PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 1263 p4p, 2707 weight class) and Stefan De Vries (ranked 76 p4p, 157 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kurosaki
vs
De Vries

150 cm
20
135
7 - 2 - 0

168 cm
30
143
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vries fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been hearing reports that Kurosaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kurosaki takes one on the button.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Vries counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Vries unleashes a big counter combination but Kurosaki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and De Vries counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and De Vries counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Vries slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kurosaki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Vries's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Vries counters with a straight right hand.
De Vries is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kurosaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and De Vries counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Vries counters with a straight right hand.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries looks to land a combination but Kurosaki avoids it well.
De Vries 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.
De Vries is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurosaki connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from De Vries.
De Vries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and De Vries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and De Vries counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki walks into a straight right hand from De Vries.

Kurosaki is rocked!
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Kurosaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and De Vries counters with a crisp right that sends Kurosaki to the canvas! De Vries follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan De Vries!