PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vieira
vs
Kanazawa

185 cm
25
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira tries for a takedown but Kanazawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kanazawa clinches.
Vieira being controlled against the cage.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa presses Vieira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kanazawa stalling the fight.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanazawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
Kanazawa prevents Vieira from breaking the clinch.
Kanazawa slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa pushes Vieira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kanazawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira being controlled against the cage.
Vieira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanazawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanazawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieira has a couple of punches blocked by Kanazawa.
Vieira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kanazawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vieira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kanazawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanazawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanazawa misses with the head strike.
Kanazawa is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa working Vieira over with knees to the body.
Vieira goes for a takedown attempt but Kanazawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vieira dodges the punch combination from Kanazawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a leg kick.

Kanazawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa taking a breather.
Vieira prevents a body shot from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kanazawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Vieira shrugs off.
Kanazawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vieira up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa misses with a body punch.
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kanazawa working aggressively here.
Kanazawa has Vieira pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vieira up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Kanazawa.
Vieira takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa dominated that round.
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.

Vieira swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanazawa.

Kanazawa closes the distance and clinches.
Vieira is trying to break the clinch but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira tries to score a body lock takedown but Kanazawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kanazawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanazawa throws a head punch that misses.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Vieira won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa leaning against his opponent.
Kurita Kanazawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kanazawa misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa digs a right hand underneath Vieira's ribcage. Vieira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kanazawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vieira up against the cage.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Vieira wants to break free but Kanazawa has control.
Kanazawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kanazawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Vieira goes for a takedown attempt but Kanazawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kanazawa closes the distance and clinches.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira trying to stall but Kanazawa improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vieira is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanazawa has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanazawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Vieira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kanazawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanazawa lands an elbow that stopped Vieira in his tracks for a moment.
Vieira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vieira is trying to drag Kanazawa to the mat but Kanazawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kanazawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vieira up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vieira's defenses.
Vieira prevents a body shot from Kanazawa.
Vieira tries to circle away but Kanazawa has him pinned against the cage.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa working Vieira over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanazawa lands an uppercut.
Kanazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vieira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kanazawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kanazawa closes the distance and pushes Vieira back into the cage.
Kanazawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vieira up against the cage.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Vieira 's eye.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vieira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanazawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kanazawa is pressed up against the cage. Vieira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kanazawa down to the mat. Kanazawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa cracks a nice hook into Vieira's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kanazawa instigates a clinch.
Kanazawa taking a breather.
Kanazawa tries to work over Vieira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanazawa stalling against the cage.
Vieira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanazawa lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa is stalling here.
Kanazawa prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira tries for a takedown but Kanazawa manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Vieira is working for takedown but Kanazawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kanazawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vieira looking to stall.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Kanazawa misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa stalling against the cage.
Vieira wants a takedown but no success here.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
Vieira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kanazawa lands a nice uppercut.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vieira is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanazawa has double underhooks.
Kanazawa can't find room to land a body shot as Vieira controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Vieira won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanazawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanazawa tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Rodolfo Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Kanazawa fails to land.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurita Kanazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanazawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurita Kanazawa!
Kurita Kanazawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.