PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 645 p4p, 83 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 391 p4p, 51 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kamei
vs
Urani

182 cm
27
159 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
32
158 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Conviction

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 10 - 6 - 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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urani misses with a hook to the body
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urani has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Urani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei lands a slapping body shot.
Kamei connects with a body shot that sends Urani's belly button to the back.
Kamei jabs Urani right on the nose. Urani blinks but takes it well.
Urani throws a lazy head kick
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei jabs at Urani's body.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamei misses with a jab to the body
and Kamei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Urani feints and then cracks Kamei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamei down.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urani.
Urani throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei takes one to the side of the head.
Urani throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Urani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Urani takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Kamei has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Urani throws a front kick that sends Kamei stumbling back into the cage.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Urani thuds his right hand into Kamei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Kamei is rocked!
Kamei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamei.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kamei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Urani misses.
Kamei throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
Urani throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urani throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Kamei.
Urani takes a swing at Kamei's ribcage but misses.
Kamei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Urani throws a head kick that misses.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urani! But no joy.
Kamei throws a sloppy head kick and Urani moves out of range easily.
Urani avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Kamei throws a sloppy body shot
and Urani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Kamei staying out of range there.
Urani misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei cracks Urani with a good jab.
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Kamei - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani misses with a kick to the body.
Urani throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urani.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Urani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei is looking to wear down Urani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urani misses with a hook
and Kamei counters with a right hand to the body.
Urani misses with the body kick
and Kamei counters with a nice body shot.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urani digs a good hook to Kamei's body.
Kamei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Urani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kamei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Urani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Urani throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kamei swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Kamei swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani throws a body kick that misses.
Urani throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Kamei works Urani's body with a nice hook.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Donk. Kamei catches Urani right on the button with a cross.
Kamei lands the left hand.
Urani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamei.
Kamei throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei throws a hook but Urani blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Urani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei scores with a nice right hand.
Kamei misses with a body kick.
Urani scores with a nice strike.
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Urani might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kamei has got the better of the exchanges.
Kamei moves out of range of the body kick.
Urani misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Urani's body.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urani was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Urani steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kamei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani misses with a hook. Kamei ducked under it nicely.
Kamei misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Urani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Urani jumps into guard, dragging Kamei to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kamei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kamei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei passes into half guard.
Kamei wants to free his trapped foot but Urani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kamei tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kamei stalling.
Kamei is pressing down on Urani's thigh, looking to free his foot. Urani is holding on for now.
Urani is looking for a sweep. Kamei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urani is positioning himself well to prevent Kamei advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kamei prevents Urani from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Kamei seems content to control.
Kamei is pressing down on Urani's thigh, looking to free his foot. Urani is holding on for now.

Urani looking for submissions off his back.

Urani actively working from the bottom here.
Kamei tries to pass to full mount but Urani defends it.
Urani gets full guard.
Urani is trying to keep Kamei in close.

Kamei got a little sloppy there for a moment and Urani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamei has managed to get both his arms back between Urani's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Urani is looking for a triangle but Kamei pushes his legs off easily.

Kamei decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kamei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Kamei checks a leg kick.
Urani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Urani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Urani flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urani throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Urani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kamei slips under a jab from Urani.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Urani is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kamei misses with a hook
and Urani counters with a nice body shot.
Kamei lands with an overhand left.

Urani closes the distance and pushes Kamei back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kamei breaks the clinch.
Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Urani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urani doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Urani ducks right into an uppercut from Kamei.
Urani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Urani misses with a head kick.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Kamei misses with a hook.
Kamei lands a jab to the head.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Kamei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Urani momentarily.
Kamei throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Urani swings widly with a right hand
letting Kamei counter with a right hand.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUrani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Urani moved out of range.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei moves out of range as Urani strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani misses with a kick to the body.
Urani misses with a left hand
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urani tests Kamei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urani lands a head shot.
Oh Kamei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamei lands a jab to Urani's midsection.
Kamei clobbers Urani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Urani.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Urani misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Kamei.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Kamei seems to have got his legs back now.
Urani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani scores with a spinning back kick!
Kamei thuds a left hand into Urani's body.
Kamei blocks a head kick by Urani.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urani counters with an outside leg kick.
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urani at a distance.
Kamei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Urani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamei takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Urani just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Kamei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kamei 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.
Kamei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Urani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Urani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kamei.
Urani throws a leg kick but Kamei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kamei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Urani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamei.
A big left from Urani misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
A cross from Kamei lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uranis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urani doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamei scores with a jab. Urani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kamei moves out of range as Urani throws a body kick.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani tries to work over Kamei's front leg with a kick but Kamei checks it.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Urani looks to land a left hand but Kamei moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Koichi Kamei waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.