|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 618 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 79 p4p, 314 weight class). Arod Doyea has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Koichi Kamei's chin.
|
|
|
182 cm 30 159 14 - 10 - 0 |
|
166 cm 33 165 15 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt World class boxer Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler Lethal high kicks Good gas tank |
| |
|
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 14 - 10 - 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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arod Doyea! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Kamei. Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyea. Doyea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kamei dips to his left and cracks Doyea with an uppercut! Doyea defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand. Doyea staying out of range there. Doyea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Doyea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab. Kamei misses with a looping left. Kamei misses with an uppercut. Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A big right from Kamei misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doyea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyea lands a lovely overhand right. Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doyea slips a straight right by Kamei. It seemed like Doyea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Doyea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei. Doyea only half commits to the counter leg kick. Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kamei misses with a straight right. Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away. Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Doyea's shoulder, as Doyea tries to avoid the shot. Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea. Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyea sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kamei looks to land a combination. Doyea sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut. Kamei takes a swing at Doyea's ribcage but misses. Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Doyea slips the punch. Kamei feints a jab promting Doyea to slip. Kamei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Doyea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Kamei throws a body shot but no joy. Kamei moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDoyea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doyea blocks a jab. Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyea is just out of range. Doyea avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Doyea throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem. 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! Doyea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kamei misses the shot to the body. Kamei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kamei misses with a hook
and Doyea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Doyea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily. Doyea takes one to the chin there. A left lands for Kamei. Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyea.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kamei looks to land a right hand but Doyea moved out of range. Doyea now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Doyea looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range. Kamei throws out a loose jab but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice cross by Kamei. Doyea throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it. Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Doyea's shoulder, as Doyea tries to avoid the shot. It seemed like Doyea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kamei misses with a looping left. Doyea thows a leg kick but Kamei checks it and Kamei counters with a straight right hand. Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kamei lands a right hook to the body.
Doyea misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming. A quick step to the side and Kamei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamei misses with the combination.
A jab from Kamei finds it's way through Doyea's defenses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doyea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamei to score with a decent uppercut. Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyea. Kamei with a nice cross. Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Doyea throws a sloppy head kick and Kamei moves out of range easily. A jab from Kamei misses. Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyea was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei. Doyea flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round. The cut man is working on Arod Doyea'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. Doyea walks into a jab. Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyea can do to turn this around? Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss! Doyea tries a quick counter leg kick but Kamei is wise to it. Kamei misses with a series of wild punches.
Doyea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away. Kamei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyea counters with a straight right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kamei with a nice cross. Kamei lands the left hand. Good shot there by Kamei.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kamei jabs Doyea right on the nose. Doyea blinks but takes it well. Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kamei thuds a left hand into Doyea's body. Kamei throws out a loose jab but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyea! But no joy. Kamei throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily. Kamei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kamei missing with a left hand there. Doyea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Doyea 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 takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Doyea to counter with a crisp jab. Kamei misses with a body punch
and Doyea counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kamei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good shot there by Kamei. Doyea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamei is fending him off so far but Doyea persists. Nope, Kamei circles away and we're back to standing. Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Doyea moves away and avoids it. Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyea. Doyea only half commits to the counter leg kick. Kamei looks to throw the jab but Doyea is out of range. A little jabbing left from Doyea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Doyea slips a jab from Kamei. Doyea feints a counter leg kick. A left and a right from Kamei both land. Nice combination. Kamei throws the left hand but Doyea avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doyea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kamei cracks Doyea with an open hand slap. Kamei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyea moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Doyea throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem. Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyea manages to avoid it. Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Doyea slips a jab from Kamei. Doyea flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away. Doyea avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Doyea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Doyea's shoulder, as Doyea tries to avoid the shot. Kamei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyea.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away. A big left from Kamei misses. A countering left hand to the body from Doyea misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamei lunges at Doyea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyea's hand. Kamei throws a right hand that misses
and Doyea counters with a stiff right hand. Doyea darts in looking for a takedown but Kamei gets double underhooks and turns Doyea into the cage. Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Doyea manages to avoid it. Kamei cracks Doyea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doyea misses with a looping left. Doyea connects with the punch. Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea. Kamei misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Arod Doyea'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. And we move into the final round! Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyea is just out of range. Doyea feints a counter leg kick. Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss! Kamei connects with a right hand. Doyea shakes it off. Kamei misses with a left hand and Doyea counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea. Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Doyea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Doyea dodges the punch combination from Kamei.
Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Kamei misses its intended target. Doyea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kamei throws a hook to the side of Doyea's head but Doyea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyea is just out of range. Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doyea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei. Kamei slips under a jab. Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Doyea manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Doyea. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet. Kamei takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kamei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamei misses with a looping left. Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far. Kamei throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily. Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing. Doyea avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Arod Doyea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kamei throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyea counters with a thumping low kick. Doyea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei. Doyea moves out of range of the strikes. Kamei jabs Doyea to the body, keeping him at a distance. Doyea takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kamei jabs at Doyea's body. A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target. Doyea only half commits to the counter leg kick. Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Doyea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamei. Kamei lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doyea slips a straight right by Kamei. A jab from Kamei misses. Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Doyea slips the punch. Kamei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Kamei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyea circles away quickly and effectively. Doyea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Kamei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doyea momentarily.
Doyea slips a straight right by Kamei. Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Kamei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamei throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily. Kamei misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A cross from Kamei lands. Doyea slips a jab from Kamei. Doyea flicks out a counter leg kick but Kamei steps away. Kamei throws out a loose jab but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it. Doyea throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot. Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyea at a distance.
Doyea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamei slips under a jab. A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei. Kamei throws a big shot that misses. Doyea tries to counter with a clinch but Kamei shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight! Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kamei 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei! Koichi Kamei very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|