PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragna Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahtang Vmordubidze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kisaragi
vs
Vmordubidze

182 cm
24
218 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

176 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragna Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vahtang Vmordubidze!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vmordubidze looks to throw the jab but Kisaragi is out of range.
Kisaragi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kisaragi thuds his right hand into Vmordubidze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vmordubidze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kisaragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kisaragi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vmordubidze throws a jab but it's blocked by Kisaragi.
Vmordubidze swings for the body but Kisaragi moves out of range.
Vmordubidze avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Vmordubidze misses.
Kisaragi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kisaragi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vmordubidze at a distance.
Kisaragi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vmordubidze on the side of the head.

Kisaragi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kisaragi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kisaragi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vmordubidze is looking for a sweep. Kisaragi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vmordubidze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kisaragi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vmordubidze moves into full guard.
Kisaragi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kisaragi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kisaragi is working Vmordubidze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vmordubidze wants to stand and escape but Kisaragi is having none of it.
Kisaragi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kisaragi cracks Vmordubidze with a solid left hand.
Vmordubidze doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kisaragi is in close to Vmordubidze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kisaragi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vmordubidze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vmordubidze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vmordubidze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kisaragi manages to get himself to full guard.

Kisaragi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vmordubidze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vmordubidze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kisaragi is looking for a triangle but Vmordubidze pushes his legs off easily.
Kisaragi is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vmordubidze trying to control but Kisaragi is working from the bottom.
Vmordubidze throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vmordubidze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kisaragi is keeping the position for now.
Vmordubidze wants to control from the top but Kisaragi keeps moving.
Vmordubidze is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vmordubidze throws out a loose jab but Kisaragi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kisaragi defending well as Vmordubidze loads up on a big left hand.
Kisaragi staying out of range there.
Vahtang Vmordubidze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kisaragi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vmordubidze has time to react.
Kisaragi lands a jab to the nose.
Kisaragi slips under a jab from Vmordubidze.
Kisaragi connects with a right hand. Vmordubidze shakes it off.
Kisaragi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kisaragi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kisaragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vmordubidze tries to avoid it but Kisaragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vmordubidze to the ground. Vmordubidze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vmordubidze walks into a stiff left hand from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi misses with a two punch combination.
Kisaragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vmordubidze's waist but Vmordubidze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kisaragi off to one side.
Vmordubidze throws a nice looking combination but Kisaragi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kisaragi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragna Kisaragi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisaragi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kisaragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Vmordubidze misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vmordubidze misses with an uppercut.
Vmordubidze throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Ragna Kisaragi has been cut.
Vmordubidze throws a hook but Kisaragi avoids it easily.
Kisaragi staying out of range there.
Kisaragi moves away from the strike by Vmordubidze.
Kisaragi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kisaragi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vmordubidze moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Vmordubidze misses.
Vmordubidze misses the jab.
Vmordubidze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vmordubidze throws a hook to the side of Kisaragi's head but Kisaragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vmordubidze lands a body shot.
Vmordubidze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vmordubidze misses with a double jab

and Kisaragi counters with a single leg into guard. Vmordubidze didn't expect that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vmordubidze looking for a sweep. Not yet Vmordubidze, not yet.
Kisaragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vmordubidze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragna Kisaragi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragna Kisaragi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Vmordubidze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vmordubidze misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Kisaragi misses.
Kisaragi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kisaragi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vmordubidze was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisaragi.
Vmordubidze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vmordubidze misses with a looping right.
Kisaragi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kisaragi lands with a cross.
Vmordubidze lands a glancing blow to the side of Kisaragi's head.
Kisaragi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kisaragi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kisaragi lands an overhand right.
Kisaragi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kisaragi looks to score with a jab to the body but Vmordubidze is just out of range.
Vmordubidze throws a hook but Kisaragi avoids it easily.
Kisaragi slips a jab from Vmordubidze.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vmordubidze.
Kisaragi tries for a takedown but Vmordubidze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kisaragi ducks under a wild hook from Vmordubidze.
Vmordubidze misses with an uppercut. Kisaragi saw that one coming.
A big right from Vmordubidze misses.
Vmordubidze misses with a looping left.
Vmordubidze waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kisaragi.
Vmordubidze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kisaragi doesn't seem bothered though.
Vmordubidze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vahtang Vmordubidze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kisaragi looks to land a combination but Vmordubidze avoids it well.
Vmordubidze 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.
Vmordubidze throws the left hand but Kisaragi avoids the punch easily.
Kisaragi defending well as Vmordubidze loads up on a big left hand.
Vmordubidze misses the jab.
Kisaragi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kisaragi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vmordubidze throws out the jab.
Vmordubidze slips under a jab from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi throws a shot from downtown. Vmordubidze moves away and avoids it.
Vmordubidze misses with a hook.
Kisaragi staying out of range there.
Vmordubidze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ragna Kisaragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vmordubidze throws a hook but Kisaragi avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisaragi misses the target.
Vmordubidze throws a hook but Kisaragi blocks it.
Vmordubidze throws a looping overhand right but Kisaragi ducks down to avoid it.
Vmordubidze misses with a hook. Kisaragi ducked under it nicely.
Vmordubidze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kisaragi on the side of the head.
Vmordubidze missing with a left hand there. Kisaragi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kisaragi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vmordubidze.
Kisaragi scores with a sloppy right hand. Vmordubidze should have avoided that one.
Kisaragi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kisaragi slips a jab from Vmordubidze.
Vmordubidze throws a jab when Kisaragi was well out of range.
Kisaragi slips under a jab.
Vmordubidze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Ragna Kisaragi's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vmordubidze as he jumps to the side.
Vmordubidze throws a combination that misses
and Kisaragi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kisaragi slips under a jab from Vmordubidze.
Vmordubidze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Kisaragi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kisaragi is thwarting Vmordubidze's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vmordubidze is looking to improve his position.

