PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiko Kawai (ranked 3138 p4p, 371 weight class) and Rafal Mazur (ranked 3768 p4p, 434 weight class). Mazur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nothing More - Here's to Heartache kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Michiko Kawai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kawai
vs
Mazur

175 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michiko Kawai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Mazur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawai tries to clinch but Mazur is having none of it.
Mazur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawai.

Mazur instigates a clinch.

Mazur breaks the clinch.

Mazur gets tackled into the cage by Kawai. Kawai maintains the clinch.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Mazur.
Mazur blocks an elbow strike from Kawai.

Mazur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kawai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Mazur clinches with his opponent.
Mazur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Mazur avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Mazur tries a knee to the head but Kawai blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mazur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazur shoots in looking for a takedown but Kawai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mazur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mazur tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazur. Kawai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawai is looking to counter the offense by Mazur and move into the clinch.
Mazur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kawai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawai tries to clinch there but Mazur circles away.
Mazur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kawai.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawai prevents a body shot from Mazur.
Kawai letting Mazur take a breather here.
Mazur misses with an elbow over the top.
Mazur lands a left hand.
Mazur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazur blocks an elbow strike.
Kawai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazur digs a right hand underneath Kawai's ribcage. Kawai let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Mazur manages to break the clinch.
Mazur misses with a wild body shot.
Kawai wants to clinch up but Mazur keeps it at a distance.

Mazur pushes Kawai up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazur is trying to push Kawai away but Kawai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kawai wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mazur's brow.
Mazur avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Nice elbow from Kawai.
Mazur is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawai.
Kawai misses with an elbow strike.

Mazur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mazur closes the distance and pushes Kawai back into the cage.
Kawai lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kawai.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Mazur tries to break free but Kawai pushes him back against the cage.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Kawai lands an elbow just above Mazur 's eye.

It looks like Rafal Mazur has been cut.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Mazur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mazur's brow.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Kawai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mazur avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Mazur wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Mazur can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazur avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Mazur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Kawai.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawai.

Mazur breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mazur moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.

Mazur breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
Mazur blocks the elbow strike.
Mazur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mazur tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawai avoids the damage to the body.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Mazur breaks the clinch.
Mazur looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawai is just out of range.
Kawai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michiko Kawai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafal Mazur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kawai tries to clinch but Mazur is having none of it.

Mazur closes the distance and clinches.
Kawai managing to block the knees to the body from Mazur.
Mazur holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kawai misses with an elbow strike.
Mazur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawai has Mazur pressed against the cage, preventing Mazur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mazur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rafal Mazur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mazur throws the kick towards the body but Kawai avoids it.
Mazur keeps the fight on the outside.
Mazur misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazur swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawai.

Kawai darts in and clinches Mazur up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mazur's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Kawai managing to block the knees to the body from Mazur.

Mazur breaks from the clinch.

Mazur clinches with his opponent.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mazur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawai has Mazur pressed against the cage, preventing Mazur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kawai has Mazur pressed against the cage, preventing Mazur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mazur lands a body shot.
Kawai lands an elbow that stopped Mazur in his tracks for a moment.

Mazur breaks from the clinch.
Mazur misses the shot to the body.
Kawai stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawai gets a clinch.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mazur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michiko Kawai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mazur avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mazur has had enough of the clinch but Kawai keeps him there for the moment.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Mazur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rafal Mazur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mazur manages to circle out of the way.
Kawai moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazur.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kawai throws a looping overhand right but Mazur ducks down to avoid it.

Mazur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawai, pushing him back against the cage.
Mazur blocks an elbow strike.

Mazur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawai tries to clinch but Mazur is having none of it.
Kawai tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mazur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kawai defends it well.
Kawai tries to clinch up but Mazur circles away and keeps his distance.
Mazur misses with a series of wild punches.
Mazur swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kawai gets caught napping as Mazur dives in and scores a takedown. Kawai manages to retain guard.
Kawai trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mazur drops back looking for a leg! Kawai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kawai manages to kick Mazur off! Mazur jumps back into Kawai's guard.
Kawai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mazur gets to his feet. Kawai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fighters circling - Kawai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawai slips a straight right by Mazur.
Kawai wants to clinch up but Mazur keeps it at a distance.
Kawai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mazur counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kawai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawai is positioning himself well to prevent Mazur advancing to mount.
Kawai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kawai tries to get out of the position.
Kawai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mazur is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Mazur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafal Mazur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Kawai wants to clinch.
Mazur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mazur throws a head kick but Kawai moves out of range.
Kawai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mazur's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mazur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mazur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazur missing with a left hand there. Kawai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mazur looks to throw the jab but Kawai is out of range.

Kawai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazur takes an elbow to the temple.
Mazur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kawai.

Mazur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mazur rushes Kawai and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazur landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Mazur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mazur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mazur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kawai tries to keep at a distance but Mazur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mazur can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kawai.
Mazur is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawai gets an underhook and turns Mazur into the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mazur is trying to break the clinch but Kawai has him pressed against the cage.
Kawai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mazur stalling in the clinch.
Mazur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawai trying to control the position but instead, Mazur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawai into the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Mazur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mazur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawai is looking to counter the offense by Mazur and move into the clinch.

Kawai pushes Mazur up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Mazur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawai wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai misses with a straight right.
Mazur throws a series of punches but Kawai avoids them all with ease.
Kawai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mazur.

Mazur takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawai is stalling here.
Mazur blocks the elbow strike.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mazur's brow.
Mazur is stalling here.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawai misses with an elbow strike.
Mazur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mazur breaks the clinch.
Mazur throws a sloppy head kick and Kawai moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Kawai.
Mazur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawai is looking to counter the offense by Mazur and move into the clinch.
Mazur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mazur keeps the fight on the outside.

Kawai moves into the clinch.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Mazur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mazur's defenses.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mazur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mazur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawai is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Mazur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mazur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Mazur!
A victorious Rafal Mazur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.