PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kaede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza has chosen The Legend of Zelda, Overworld as his entrance music. 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.

Kaede
vs
Yakuza

175 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
114 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Kaede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaede throws a lazy right hand but Yakuza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Yakuza darts in and clinches Kaede up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaede.

Yakuza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Kaede moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kaede misses its intended target.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Yakuza tries to clinch there but Kaede circles away.
Kaede looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakuza is just out of range.
Kaede lands a slapping body shot.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Kaede thuds his right hand into Yakuza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yakuza on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Yakuza rushes Kaede and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yakuza's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yakuza's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Yakuza manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakuza slips a jab from Kaede.
Kaede swinging wildly here.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaede swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Kaede keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yakuza gets a clinch.
Yakuza blocking some punches.

Yakuza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Kaede avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yakuza rushes Kaede and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Yakuza manages to break the clinch.
Yakuza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Kaede is having none of it.
Kaede wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakuza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaede.
Yakuza needs to keep his hands up - Kaede had a free shot at his head there.
Kaede lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yakuza at a distance.
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Kaede keeps it at a distance.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaede manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaede listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Yakuza is rocked!
Kaede shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Yakuza takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Kaede sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Yakuza bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Kaede!
Ichi Yakuza was interviewed post fight and said 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.