PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natural Born Killer (ranked 561 p4p, 67 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushii (ranked 393 p4p, 46 weight class). Kuroda Atsushii has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Born Killer
vs
Atsushii

176 cm
25
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
144 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FORCEE

Project Mayhem

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Natural Born Killer!
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, Kuroda Atsushii!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atsushii at a distance.
Atsushii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Killer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atsushii.
Killer is leaning against Atsushii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Atsushii fails to land.
Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atsushii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushii lands a body punch.
Killer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Killer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Atsushii.
Atsushii misses with a punch on the inside.

Atsushii breaks the clinch.
Killer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atsushii was well out of range. Poor timing from Killer.
Atsushii follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Atsushii is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushii keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atsushii.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Killer checks a leg kick.
Killer misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Atsushii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atsushii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Killer avoids the body shot from Atsushii.
Atsushii lands a nice hook to Killer's body. Killer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Killer moves away from the strike by Atsushii.
Atsushii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killer.
Killer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Killer scores with a jab to the body.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Atsushii circles away.
Atsushii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atsushii.
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer throws a hook but Atsushii avoids it easily.
Killer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atsushii.
Atsushii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atsushii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Killer blocks the leg kick.
Killer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atsushii.
Killer swings for the body but Atsushii moves out of range.
Killer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atsushii takes one 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!
Atsushii slips under a jab from Killer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Killer's head.
Atsushii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Killer scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atsushii looks to land a right hand but Killer moved out of range.
Atsushii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killer moves out of range of the body kick from Atsushii.
Atsushii swats away the attempt to clinch by Killer.
Atsushii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atsushii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atsushii throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Killer misses.
Atsushii slips under a jab.
Atsushii raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsushii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Atsushii as he connects with a hook.
Killer avoids a kick to the body.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
Atsushii throws a low kick, looking for Killer's leg but Killer calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Atsushii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atsushii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Killer's head.
Killer avoids a kick to the body.
Atsushii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Killer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Killer drives through and clinches with Atsushii against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Atsushii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Atsushii misses with the head strike.
Killer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atsushii or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.

Atsushii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atsushii.
Killer cracks the inside of Atsushii's front leg.
Killer scores with a punch to the head.
Killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atsushii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushii manages to avoid it.
Atsushii slips a jab from Killer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atsushii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killer.
Atsushii replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Killer blocks it well.
Killer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atsushii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Killer scrambles back to his feet.
Killer lands a slapping body shot.
Atsushii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killer. Atsushii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atsushii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Killer looks to land a right hand but Atsushii moved out of range.
Atsushii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Killer is able to avoid easily.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushii moves away.
Atsushii digs a good hook to Killer's body.
Atsushii misses the shot to the body.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atsushii, as that shot connected.
Killer scores with a hook to the body. Atsushii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
A lazy left from Killer finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atsushii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Killer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Killer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atsushii throws out a counter right but Killer avoids it with no problem.
Atsushii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Killer cracks Atsushii with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Natural Born Killer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Killer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atsushii in his tracks.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Killer.
Atsushii checks a leg kick nicely.
Atsushii lands a nice shot to the body.
Atsushii throws an overhand right that lands on Killer's shoulder, as Killer tries to avoid the shot.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
Killer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Atsushii circles away.
Killer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushii manages to avoid it.
Atsushii scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Atsushii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Atsushii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Killer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Killer looks to land a left hand but Atsushii moved out of range nicely.
Atsushii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Killer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Killer avoids a kick to the body.
Atsushii throws a hook but Killer blocks it.
Killer throws a hook but Atsushii blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer throws a lazy right hand but Atsushii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atsushii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atsushii 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.
Killer checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushii throws a front kick aimed at Killer's knee but Killer avoids it well.
Killer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Atsushii.

Killer forces Atsushii back against the cage and clinches.
Killer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killer is leaning against Atsushii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atsushii.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.

