PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gastro Pastro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhiro comes to the cage accompanied by BUSHIDO. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kazuhiro
vs
Pastro

178 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

KAISER
Arcticus University: London

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Kazuhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gastro Pastro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pastro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kazuhiro's waist but Kazuhiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pastro off to one side.
Kazuhiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pastro.
Pastro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kazuhiro misses the jab.
Pastro goes for a double leg but Kazuhiro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kazuhiro continues to drive forward.
Kazuhiro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kazuhiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pastro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kazuhiro defends well and Pastro ends up having to push Kazuhiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Katsu Kazuhiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gastro Pastro.
Kazuhiro throws a looping overhand right but Pastro ducks down to avoid it.
Pastro is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Kazuhiro.
Katsu Kazuhiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Kazuhiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pastro doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pastro is defended easily by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Gastro Pastro has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kazuhiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Pastro's head.
Pastro staying out of range there.
Kazuhiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro throws the left hand but Pastro avoids the punch easily.
Pastro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Pastro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazuhiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazuhiro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pastro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazuhiro throws a body punch but Pastro moves out of range.
Kazuhiro throws a body punch but Pastro moves out of range.
Kazuhiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pastro throws out a counter right but Kazuhiro avoids it with no problem.
Pastro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pastro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazuhiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Pastro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kazuhiro but Kazuhiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazuhiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pastro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pastro is countered with a crisp right hand from Kazuhiro that sends him to the canvas! Kazuhiro follows him to the mat into side control.

Pastro is rocked!
Kazuhiro scoring with punches from side control.
Pastro is still in real trouble! Can Kazuhiro finish him?

Kazuhiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Pastro is defending well.

Kazuhiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pastro seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pastro regains half guard, as Kazuhiro was trying to land strikes.
Pastro trying to control from the bottom.
Kazuhiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pastro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kazuhiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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.
Kazuhiro stops Pastro from getting back to his feet.
Kazuhiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pastro defending well though.
Pastro is pressing down on Kazuhiro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Pastro is looking for a triangle here but Kazuhiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kazuhiro in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsu Kazuhiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gastro Pastro's cut.
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.

Pastro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pastro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pastro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pastro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuhiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Kazuhiro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A slow jab from Kazuhiro misses its intended target.

Kazuhiro cracks Pastro with a big right hand and Pastro goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazuhiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazuhiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pastro can do to turn this around?

Pastro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kazuhiro uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastro tries to escape but Kazuhiro is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazuhiro controlling from side mount.
Pastro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Kazuhiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Pastro is defending well.
Kazuhiro controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Kazuhiro stands up.

Kazuhiro drops Pastro with a left right combo! Kazuhiro follows him down to the ground into side control.

Kazuhiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kazuhiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kazuhiro just content to control the position.
Pastro is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Katsu Kazuhiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pastro is trying to control Kazuhiro's posture but Kazuhiro avoids it.

Kazuhiro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kazuhiro connects with a body shot.
Pastro misses with a takedown
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Gastro Pastro's cut even more.
Pastro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kazuhiro lands a stunning uppercut that sends Pastro to the mat!
Katsu Kazuhiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gastro Pastro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pastro trying to hold on to Kazuhiro's head to control him but Kazuhiro postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kazuhiro is controlling the pace.
Kazuhiro lands strikes from half guard.
Kazuhiro stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsu Kazuhiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gastro Pastro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kazuhiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pastro shoots in for a takedown but Kazuhiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kazuhiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kazuhiro is leaning against Pastro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kazuhiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kazuhiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazuhiro pushes Pastro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Kazuhiro.

Kazuhiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pastro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kazuhiro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pastro.

Kazuhiro gets a clinch.
Pastro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazuhiro pushes Pastro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuhiro gets through Pastro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pastro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro presses Pastro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Kazuhiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Kazuhiro.
Pastro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kazuhiro knocks out Pastro with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kazuhiro before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kazuhiro picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katsu Kazuhiro!
Katsu Kazuhiro gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).