PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Bo (ranked 4004 p4p, 504 weight class) and Shiro Kazuma (ranked 4907 p4p, 588 weight class). Bo comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking The Habit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bo
vs
Kazuma

177 cm
25
208 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Woodshins' Ship
Level Up!

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kal Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiro Kazuma!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo swings away with a body shot that misses

and Kazuma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazuma.

Bo manages to break the clinch.
Bo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kazuma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kal Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Bo misses.
Bo lands a head kick. Kazuma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kazuma looks winded!
Bo tries to bum rush Kazuma with a series of wild strikes but Kazuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bo scores with a jab to the body.
Bo lands with a cross.
Bo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kazuma walks into a straight right hand from Bo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kazuma moves out of range of the body kick from Bo.
Kazuma feints the counter takedown.
Bo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws a head kick that misses.
Bo throws a series of punches but Kazuma avoids them all with ease.
As Bo backs off Kazuma throws a huge counter combo but Bo manages to avoid it all.
Bo throws out a leg kick but Kazuma moves out of range and Bo only half commits.
Bo swings for the body but Kazuma moves out of range.
Kazuma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bo scores with a three punch combo!
Bo misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bo, right into the meat.
Kazuma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bo misses with a body shot.
Bo scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kazuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kazuma managing to block the knees to the body from Bo.

Bo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bo throws a head kick but Kazuma moves out of range.
Kazuma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bo throws a lazy right hand but Kazuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bo misses with a body shot.
Bo is looking to wear down Kazuma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kazuma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bo connects with a high kick.
Bo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuma avoids the head kick by Bo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kazuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bo throws a push kick but Kazuma slaps the foot to one side.
Bo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazuma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kazuma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bo.
Bo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kazuma off the cage and back into range.
A good leg kick by Bo.
Bo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bo looks to throw a body kick

and Kazuma counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kazuma in the domination position with Bo hanging on.
Bo is trying to buck Kazuma off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo tries to bench press Kazuma off him but Kazuma keeps the position.

Kazuma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bo is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Bo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bo is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kal Bo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kazuma.
Bo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazuma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazuma can do to turn this around?

Kazuma clinches up against the cage.

Bo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bo swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Kazuma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Bo has his feet on Kazuma's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kazuma is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Bo finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bo misses with a double jab.
Kazuma avoids the head kick by Bo.
Bo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazuma is just out of range.
Kazuma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bo throws a shot to the body.
Bo swings for the body but Kazuma moves out of range.
Bo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazuma at a distance.
Bo scores with a nice body kick.
Bo throws a nice looking combination but Kazuma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bo connects with a body shot.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuma moves out of range easily.
Kazuma feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Bo forces Kazuma back against the cage and clinches.

Bo gets control of Kazuma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kazuma is refusing to be controlled, as Bo sits in half guard.
Bo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kazuma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bo connects with a nice short shot to Kazuma's temple.
Bo trying to advance position but Kazuma counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kazuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've been informed that Kazuma has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kazuma is trying to keep Bo in close.
Bo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bo stopping the sweep attempt from Kazuma.
Bo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kazuma working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bo has passed into half guard!
Kal Bo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bo seems to be looking for submissions.
Bo working the head and body with strikes.

Bo is trying to work for a kimura but Kazuma is defending well.
Bo is nestled in close to Kazuma, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kal Bo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bo cracks the inside of Kazuma's front leg.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick

and Kazuma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bo.
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuma.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kal Bo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuma moves out of range easily.
Kazuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bo misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo swings for the body but Kazuma moves out of range.
And Kazuma tries to counter it with a takedown but Bo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazuma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bo throws out a powerful jab.
Kazuma blocks a head kick by Bo.
Bo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kazuma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kazuma blocks a head kick by Bo.
Kazuma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bo. Kazuma shrugs it off though.
Bo lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bo thuds his right hand into Kazuma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kazuma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazuma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bo misses with a head kick.
Bo lands with a shot to the body.
Bo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bo throws a head kick that half lands.
Bo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bo misses with a wild body shot.
Kal Bo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kal Bo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuma manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kazuma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bo lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo looks to land a combination. Kazuma sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Bo - just one landing.
Bo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazuma is out of range and Bo settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo works over Kazuma's head and body with a nice combination.
Bo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo throws a leg kick which misses Kazuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazuma tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bo connects with a high kick.
Bo misses with a body kick.
Shiro Kazuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kazuma wants to counter the offense by Bo and move into the clinch position.
Bo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kazuma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bo throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kal Bo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bo 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kal Bo!
A relieved looking Kal Bo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.