka is looking to land body kicks.
Ketrzynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otsuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Otsuka. Those never looked like landing.
Otsuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ketrzynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ketrzynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ketrzynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otsuka.
Otsuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ketrzynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ketrzynski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Otsuka on his heels. He'll look to pass Otsuka's guard now, I'm sure.
Ketrzynski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ketrzynski with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Ketrzynski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ketrzynski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ketrzynski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Otsuka's head.

It looks like Batou Otsuka has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ketrzynski is stalling in the full guard.
Ketrzynski stands and throws Otsuka's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ketrzynski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ketrzynski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Otsuka wants to get back to his feet but Ketrzynski drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski tries to score with some ground and pound. Otsuka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ketrzynski staying calm.
Otsuka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ketrzynski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That has opened up Batou Otsuka's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otsuka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

The cut above Batou Otsuka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Ketrzynski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Batou Otsuka's cut.
That's time! Ketrzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Otsuka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Otsuka swinging wildly here.
Otsuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otsuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Batou Otsuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ketrzynski drives through with a takedown into Otsuka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ketrzynski works over Otsuka with some ground and pound from guard.
Ketrzynski pushes down on Otsuka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ketrzynski 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski controlling the pace.
Ketrzynski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Otsuka for as long as he can get away with.
Otsuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ketrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ketrzynski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ketrzynski controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Otsuka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ketrzynski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Batou Otsuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Batou Otsuka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Batou Otsuka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakub Ketrzynski!