PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osamu Kido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kido
vs
Johnson

177 cm
27
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
28
202 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osamu Kido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kido tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kido fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kido circles away.
Kido keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Osamu Kido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kido but Kido pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kido tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Kido clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Kido is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Kido.
Kido tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that Kido has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Kido keeps him there for the moment.

Kido gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johnson regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Kido is having none of it.

Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kido is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Kido gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Kido is controlling him well.

Johnson kicks off Kido and gets to his feet.

Kido closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to stand up but Kido is controlling him.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kido from controlling successfully.
Kido tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Kido advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kido tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kido just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kido is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson tries to escape but Kido is in control.

Kido is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.

Kido tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kido has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kido prevents Johnson from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but Kido is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kido controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but Kido kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Kido is in full control for now.

Kido tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kido is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Kido is in full control for now.

Johnson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kido gets his way!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kido tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnson pushed the leg off.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kido looking for the RNC.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Kido is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osamu Kido 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kido.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Osamu Kido overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kido is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Kido is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is pushing Kido's head away, looking to escape. Kido manages to hold on to the position though.
Kido wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kido asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kido tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson pushes Kido away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kido gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kido trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson pushes Kido away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kido gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kido trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson prevents Kido from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to escape but Kido is in control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kido here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kido wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kido has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kido trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Kido from moving into mount.
Kido wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kido tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Kido is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kido advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Kido's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is trying to stand.

Kido is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.

Kido looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Kido controlling his opponent.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osamu Kido dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kido stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kido wants it to stay on the feet.
Kido shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kido, which made it look bad.
Johnson dives in and grabs Kido's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kido pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Osamu Kido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Johnson.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kido shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.

Kido moves into the clinch.
Kido is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Kido's takedown attempt.
Kido tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kido tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Kido looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kido prevents the takedown attempt.
Kido drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kido wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Kido gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kido trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Kido tries to pass.
Kido trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osamu Kido is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kido is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Osamu Kido just wasn't active enough.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Kido avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kido continues to drive forward.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Kido controls the action.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Kido.

Kido gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to kick Kido off but Kido keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kido perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kido is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kido trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Kido is controlling him well.
Kido not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson tries to kick Kido off but Kido keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kido shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson wants to stand but Kido is controlling the position.
Kido is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Kido isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kido trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kido trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kido slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Osamu Kido.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kido is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osamu Kido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kido has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osamu Kido!