PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terunari Kagiyama (ranked 3669 p4p, 351 weight class) and Enzo Dimelo (ranked 3628 p4p, 366 weight class). Enzo Dimelo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Enzo Dimelo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kagiyama
vs
Dimelo

177 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

RAGS of a RONIN

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terunari Kagiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Dimelo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimelo slips under a jab.
Kagiyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dimelo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kagiyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kagiyama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dimelo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dimelo keeping moving, preventing Kagiyama from controlling successfully.

Dimelo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kagiyama wants to control from the top but Dimelo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo is adopting a defensive guard.
Kagiyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kagiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kagiyama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kagiyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kagiyama 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.

Dimelo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kagiyama is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dimelo 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.
Kagiyama wants to control from the top but Dimelo keeps moving.
Kagiyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dimelo pulls Kagiyama in close to his closed guard and prevents Kagiyama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dimelo keeping moving, preventing Kagiyama from controlling successfully.
Kagiyama is fighting to break Dimelo's control of his arms but Dimelo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo lands a jab to the head.
Dimelo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dimelo misses with a looping left.
Kagiyama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dimelo moves out of range as Kagiyama strikes.
Dimelo moves forwards but Kagiyama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dimelo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimelo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kagiyama throwing a counter right hand but Dimelo manages to avoid it.
Kagiyama goes for a double leg but Dimelo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dimelo continues to drive forward.
Kagiyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimelo moves away.
Kagiyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimelo.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagiyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Enzo Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagiyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kagiyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kagiyama lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kagiyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kagiyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Kagiyama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dimelo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kagiyama throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Kagiyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Dimelo misses.
Dimelo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kagiyama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dimelo somewhat.
Kagiyama looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terunari Kagiyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kagiyama scores with a nice strike.
Kagiyama fails with the takedown.
Dimelo wants to clinch up but Kagiyama keeps it at a distance.
Kagiyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimelo can do to turn this around?
Kagiyama has his takedown stuffed
and Dimelo counters with a nice body shot.
Kagiyama lands a jab to the head.
Kagiyama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagiyama lands a leg kick that knocks Dimelo off balance momentarily.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kagiyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dimelo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terunari Kagiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kagiyama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kagiyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kagiyama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kagiyama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dimelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kagiyama.
Good leg kick by Kagiyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kagiyama walks into a stiff left hand from Dimelo.
Dimelo shoots in for a takedown but Kagiyama shows good takedown defense.
Kagiyama throws a hook to the side of Dimelo's head but Dimelo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kagiyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimelo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagiyama. That's going to slow Dimelo down.
A big left from Dimelo misses.
Terunari Kagiyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Kagiyama shoots in and drives through. Dimelo sprawls well.
Dimelo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kagiyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kagiyama throws a head kick but Dimelo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a poor cross that misses
and Dimelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimelo moves out of range as Kagiyama strikes.
Dimelo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kagiyama to score with a decent uppercut.

Dimelo is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Kagiyama.
Kagiyama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kagiyama cracks Dimelo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dimelo falls to his knees and Kagiyama doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terunari Kagiyama!