PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Kissel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kissel has chosen Coal Chamber - Loco as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yuudai
vs
Kissel

172 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Kissel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yuudai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kissel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kissel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yuudai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kissel's sensitive parts.
Kissel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuudai misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kissel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yuudai scores with the left hand. Kissel knows he should have avoided that one.
Yuudai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yuudai misses with an uppercut.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kissel.
Kissel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kissel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kissel.
Yuudai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kissel's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuudai. Kissel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Kissel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yuudai lands with a shot to the body.
Kissel missing with a left hand there. Yuudai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Kissel misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Kissel.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuudai lands a two punch combo.
Yuudai drops his hands momentarily and Kissel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kissel wants to slow Yuudai down by chopping away at his legs.
Kissel scores with a nice strike.
Yuudai loads up on a big right hand but Kissel slips the punch.
Yuudai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kissel.
A counter left hand to the body from Yuudai misses its target.
Yuudai throws a body punch but Kissel moves out of range.
Kissel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuudai.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Kissel's leg. Kissel is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissel throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kissel.
Yuudai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kissel works Yuudai's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Yuudai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kissel. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kissel blocks a head kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yuudai moves out of range of the strikes.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kissel misses with an uppercut.
Kissel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kissel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yuudai!
Kissel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yuudai on the side of the head.
Kissel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yuudai.
Kissel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yuudai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kissel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissel throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Kissel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuudai misses with a low kick as Kissel jumps back.
Kissel is looking for the big counter here.
Kissel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kissel.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yuudai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kissel.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Kissel moved away.
Yuudai throws a solid leg kick but Kissel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a hook but Kissel blocks it.
Yuudai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kissel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kissel avoids the body shot from Yuudai.
Kissel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kissel.
Yuudai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai thumps Kissel with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Kissel moved away.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuudai lands a right hook to the body.
Kissel moves out of range as Yuudai throws a body kick.
Kissel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
A big right from Yuudai misses.
Kissel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Kissel tries to get set, Yuudai tries to push him back and clinch up but Kissel manages to avoid the attempt.
Kissel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuudai.
Yuudai fakes the leg kick and cracks Kissel in the body.

Yuudai darts in and clinches Kissel up against the cage.
Kissel tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai pushes Kissel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yuudai throws an elbow but it misses.
Yuudai throws a punch but it's blocked by Kissel.
Kissel scores with a hook to the body.
Kissel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yuudai lands with a right hand.
Yuudai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kissel counters with a three punch combo that has Yuudai backing up. Yuudai nods at Kissel to acknowledge the strikes.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kissel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Takeshi Yuudai is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai misses with a shot to the body
and Kissel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Kissel misses the target.
Kissel motions for Yuudai to come forward. Kissel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kissel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yuudai throws out the jab.
Kissel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yuudai. That one must have hurt.
Yuudai throws a series of strikes that have Kissel backpedaling.
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!
Yuudai tests Kissel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yuudai tries to land a front kick but Kissel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kissel moves away.
Yuudai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kissel.
Kissel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai is looking to land body kicks.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kissel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuudai. Yuudai obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuudai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kissel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yuudai is looking to wear down Kissel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.

Kissel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kissel has a couple of punches blocked by Yuudai.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yuudai.
Yuudai blocks an uppercut.
Kissel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yuudai prevents a body shot from Kissel.
Kissel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuudai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kissel can do to turn this around?
Kissel gets through Yuudai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuudai lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissel.
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!
Yuudai misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yuudai.
A head punch on the inside from Kissel fails to land.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kissel can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Kissel lands a hook that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Yuudai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yuudai blocks an uppercut.
Kissel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yuudai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuudai has Kissel pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuudai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Kissel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kissel.
Kissel lands a nice uppercut.
Kissel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissel.
A left hand lands to the body for Yuudai.
Nice body punch from Yuudai.
Yuudai prevents a body shot from Kissel.
Kissel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai pushes Kissel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yuudai.
Kissel working aggressively here.
Yuudai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kissels head.
Yuudai lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuudai misses with the head strike.
Yuudai lands with a left to the head.
Kissel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kissel misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuudai lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kissel tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuudai lands a left hand.
Yuudai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kissel backwards.
Yuudai tries to work over Kissel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takeshi Yuudai has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
Kissel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kissel working aggressively here.
Kissel working aggressively here.
Kissel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissel.
I was talking to Yuudai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Yuudai.
Kissel blocks an elbow strike.
Yuudai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuudai lands an elbow inside.
Yuudai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuudai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kissel tries to throw a body punch but Yuudai avoids it by throwing Kissel back against the cage.
Yuudai lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Yuudai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Yuudai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Yuudai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kissel scores with a body shot.
Yuudai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kissel's calf.
Kissel tries to score with a low kick but Yuudai moves his leg out of the way.
Yuudai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kissel will feel that in the morning.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kissel looks to clinch
and Yuudai counters with a thumping low kick.
Yuudai dodges the punch combination from Kissel.
A jab lands there for Yuudai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuudai.
Yuudai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Kissel. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuudai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kissel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kissel looks to move away, Yuudai throws a big counter combo but Kissel just gets out of the way.
Yuudai lands a leg kick that knocks Kissel off balance momentarily.
Yuudai wants to land a leg kick but Kissel is out of range.
Yuudai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kissel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kissel misses with the combination.
Yuudai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yuudai throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuudai thumps Kissel with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kissel.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissel moves forwards but Yuudai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kissel misses the body punch

and Yuudai counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kissel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kissel misses with a body punch.
Kissel tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.
Kissel misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yuudai misses with a punch to the body.
Kissel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuudai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kissel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuudai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Yuudai lands a shot to the body.
Yuudai lands a nice uppercut.
Kissel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kissel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Kissel fails to land.
Yuudai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yuudai lands an elbow inside that Kissel shrugs off.
Kissel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kissel taking a breather.
Yuudai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuudai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kissel misses with some punches.
Yuudai prevents a body shot from Kissel.
Yuudai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yuudai tries to throw a body punch but Kissel avoids it by throwing Yuudai back against the cage.
Kissel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuudai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kissel working aggressively here.
Kissel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuudai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kissel breaks the clinch.
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!
Kissel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yuudai.
Kissel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuudai.

Yuudai instigates a clinch.
Yuudai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Yuudai.
Kissel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuudai lands a body punch.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yuudai prevents a body shot from Kissel.
Kissel tries to throw a body punch but Yuudai avoids it by throwing Kissel back against the cage.
Kissel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kissel lands a shot to the body.
Yuudai letting Kissel take a breather here.
Good body shot from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darren Kissel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kissel tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuudai 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
A very excited looking Takeshi Yuudai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.