PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 460 p4p, 604 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 64 p4p, 83 weight class). Peter Zonta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Zonta
vs
Kamei

175 cm
32
165
21 - 15 - 2

182 cm
36
159
23 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
Zonta is looking to counter punch.
Kamei jabs Zonta right on the nose. Zonta blinks but takes it well.
Zonta swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Zonta moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Zonta misses.
Zonta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Zonta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zonta dives in for a single leg takedown but Kamei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kamei working aggressively here.
Zonta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zonta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zonta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta misses with a body punch.
A short left from Kamei.
Kamei trying to control the position but instead, Zonta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamei into the cage.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zonta misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
Zonta is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Zonta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zonta or not.

Kamei manages to break the clinch.

Zonta gets the takedown into side control.
Kamei regains half guard.
Kamei is refusing to be controlled, as Zonta sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zonta working the head and body with strikes.
Kamei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zonta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zonta's back!
Kamei is hanging on to Zonta's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamei controlling the positon.
Zonta trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Zonta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Zonta is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kamei controlling well, preventing Zonta from escaping the position.
Zonta is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kamei.
Kamei has the hooks in. Zonta is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Kamei.
Kamei is continuing to stall.
Zonta just trying to survive but Kamei is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kamei slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is trying to break free.
Zonta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Zonta do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Zonta wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kamei with a nice cross.
Zonta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Zonta misses.
Zonta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zonta tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Zonta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zonta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei with a jab.
Zonta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zonta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Kamei has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zonta is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zonta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta shoots and misses
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zonta looks for a takedown but Kamei sprawls well.
Zonta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zonta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a punch to the head.
Kamei misses with a hook. Zonta ducked under it nicely.
Zonta tries to counter by clinching up but Kamei breaks away and moves out of range.
Kamei avoids the body shot from Zonta.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zonta slips under a jab from Kamei.
Zonta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zonta doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
Kamei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Kamei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zonta tries for a takedown but Kamei circles away easily
and Kamei counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Zonta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kamei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Kamei throws a hook but Zonta avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kamei.
Kamei throws a hook but Zonta blocks it.

Zonta darts in and clinches Kamei up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zonta is keeping busy.
Kamei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamei lands with a right to the head.

Kamei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zonta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Zonta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zonta.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Zonta off the cage and back into range.
Kamei throws the left hand but Zonta avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Kamei catches Zonta right on the button with a cross.
Zonta misses with a left hand
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zonta looks to land a left hand but Kamei moved out of range nicely.
Zonta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Zonta throwing a counter right hand but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Koichi Kamei seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Zonta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamei tests Zonta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei lands with a good body shot.
Kamei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamei moves out of range as Zonta strikes.
Zonta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamei dodges the punch combination from Zonta.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Kamei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zonta.
Zonta throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Zonta misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Zonta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Zonta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta goes for a double leg but Kamei avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamei continues to drive forward.

Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zonta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Zonta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zonta shoots in and drives through. Kamei sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamei stuffs the takedown.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zonta scores with a jab to the head.
Kamei connects with a looping right hand.
Zonta misses with a two punch combination.
Kamei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei throws a series of punches but Zonta avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Zonta throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kamei to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamei swings for the body but Zonta moves out of range.
Zonta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zonta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei slaps away a takedown attempt from Zonta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kamei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kamei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei missing with a left hand there. Zonta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zonta misses with the combination.
Kamei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zonta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but Zonta moved out of range nicely.
Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamei scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zonta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamei throws a body punch but Zonta moves out of range.
Zonta misses with a low kick.
Zonta misses the jab.
Zonta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kamei lands a right hook to the body.
Zonta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zonta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kamei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zonta was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Zonta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zonta is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kamei's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kamei slips a straight right by Zonta.
Kamei throws out a counter right but Zonta avoids it with no problem.
Zonta throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kamei counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Kamei.
Zonta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei throws a right hand that misses

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta misses with an elbow strike.

Kamei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zonta wants to clinch up but Kamei keeps it at a distance.
Zonta looks to land a combination but Kamei avoids it well.
Kamei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zonta defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei scores with the left hand. Zonta knows he should have avoided that one.
Zonta drops his hands momentarily and Kamei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zonta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peter Zonta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zonta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamei slips a jab and a cross from Zonta.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zonta misses with a two punch combination.
Zonta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kamei lands a jab to Zonta's midsection.
Kamei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zontas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zonta misses with a double jab
and Zonta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kamei lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei takes a swing at Zonta's ribcage but misses.
Zonta missing with a left hand there. Kamei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamei blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Kamei misses.
Zonta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kamei's waist but Kamei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zonta off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Zonta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Zonta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kamei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamei lands a nice looking body shot.
Zonta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kamei looks to land a combination. Zonta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zonta misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Kamei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamei.
Kamei staying out of range there.
Zonta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kamei misses with a left hand
and Zonta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zonta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Zonta shoots in and drives through. Kamei sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Zonta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Zonta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zonta shoots and misses
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zonta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zonta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamei walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kamei winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Koichi Kamei really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.