PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Kamikaze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kamikaze
vs
Hardee

178 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Alpha-Omega

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Kamikaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hardee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardee is looking to clinch but Kamikaze is avoiding it.
Hardee is looking to clinch.
Hardee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamikaze but Kamikaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Kamikaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardee, pushing him back against the cage.
Kamikaze misses with a knee strike.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze won't allow it.
Kamikaze is working Hardee over against the cage.
Kamikaze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kamikaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kamikaze stalls.
Kamikaze lands an elbow just above Hardee 's eye.

It looks like Dan Hardee has been cut.
Hardee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamikaze smiles and moves away.
Yoshi Kamikaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardee.

Kamikaze takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kamikaze scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kamikaze on the inside.
Kamikaze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kamikaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamikaze missing with knees to the body.
Kamikaze stalling.
Kamikaze scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamikaze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardee looks gassed!
Hardee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kamikaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardee's sensitive parts.
Hardee tries for a takedown but Kamikaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Kamikaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Kamikaze closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kamikaze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kamikaze for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kamikaze is working Hardee over against the cage.
Kamikaze lands an elbow inside.
Kamikaze has Hardee pushed against the cage.
Kamikaze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardee backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamikaze.
Hardee tries for a takedown but Kamikaze manages to get underhooks.
Kamikaze landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamikaze is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamikaze.
Kamikaze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardee's face.
Kamikaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Kamikaze on the inside.
Kamikaze gets underhooks to prevent Hardee's takedown attempt.
Kamikaze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kamikaze lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kamikaze.
A knee to the head by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardee backwards.
Kamikaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kamikaze stalls.
Hardee takes a shot to the head.
Kamikaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardee can't get the takedown.
Kamikaze will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardee up against the cage.
Hardee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamikaze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kamikaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardee managing to block the knees to the body from Kamikaze.
Hardee jumps guard but Kamikaze stands there with Hardee around his waist. Hardee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Kamikaze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kamikaze.
Hardee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamikaze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamikaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamikaze lands an uppercut.
Kamikaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardee.
Kamikaze scores with a knee to the head.
Hardee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kamikaze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardee's face.
Hardee can't get the takedown.
Hardee takes a shot to the head.
Kamikaze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardee has Kamikaze pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kamikaze manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze tries to throw a body punch but Hardee avoids it by throwing Kamikaze back against the cage.
Kamikaze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardee blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamikaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamikaze prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Kamikaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Kamikaze misses the target.
Kamikaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardee shoots in and drives through. Kamikaze sprawls well.

Kamikaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardee, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kamikaze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamikaze smiles and moves away.
Yoshi Kamikaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardee.
Kamikaze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamikaze lands a with a good body shot.
Hardee shoots in for a takedown but Kamikaze shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kamikaze gets a clinch.
A short right from Kamikaze on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamikaze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kamikaze gets through Hardee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kamikaze digs a right hand into Hardee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardee's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Kamikaze.
Kamikaze gets through Hardee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamikaze lands an elbow that stopped Hardee in his tracks for a moment.
Kamikaze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamikaze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshi Kamikaze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Kamikaze.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamikaze crunches a lovely knee into Hardee's ribcage.
Kamikaze trying to land knees to the body.
Kamikaze is pressed up against the cage. Hardee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamikaze down to the mat. Kamikaze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yoshi Kamikaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kamikaze darts in and clinches Hardee up against the cage.
Kamikaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamikaze with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamikaze working aggressively here.
Hardee jumps guard but Kamikaze stands there with Hardee around his waist. Hardee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardee tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamikaze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardee jumps guard but Kamikaze stands there with Hardee around his waist. Hardee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kamikaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kamikaze.
Kamikaze lands an elbow that stopped Hardee in his tracks for a moment.
Kamikaze works on Hardee's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamikaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardee goes for a takedown attempt but Kamikaze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hardee tries to keep at a distance but Kamikaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze won't allow it.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardee drops back down to his feet.
Kamikaze lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardee backwards.
Hardee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kamikaze connects with a knee to the head.
Kamikaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamikaze has Hardee pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kamikaze misses with a knee to the head.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze won't allow it.
Hardee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kamikaze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kamikaze misses with a knee strike.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardee drops back down to his feet.
Hardee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamikaze fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hardee tries to keep at a distance but Kamikaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamikaze gets underhooks to prevent Hardee's takedown attempt.
Kamikaze lands a nice knee to the body.
Kamikaze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardee takes a shot to the head.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardee drops back down to his feet.
Kamikaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamikaze lands a knee to the head.
Kamikaze misses with some punches.
Kamikaze tries a knee to the head but Hardee blocks it.
Kamikaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardee can do to turn this around?
Kamikaze gets underhooks to prevent Hardee's takedown attempt.
Kamikaze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kamikaze tries a knee to the head but Hardee blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Kamikaze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hardee looks to clinch

and Kamikaze counters by clinching up.
Hardee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kamikaze avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Kamikaze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamikaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardee.
Kamikaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamikaze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamikaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kamikaze scores a nice knee to the body.
Kamikaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardee fails to pull guard.
Yoshi Kamikaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardee.
Kamikaze gets underhooks to prevent Hardee's takedown attempt.
Hardee is working for takedown but Kamikaze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kamikaze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze won't allow it.
Kamikaze scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamikaze lands a shot to the body.
Kamikaze scores with a shot to the side of Hardee's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamikaze connects with a knee to the head.
Hardee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamikaze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kamikaze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamikaze is pressed up against the cage. Hardee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamikaze down to the mat. Kamikaze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kamikaze clinches with his opponent.
Kamikaze misses with a knee strike.
Hardee tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamikaze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kamikaze stalling against the cage.
Kamikaze misses with a knee to the head.
Kamikaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kamikaze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kamikaze lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Kamikaze.
Hardee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kamikaze is pressed up against the cage. Hardee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamikaze down to the mat. Kamikaze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamikaze gets a clinch.
Kamikaze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamikaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamikaze smiles and moves away.
Kamikaze tests Hardee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kamikaze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamikaze.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamikaze.
Hardee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamikaze smiles and moves away.

Kamikaze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kamikaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardee blocks an uppercut.
Kamikaze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kamikaze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardee tries to pull guard but Kamikaze won't allow it.
Kamikaze misses with a knee to the head.
Hardee wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardee being controlled against the cage.
Hardee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kamikaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamikaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardee controls his hands.
Kamikaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardee takes a shot to the head.
Hardee fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kamikaze gets through Hardee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamikaze.
Hardee jumps guard but Kamikaze stands there with Hardee around his waist. Hardee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kamikaze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kamikaze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardee backwards.
Kamikaze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardee.
Hardee being controlled against the cage.
Hardee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamikaze smiles and moves away.
Yoshi Kamikaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kamikaze counters by moving into the clinch.
Kamikaze crunches a lovely knee into Hardee's ribcage.
Dan Hardee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamikaze lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Kamikaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamikaze 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Kamikaze!