PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasim Akande told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Beefheart
vs
Akande

182 cm
30
223 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

189 cm
33
223 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande throws a head kick that misses.
Beefheart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akande lands a jab to the head.
Kasim Akande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akande gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akande fails with a takedown attempt.
Beefheart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Akande takes one to the side of the head.
Beefheart feints and then cracks Akande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akande down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Akande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akande changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefheart tries to avoid it but Akande manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefheart to the ground. Beefheart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beefheart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Kasim Akande has been cut.

Beefheart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akande, pushing him back against the cage.
Beefheart presses Akande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beefheart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart scores with a hook to the body.
Akande looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beefheart.
Beefheart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beefheart has Akande pressed against the cage.
Beefheart prevents a body shot from Akande.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Akande looking to throw knees to the head but Beefheart is blocking nicely.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beefheart avoiding damage as Akande throws knees to the body.
Akande missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akande.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Akande misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Akande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beefheart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande taking a breather.

Beefheart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Akande is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beefheart to the mat. Beefheart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beefheart holds on and takes a little breather.

Akande avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beefheart controls Akande momentarily but Akande frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beefheart is pulling down on Akande's head to control his posture.
Beefheart striking off his back.
Beefheart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Akande!
Akande is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart controlling from mount.
Akande is trying to escape the mount.
Akande tries to hold on but Beefheart pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beefheart looking to control but Akande is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akande tries to hold on but Beefheart postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akande is squirming around, avoiding Beefheart's attempts to control the action.
Akande is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasim Akande's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Akande staying out of range there.
Akande fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beefheart checks it well.
A solid body kick from Akande.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
Beefheart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akande's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Beefheart misses the target.
Akande shoots in looking for a takedown but Beefheart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akande's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the body from Akande misses
and Beefheart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Akande finds it's target.
Beefheart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart cracks Akande with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Beefheart.
Good standup being displayed there by Beefheart as he connects with a hook.
Beefheart lands a jab.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Beefheart wants to clinch.
Beefheart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande misses the shot to the body.
Akande lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Beefheart as Akande shoots in.
Akande tries for a takedown but Beefheart circles away easily
and Beefheart counters with a right hand to the body.
Captain Beefheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasim Akande.
Akande looks to land a right hand but Beefheart moved out of range.
Akande tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beefheart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beefheart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akande fails to land with a series of punches.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akande moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akande changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefheart tries to avoid it but Akande manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefheart to the ground. Beefheart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akande is breathing heavily.
Akande closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande throws a push kick but Beefheart slaps the foot to one side.
Akande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Beefheart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beefheart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beefheart scores with a nice head shot.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akande manages to avoid it.
Akande on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beefheart scores with a three punch combo!
Akande misses with a double jab
and Beefheart counters with an inside leg kick.
Akande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beefheart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Captain Beefheart is winning the standup battle so far.
Akande tries to score with a low kick but Beefheart moves his leg out of the way.
Akande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beefheart throws a push kick but Akande slaps the foot to one side.
Beefheart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akande.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beefheart moves into the clinch successfully.
Akande avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Akande missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beefheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beefheart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akande backwards.
Beefheart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Akande shrugs off.
Akande managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Beefheart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akande backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akande's defenses.

That has opened up Kasim Akande's cut even more.
Beefheart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akande can do to turn this around?
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Akande 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akande's brow.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Beefheart.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Beefheart - that landed with a thud.
Beefheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akande backwards.

Akande is rocked!
Akande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.
Akande is still on wobbly legs! Can Beefheart finish him?
Beefheart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but Akande blocks with his arms.

Beefheart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Captain Beefheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefheart Rushes Akande and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Akande is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Beefheart Piles on the pressure and Akande crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Beefheart!
A very excited looking Captain Beefheart 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.