PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Union
vs
Kazuhiro

178 cm
25
182 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro slips a jab from Union.
Union misses with a right hand

and Kazuhiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazuhiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro misses with some punches.
Kazuhiro lands with a right to the head.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Union wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazuhiro has him pressed against the cage.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro pushes Union back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Union leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kazuhiro lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Union's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro missing with knees to the body.
Union is trying to force a seperation but Kazuhiro has the dominant position.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Kazuhiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Union wants to stall.
Kazuhiro stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro misses with the head strike.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kazuhiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Union's efforts to push away.
Union wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazuhiro won't allow it.
Union is trying to break the clinch but Kazuhiro is controlling him.
Kazuhiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Union up against the cage.
Kazuhiro throws a head punch that misses.
Kazuhiro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kazuhiro gets through Union's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Union's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kazuhiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Union wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazuhiro has him pressed against the cage.
Kazuhiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Union.
Kazuhiro looking to throw knees to the head but Union is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Union lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
A frustrated look appears on Union's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Union breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Union takes one on the button.
Union misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union throws a nice looking combination but Kazuhiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Union loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhiro slips the punch.
Union misses with a hook
and Kazuhiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Union throws an off balance right hand
and Union takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Union throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazuhiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Union both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Union throws a series of punches but Kazuhiro avoids them all with ease.
Kazuhiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kazuhiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Union checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Union looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazuhiro sizes up Union with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Union throws a right hand that misses

and Kazuhiro counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuro Kazuhiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Kazuhiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro ducks right into an uppercut from Union.
Union fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Union chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazuhiro can pounce on him.
Union uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kazuhiro is rocked!
Union ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kazuhiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Union finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Union jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Union throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhiro moves away and avoids it.
Kazuhiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot lands for Union.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Kazuhiro lands with a nice body punch.
Kazuhiro drops his hands momentarily and Union takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Union keeps the fight on the outside.

Kazuhiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Union, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazuhiro.
Union managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Union is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kazuhiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kazuhiro working aggressively here.
Kazuhiro has a couple of punches blocked by Union.
Kazuhiro misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kazuhiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Union avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazuhiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro avoiding damage.
Union blocks an uppercut.
Kazuhiro tries a knee to the head but Union blocks it.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but Union blocks with his arms.
Kazuhiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazuhiro trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuhiro is stalling here.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Union just leaning against Kazuhiro, taking a breather.
Kazuhiro lands an uppercut.
Union letting Kazuhiro take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Union is trying to force a seperation but Kazuhiro has the dominant position.
Kazuhiro scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Kazuhiro misses with the head strike.
Kazuhiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kazuhiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Union.
Kazuhiro keeps control of Union as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Union.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuhiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Union on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union tries to break the clinch but Kazuhiro is controlling the position.
Kazuhiro is struggling to control the position.
Kazuhiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazuhiro tries to work over Union's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but Union blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Union.
Union wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Union wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuhiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Union avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Katsuro Kazuhiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Kazuhiro.
Union cracks a nice hook into Kazuhiro's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazuhiro.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Kazuhiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Union misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Union takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro motions for Union to come forward. Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro jabs at Union's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazuhiro slips a jab from Union.
Kazuhiro lands a nice looking body kick.
Union checks a leg kick.
Union throws a lazy right hand but Kazuhiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazuhiro throws a solid leg kick but Union takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuhiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Union.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Kazuhiro tenderised Union's leg. Union is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kazuhiro, as that shot connected.
Kazuhiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Kazuhiro misses with a body shot.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Union swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Union takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Union loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhiro slips the punch.
Kazuhiro misses with a leg kick.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union looks to land a right hand but Kazuhiro moved out of range.
Kazuhiro slips under a jab from Union.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Union paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that misses.
Kazuhiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Union throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Union keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuhiro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Union looks to land a combination but Kazuhiro avoids it well.
Union misses the jab.
Union has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazuhiro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kazuhiro. Union shrugs it off though.
Union is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kazuhiro misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Union throws a hook but Kazuhiro blocks it.
Union throws out a loose jab but Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Union lands a really nice looking cross but Kazuhiro seems unphased.
Kazuhiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Union's sensitive parts.
Kazuhiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Union, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Union fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kazuhiro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Union has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Union and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Union throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhiro moves away and avoids it.
Union misses with a looping left.
A big left from Union misses.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. Union looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Union takes one on the button.
Kazuhiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Union's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Union checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazuhiro, right into the meat.
Union walks into a jab.
That kick from Kazuhiro tenderised Union's leg. Union is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Union throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union misses with a looping left.
Bregan Union has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuhiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Union scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazuhiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazuhiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Union throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kazuhiro counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuro Kazuhiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazuhiro 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

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