PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 3147 p4p, 439 weight class) and Artur Syrowatka (ranked 2075 p4p, 301 weight class). Syrowatka has chosen Slash - Nothing to Say as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kanagawa
vs
Syrowatka

186 cm
29
211 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

186 cm
32
216 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Kanagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrowatka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Syrowatka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kanagawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Syrowatka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanagawa throwing a counter right hand but Syrowatka manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Syrowatka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Syrowatka stalks Kanagawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kanagawa's face. Kanagawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Syrowatka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa throws a right and a left that Syrowatka avoids nicely.
Syrowatka tests Kanagawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanagawa looks to land a right hand but Syrowatka moved out of range.
Kanagawa moves forwards but Syrowatka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Syrowatka misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syrowatka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanagawa needs to keep his hands up - Syrowatka had a free shot at his head there.
Syrowatka moves away from the strike by Kanagawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa misses with a jab to the body
and Syrowatka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Syrowatka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kanagawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Syrowatka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kanagawa at a distance.
Syrowatka misses with a head kick.
Syrowatka throws a combination. Kanagawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot.
Kanagawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kanagawa!

It looks like Artur Syrowatka has been cut.
Syrowatka swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syrowatka throws a series of punches but Kanagawa moves out of range.
Syrowatka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Syrowatka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kanagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Syrowatka is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka is looking to chop away at Kanagawa's legs.
Kanagawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Syrowatka momentarily.
Syrowatka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syrowatka takes one to the side of the head.
Kanagawa misses with a hook. Syrowatka ducked under it nicely.
Kanagawa throws a body punch but Syrowatka moves out of range.
Kanagawa swings for the body but Syrowatka moves out of range.
Syrowatka moves away from the strike by Kanagawa.
Kanagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kanagawa.
Syrowatka throws a series of strikes that have Kanagawa backpedaling.
Kanagawa moves away from the strike by Syrowatka.
Kanagawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka misses with a hook. Kanagawa ducked under it nicely.
Syrowatka avoids the body shot from Kanagawa.
Some wild striking there from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanagawa looks to land a right hand but Syrowatka moved out of range.
Syrowatka just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanagawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syrowatka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanagawa.
Left hook, right uppercut from Syrowatka.
Kanagawa lands a glancing blow to the side of Syrowatka's head.
Kanagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanagawa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kanagawa misses.
Kanagawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Syrowatka connects with a body shot.
Kanagawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanagawa slips a jab and a cross from Syrowatka.
Kanagawa misses the jab.
Good work by Kanagawa as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Kanagawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Syrowatka.
Kanagawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka jabs at Kanagawa's body.
Syrowatka scores with a jab.
Kanagawa misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanagawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Syrowatka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Syrowatka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Syrowatka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Syrowatka's cut.
That's time! Kanagawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kanagawa throws a series of punches but Syrowatka avoids them all with ease.
Kanagawa misses with a hook.
Syrowatka throws a head kick but Kanagawa moves out of range.
Syrowatka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa missing with a left hand there. Syrowatka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Syrowatka lands with a hook. Kanagawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kanagawa misses with a left hand
and Syrowatka counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanagawa. Syrowatka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanagawa misses with a hook.
Syrowatka is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syrowatka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kanagawa on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanagawa checks a leg kick.
Syrowatka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Syrowatka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kanagawa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Syrowatka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Syrowatka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa misses with a hook.
Syrowatka throws a counter combo.
Kanagawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka slips a jab from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa swings for the body but Syrowatka moves out of range.
Syrowatka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Artur Syrowatka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanagawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Syrowatka blocks a jab.
Syrowatka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanagawa throws out the jab.
Kanagawa misses with a double jab
and Syrowatka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syrowatka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanagawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kanagawa walks into a straight right hand from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka misses with the body kick
and Kanagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka lands with a right hand.
Kanagawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Syrowatka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Syrowatka scores with a four punch combination!
Syrowatka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Syrowatka.
Kanagawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syrowatka.
A combination from Kanagawa does no damage.
Syrowatka throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanagawa misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa throws a jab when Syrowatka was well out of range.
Kanagawa throws a nice looking combination but Syrowatka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Syrowatka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Syrowatka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanagawa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kanagawa looks to throw the jab but Syrowatka is out of range.
A jab from Kanagawa misses.
Syrowatka misses with a hook.
Kanagawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Syrowatka avoids the body shot from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanagawa. Syrowatka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanagawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syrowatka circles away quickly and effectively.
Syrowatka throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanagawa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Syrowatka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Syrowatka.
Kanagawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kanagawa dodges the punch combination from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka avoids the body shot from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa loads up on a big right hand but Syrowatka slips the punch.
Syrowatka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanagawa circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Syrowatka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artur Syrowatka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Syrowatka.
Kanagawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Syrowatka misses with a head kick.
Syrowatka throws a combination that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Syrowatka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanagawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Syrowatka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syrowatka misses with a few strikes there.
Syrowatka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syrowatka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanagawa throws a lazy right hand but Syrowatka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syrowatka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanagawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kanagawa throws a big shot that misses.
Kanagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syrowatka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrowatka ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kanagawa looks to land a right hand but Syrowatka moved out of range.
Syrowatka throws a big counter head kick but Kanagawa avoids it with no problem.
Syrowatka lands a nice looking body shot.
Syrowatka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanagawa swings for the body but Syrowatka moves out of range.
No joy there for Syrowatka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanagawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Artur Syrowatka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Kanagawa misses.
Kanagawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kanagawa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syrowatka fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanagawa in the body.
Syrowatka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanagawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka lands with an uppercut that bounces Kanagawa off the cage and back into range.
Syrowatka is looking to score with low kicks.
Syrowatka lands a head kick. Kanagawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Artur Syrowatka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanagawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka tries to land a front kick but Kanagawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Syrowatka dodges the punch combination from Kanagawa.
Syrowatka throws a counter combo.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Syrowatka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanagawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa throws a combination that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a left and a right that stings Kanagawa.
The fighters circling - Kanagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanagawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syrowatka lands a nice hook to Kanagawa's body. Kanagawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kanagawa missing with a left hand there. Syrowatka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Syrowatka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Syrowatka misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Kanagawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice body punch from Syrowatka.
Kanagawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanagawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syrowatka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Syrowatka. Kanagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Syrowatka misses.
Kanagawa misses with a few strikes there.
Syrowatka misses with an uppercut.
Syrowatka misses with a head kick.
Kanagawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syrowatka.
Artur Syrowatka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kanagawa throws a hook to the side of Syrowatka's head but Syrowatka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Syrowatka throws a sloppy head kick and Kanagawa moves out of range easily.
It looked like Kanagawa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masaaki Kanagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syrowatka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanagawa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Syrowatka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Syrowatka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Syrowatka!
Artur Syrowatka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.