Kisaragi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vmordubidze wants to control but Kisaragi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vmordubidze is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kisaragi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vmordubidze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vmordubidze throws a big shot that misses.
Vmordubidze misses with a straight left.
Vmordubidze connects with a single shot there.
Vmordubidze throws a good cross that connects.
Vmordubidze throws a jab but it's blocked by Kisaragi.
Vmordubidze throws out a loose jab but Kisaragi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vmordubidze throws a lazy right hand but Kisaragi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kisaragi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vmordubidze's guard.
Vmordubidze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kisaragi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vmordubidze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kisaragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vmordubidze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vahtang Vmordubidze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ragna Kisaragi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kisaragi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vmordubidze.
Nice defenses there by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi slips under a jab from Vmordubidze.
Vmordubidze throws a jab but it's blocked by Kisaragi.
A slow jab from Vmordubidze misses its intended target.
Kisaragi scores with a punch to the head.
Kisaragi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kisaragi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vmordubidze's guard.
Vmordubidze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kisaragi's guard.
Vmordubidze wants to pass the guard but Kisaragi is keeping the position.
Kisaragi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Kisaragi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vmordubidze trying to control but Kisaragi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kisaragi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vmordubidze advances to half guard.
Kisaragi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vmordubidze thows a big elbow that misses.
Vmordubidze trying to control but Kisaragi is working from the bottom.
Kisaragi wants to sweep but no luck.
Vmordubidze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vmordubidze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kisaragi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kisaragi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kisaragi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vmordubidze is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vmordubidze passes Kisaragi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vmordubidze is looking to advance position but Kisaragi won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vmordubidze throws a hook but Kisaragi avoids it easily.
Vmordubidze clobbers Kisaragi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vmordubidze looks to land a combination but Kisaragi avoids it well.
Vmordubidze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vmordubidze misses the jab.
Kisaragi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vmordubidze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vmordubidze throws a shot from downtown. Kisaragi moves away and avoids it.
Vmordubidze throws an overhand right that lands on Kisaragi's shoulder, as Kisaragi tries to avoid the shot.
Vmordubidze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vmordubidze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Ragna Kisaragi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vmordubidze throws a hook but Kisaragi avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vmordubidze throws a shot from downtown. Kisaragi moves away and avoids it.
Kisaragi slips under a jab.
A big left from Kisaragi misses.
Kisaragi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kisaragi slips a straight right by Vmordubidze.
Vmordubidze avoids the body shot from Kisaragi.
Vmordubidze misses with a straight right.
Vmordubidze misses with a straight right.

Kisaragi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vmordubidze sprawls well initially but Kisaragi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vmordubidze tries to get to full guard but Kisaragi has control of the leg.
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vmordubidze is looking to improve his position.
Ragna Kisaragi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kisaragi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vmordubidze has his hands clasped together around Kisaragi's back. He's all about the action.
Vmordubidze gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vmordubidze is on top in guard.
Kisaragi keeping full guard, as Vmordubidze tries to pass.
Kisaragi keeping moving, preventing Vmordubidze from controlling successfully.
Kisaragi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kisaragi, not yet.
Vmordubidze pushing down on Kisaragi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kisaragi is pressing down on Vmordubidze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kisaragi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kisaragi, not yet.
Kisaragi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vmordubidze wants to control from the top but Kisaragi keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vahtang Vmordubidze.
I think Vmordubidze 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vahtang Vmordubidze!