PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsui Kyoraku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dusk
vs
Kyoraku

180 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

190 cm
39
186 lbs
32 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Amped Performance

RAGS of a RONIN

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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku looks to land a right hand but Dusk moved out of range.
Dusk throws a leg kick but Kyoraku sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Kyoraku instigates a clinch.
Dusk blocking some punches.
Dusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyoraku.
Dusk prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
Dusk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kyoraku digs a right hand underneath Dusk's ribcage. Dusk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyoraku is working Dusk over against the cage.
Kyoraku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyoraku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dusk.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kyoraku is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dusk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kyoraku to the mat. Kyoraku regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kyoraku looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kyoraku wants to sweep but no luck.
Kyoraku is pulling down on Dusk's head. It's preventing any offense from Dusk, at least for the moment.
Dusk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyoraku is on top in guard.

Dusk wants to sweep but no luck.
Kyoraku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kyoraku got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dusk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kyoraku has managed to get both his arms back between Dusk's legs - danger averted.

Dusk working for a triangle but Kyoraku defends it easily.
Dusk tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dusk working for a triangle but Kyoraku defends it easily.
Kyoraku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dusk keeping full guard, as Kyoraku tries to pass.
Kyoraku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dusk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kyoraku trying to control but Dusk is working from the bottom.
Kyoraku looking to pass the guard.

Kyoraku gets to his feet. Dusk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four 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.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dusk.
Dusk looks to land a right hand but Kyoraku moved out of range.
Kyoraku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dusk throws out the jab.
Kyoraku is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Kyoraku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dusk.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Dusk controls the action.
Kyoraku is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dusk tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Dusk can't get the takedown.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyoraku is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dusk is trying to drag Kyoraku to the mat but Kyoraku just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Dusk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dusk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
Dusk tries to clinch but Kyoraku is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Dusk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dusk tries to move into range but Kyoraku moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kyoraku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dusk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown but Kyoraku shows good takedown defense.
Dusk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyoraku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dusk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dusk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kyoraku tries to counter with a clinch but Dusk shakes him off and moves away.
Kyoraku thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dusk moves into range and clinches up with Kyoraku.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyoraku.
A short right from Dusk on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku gets underhooks to prevent Dusk's takedown attempt.
Kyoraku scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyoraku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kyoraku.
Dusk blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Dusk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusk.
Dusk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kyoraku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Dusk avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.

Dusk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kyoraku is trying to keep an underhook but Dusk manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dusk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kyoraku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyoraku is holding on to half guard well.
Kyoraku is looking for a sweep. Dusk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dusk wants to control but Kyoraku is keeping him busy.
Dusk stalling.
Dusk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyoraku defending well though.
Dusk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk wants to control but Kyoraku is keeping him busy.
Kyoraku controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kyoraku is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dusk lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk is looking to take a break and control but Kyoraku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyoraku is looking to control Dusk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyoraku avoid being mounted?
Kyoraku gets back to full guard.
Dusk wants to control from the top but Kyoraku keeps moving.
Kyoraku is pulling down on Dusk's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk preventing the sweep.
Dusk wants to pass the guard but Kyoraku is keeping the position.
Kyoraku keeping moving, preventing Dusk from controlling successfully.
Dusk preventing the sweep.
Dusk working some strikes from top position.
Kyoraku is trying to keep Dusk in close.
Dusk stands up over Kyoraku, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dusk throwing strikes from guard but Kyoraku blocks nicely.
Kyoraku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dusk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk landing some decent shots from guard.
Dusk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dusk wants to control from the top but Kyoraku keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kyoraku holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dusk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dusk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dusk trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyoraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusk stopping the sweep attempt from Kyoraku.
Dusk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kyoraku looking to control.
Kyoraku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dusk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Drake Dusk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kyoraku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Dusk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kyoraku did well to prevent Dusk getting side control.

Kyoraku manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dusk lands with a shot to the body.
Kyoraku looks to throw a body kick
and Dusk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dusk works the jab nicely.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyoraku pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kyoraku gets caught napping as Dusk dives in and scores a takedown. Kyoraku manages to retain guard.
Dusk postures up.
Dusk lands a couple of digs.
Dusk connects with a couple of short punches.
Dusk postures up in Kyoraku's guard and throws a big left but Kyoraku blocks it.
Dusk stands up over Kyoraku, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kyoraku controlling Dusk's posture.
Dusk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk throws a strike but Kyoraku rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kyoraku stopping the sweep attempt from Dusk.

Kyoraku gets to his feet. Dusk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kyoraku lands a jab to the nose.
Dusk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dusk's corner calls for a 1-2. Dusk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dusk lands an overhand right.
Kyoraku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dusk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyoraku doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyoraku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dusk misses with a takedown
and Kyoraku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dusk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kyoraku. Kyoraku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kyoraku throws a body punch but Dusk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk misses with a body shot.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dusk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyoraku tries to bum rush Dusk with a series of wild strikes but Dusk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyoraku fails to land with a series of punches.
Dusk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dusk tries a low kick but Kyoraku avoids it.
Dusk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyoraku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dusk throws a solid leg kick but Kyoraku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dusk.
A jab from Kyoraku does it's job there.
Dusk misses with a leg kick.
Kyoraku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kyoraku delivers a nice body kick.
Kyoraku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dusk.

Kyoraku has Dusk up against the cage in a clinch.

Dusk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyoraku defending well though.

Dusk is looking for a kimura but Kyoraku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dusk to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dusk is trying to control. Kyoraku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kyoraku is looking to control Dusk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyoraku avoid being mounted?
Kyoraku preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kyoraku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dusk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kyoraku's head.
Kyoraku gets full guard.
Drake Dusk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kyoraku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kyoraku sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Dusk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kyoraku pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Kyoraku seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Drake Dusk.
I think Dusk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Dusk!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Drake Dusk made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.