Atsushii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killer throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Atsushii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Killer misses the shot to the body.
Killer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Atsushii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Killer blocks the leg kick.
Killer misses with a straight left.
Atsushii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atsushii.
Atsushii looks for the body kick but Killer saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Killer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii tries to score with a low kick but Killer moves his leg out of the way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Natural Born Killer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atsushii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atsushii backwards.
Atsushii misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushii is trying to force a seperation but Killer has the dominant position.
Atsushii lands a left hand.
Atsushii avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Killer.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer prevents a body shot from Atsushii.
Atsushii blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Atsushii.
Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Atsushii controls his hands.
Killer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atsushii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atsushii avoids it.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Atsushii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii lands with a short shot to the head.
Atsushii struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Killer lands an uppercut.
Atsushii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Atsushii.
Atsushii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atsushii.
Atsushii blocking some punches.
Atsushii managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atsushii blocks an uppercut.
Killer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Atsushii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer landing knees to the body.
Atsushii lands a body punch.
Atsushii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Atsushii blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Killer.
Killer tries a knee to the head but Atsushii blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
Atsushii misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer tries a body shot but Atsushii blocks it.

Atsushii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Atsushii - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atsushii throws a hook to the side of Killer's head but Killer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Killer looks to land a combination but Atsushii avoids it well.
Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atsushii counters with a body kick.
Atsushii throws a looping overhand right but Killer ducks down to avoid it.
Killer tries to clinch but Atsushii is having none of it.
Atsushii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Killer scores with a sloppy right hand. Atsushii should have avoided that one.
Atsushii thumps Killer with a low kick.
Killer slips under a jab from Atsushii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Killer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atsushii! But no joy.
Atsushii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Killer misses with a hook.
Killer backing away here, and Atsushii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Killer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atsushii misses with a kick to the body.
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 Natural Born Killer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Killer ducks under a wild hook from Atsushii.
Killer misses the jab.
Atsushii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Killer.
Atsushii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Killer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Killer throws a big shot that misses.
Atsushii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Killer will feel that in the morning.
Decent striking displayed by Killer there.
Atsushii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killer.
Atsushii scoring well with a low kick there.
Atsushii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushii.
Atsushii misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer lands a slapping body shot.
Atsushii misses with a body shot.
It looked like Killer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atsushii throws the left hand but Killer avoids the punch easily.
Atsushii throws a push kick but Killer slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Atsushii misses the target.
Killer is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Atsushii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Killer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atsushii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atsushii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Atsushii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atsushii scores with a leg kick.
Atsushii takes one on the button.
Atsushii throws a looping overhand right but Killer ducks down to avoid it.
Killer missing with a left hand there. Atsushii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Killer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atsushii doesn't seem phased though.

Killer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Atsushii breaks from the clinch.

Killer moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atsushii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushii avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atsushii is defending well for now.
Kuroda Atsushii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Natural Born Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Atsushii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atsushii.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Atsushii is trying to push Killer away but Killer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atsushii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atsushii misses with some punches.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atsushii is trying to break the clinch but Killer is controlling him.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atsushii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atsushii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atsushii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atsushii has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Killer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Atsushii can turn it around.
Killer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Atsushii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Atsushii.
Atsushii is trying to force a seperation but Killer has the dominant position.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atsushii avoids it.
Atsushii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atsushii's elbow.
Atsushii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atsushii throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Atsushii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Killer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atsushii blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Atsushii avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.
Atsushii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Atsushii.
Atsushii wants to break free but Killer has control.
Atsushii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atsushii avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atsushii avoids it.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Atsushii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushii misses with a punch to the body.
Killer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atsushii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atsushii lands a nice shot to the body.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Atsushii avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Atsushii.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atsushii avoiding damage as Killer throws knees to the body.
Atsushii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer blocking some punches.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Atsushii.

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 Natural Born Killer.
Well Killer 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natural Born Killer!
Our winner, Natural Born Killer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.