PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall by Accept. Kamiya has chosen Muse - Supremacy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doerner
vs
Kamiya

170 cm
34
140 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

171 cm
36
148 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doerner gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kamiya struggling a bit here.
Doerner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Doerner 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.
Doerner landing a few strikes.

Doerner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamiya has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Doerner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kamiya manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doerner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Doerner seems to be working for a kimura but Kamiya defends the submission attempt.
Doerner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doerner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kamiya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doerner.
Kamiya is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doerner throws a strike but Kamiya avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doerner is one step ahead there.
Kamiya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doerner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamiya is keeping the position for now.
Doerner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamiya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doerner throws a strike but Kamiya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kamiya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamiya preventing the sweep.
Kamiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doerner trying to control the position.
My spies in ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA inform me that Kamiya has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kamiya looking to sit in guard and control but Doerner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doerner wants to pass the guard but Kamiya is keeping the position.
Doerner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kamiya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doerner is one step ahead there.
Kamiya working a defensive guard here.
Doerner is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamiya has wrist control.
Doerner postures up in Kamiya's guard and throws a big left but Kamiya blocks it.
Doerner throws a strike but Kamiya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamiya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner is trying to control the position but Kamiya postures up.

Doerner pushes Kamiya off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kamiya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamiya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doerner.
Doerner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doerner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya swings for the body but Doerner moves out of range.
Kamiya is looking to slow Doerner down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doerner shoots in and drives through. Kamiya sprawls well.
Doerner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamiya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Kamiya lands but Doerner takes it in his stride.
Doerner throws a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamiya cracks a nice hook into Doerner's ribs.
Kamiya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kamiya!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doerner shoots for a takedown but Kamiya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kamiya tries to clinch but Doerner moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Helmut Doerner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kamiya swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerner.
Doerner throws an overhand right that lands on Kamiya's shoulder, as Kamiya tries to avoid the shot.
Doerner shoots in but Kamiya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doerner fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamiya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamiya swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerner.
Helmut Doerner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamiya as he jumps to the side.
Kamiya throws a head kick but Doerner moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya ducks right into an uppercut from Doerner.
Nice cross by Kamiya.
Kamiya connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Doerner.
Kamiya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doerner throws a head kick that misses.
Doerner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kamiya counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kamiya.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doerner looking for a sweep. Not yet Doerner, not yet.
Kamiya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamiya postures up.
Kamiya wants to control from the top but Doerner keeps moving.

Doerner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but Kamiya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kamiya looking to score a takedown here. Doerner is defending well but Kamiya drives through and ends up in Doerner's guard.
Kamiya lands a couple of elbows.
Kamiya postures up.
Doerner is really struggling to control Kamiya but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kamiya trying to control the position from guard on top but Doerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya wants to pass the guard but Doerner is keeping the position.
Helmut Doerner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamiya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kamiya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamiya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doerner wants to stand up but Kamiya is controlling him.
Doerner trying to keep a closed guard but Kamiya is proving a slippery customer.

Doerner has his foot on Kamiya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kamiya works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya preventing the sweep.
Kamiya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamiya with a nice head shot there.
Kamiya trying to control but Doerner is working from the bottom.

Kamiya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kamiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doerner is keeping the position for now.
Kamiya trying to control but Doerner is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doerner's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kota Kamiya 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. This is the final round!

Kamiya clinches up against the cage.
Kamiya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doerners head.
Doerner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doerner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kamiya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamiya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doerner throws a knee to the head but misses.

Kamiya lands a takedown into guard.
Kamiya tries to free his leg and advance position but Doerner is retaining full guard.
Kamiya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doerner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamiya is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamiya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doerner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamiya is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Doerner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Doerner is looking to advance position but Kamiya has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kamiya landing shots from mount.
Kamiya wants to control the pace but Doerner is squirming around nicely.
Doerner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Doerner is bucking up trying to escape but Kamiya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kamiya lands a big elbow.
Kamiya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doerner looks a forlorn figure.

Doerner is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doerner takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kamiya's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kota Kamiya!
Kota Kamiya managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
Helmut Doerner spoke after the fight, saying 'I will cripple this fool in Abu Dhabi'.