PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 2387 p4p, 277 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 3069 p4p, 335 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kamei
vs
Raharuhi

182 cm
21
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
13 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Kamei.
Kamei lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raharuhi cracks Kamei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raharuhi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kamei back to the cage. Raharuhi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raharuhi throws a right hand that misses
and Kamei counters with a nice body shot.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamei throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Raharuhi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei needs to keep his hands up - Raharuhi had a free shot at his head there.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharuhi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Kamei moves out of range as Raharuhi strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharuhi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raharuhi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kamei's head.
A jab lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kamei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kamei lands a head shot.
Raharuhi misses with a hook
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raharuhi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raharuhi misses with a hook. Kamei ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kamei.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Raharuhi's body.
A jab from Kamei does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharuhi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Raharuhi slips the punch.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Raharuhi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a left hand
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi throws a combination that misses
letting Kamei counter with a right hand.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Kamei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raharuhi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei staying out of range there.
Kamei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raharuhi.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharuhi ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Kamei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raharuhi jabs at Kamei's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Raharuhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kamei.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Raharuhi's shoulder, as Raharuhi tries to avoid the shot.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharuhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raharuhi duly obliges.
Good shot there by Raharuhi.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi lands a nice shot to the body.
Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Kamei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharuhi throws a series of punches but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands with a shot to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raharuhi lands a nice hook to Kamei's body. Kamei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raharuhi stuns Kamei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taine Raharuhi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Raharuhi slips under a jab.
Raharuhi lands an overhand right.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Kamei avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
It looked like Kamei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
Kamei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi moves away from the strike by Kamei.
Kamei slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kamei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raharuhi 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.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharuhi.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Kamei swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raharuhi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Kamei swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
Raharuhi lands a nice hook to Kamei's body. Kamei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharuhi.
Jab, jab by Kamei - just one landing.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi misses with a left hand
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Kamei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raharuhi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Raharuhi is out of range.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Kamei slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kamei momentarily.
Raharuhi lands with a good body shot.
Kamei takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
Kamei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raharuhi misses with a left hand
and Kamei counters with a stiff right hand.
Raharuhi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kamei's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands with a nice body punch.
Kamei slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Kamei slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Kamei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kamei's head.
Raharuhi lands a nice shot to the body.
Raharuhi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei throws a lazy uppercut
and Raharuhi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kamei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamei as he connects with a hook.
Kamei slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi missing with a left hand there. Kamei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body. Kamei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raharuhi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Good exchange - Kamei coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taine Raharuhi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Raharuhi as he connects with a hook.
Raharuhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
It looked like Kamei was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kamei might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Raharuhi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kameis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good exchange - Raharuhi coming out on top.
Raharuhi throws a right hand that misses
and Kamei counters with a left and a right that stings Raharuhi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raharuhi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raharuhi scores with the left hand. Kamei knows he should have avoided that one.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Kamei with an uppercut!
A big right from Raharuhi misses.
Kamei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi connects with a jab.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi digs a good hook to Kamei's body.
Kamei throws a body punch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands with a nice body punch.
Kamei walks into a stiff left hand from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a body shot.
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharuhi ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Good shot there by Raharuhi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharuhi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamei scrambles back to his feet.
Kamei swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Kamei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raharuhi 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.
Koichi Kamei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi thuds his right hand into Kamei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raharuhi connects with a looping right hand.

Kamei is rocked!
Raharuhi swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Raharuhi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamei at a distance.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Kamei misses its intended target.
Raharuhi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kamei defending well as Raharuhi loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharuhi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kamei to counter with a crisp jab.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taine Raharuhi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raharuhi 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.