PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maia Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazahiro Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bee
vs
Murakami

170 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Bushido Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maia Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazahiro Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bee.
Maia Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murakami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bee avoids a kick to the body.
Bee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murakami tries a low kick but Bee avoids it.
Murakami misses with a low kick.
Bee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murakami counters with a nice uppercut.
Murakami fails to land with a series of punches.
Bee misses with a low kick as Murakami jumps back.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Bee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murakami looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee throws out a leg kick but Murakami moves out of range and Bee only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami shoots in but Bee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bee throws a solid leg kick but Murakami takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bee.
Bee scoring well with a low kick there.
Murakami blocks a leg kick.
Murakami throws a leg kick
and Bee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee tries to land a body kick
and Murakami counters with a straight right hand.
Bee moves away from the strike by Murakami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a leg kick which misses Murakami's front leg but catches the back leg as Murakami tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
Bee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murakami checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Murakami is predictable there
and Bee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bee.
Bee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murakami.
Bee throws a push kick but Murakami slaps the foot to one side.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Murakami moved away.
Murakami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws an overhand right that lands on Bee's shoulder, as Bee tries to avoid the shot.
Murakami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bee cracks the inside of Murakami's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Bee.
Murakami moves out of range of the body kick.
Bee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bee slips under a jab from Murakami.
A good leg kick by Bee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
Bee throws a body kick that misses.
Bee misses with a low kick as Murakami jumps back.
Bee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bee throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murakami avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bee throws a front kick aimed at Murakami's knee but Murakami avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murakami is defended easily by Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazahiro Murakami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bee misses with a kick to the body.
Bee looks for the body kick but Murakami saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Murakami down.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murakami.
Bee throws a body kick that misses.
Bee tries to land a front kick but Murakami steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami looks to land a left hand but Bee moved out of range nicely.
Bee slips a straight right by Murakami.
Maia Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murakami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Murakami is predictable there
and Bee counters with a body kick.
Bee misses with a low kick as Murakami jumps back.
Murakami sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
Murakami throws a hook but Bee avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bee. Murakami shrugs it off though.
Murakami throws a low kick, looking for Bee's leg but Bee calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a front kick that sends Murakami stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Bee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Bee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Murakami down.
Bee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murakami if he has to take too many more of those.
Murakami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Murakami down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murakami blocks a head kick by Bee.
Murakami chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bee can pounce on him.
Murakami has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bee.
Murakami misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
Bee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bee.
Murakami on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bee. Bee obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Bee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bee, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami blocks a head kick by Bee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bee.
Bee misses with a leg kick
and Bee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murakami checks it well.
Bee throws a solid leg kick but Murakami takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bee.
Maia Bee is winning the standup battle so far.
Bee misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murakami scoring well with a low kick there.
Bee defending well as Murakami loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maia Bee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick by Murakami misses
and Bee counters with a solid body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bee.
Murakami's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murakami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murakami moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
Bee lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bee misses.
Murakami shoots for a takedown but Bee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murakami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bee thuds his shin into the meat of Murakami's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bee!
Murakami moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
Bee misses with the body kick

and Murakami counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murakami prevents Bee from getting back to his feet.
Bee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bee tries to get out of the position.
Bee trying to keep a closed guard but Murakami is proving a slippery customer.
Murakami trying to control but Bee is working from the bottom.
Bee wants to stand but Murakami is controlling the position.
Bee looking to control.
Murakami working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee looking for a sweep. Not yet Bee, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee thumps Murakami with a low kick.
Bee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murakami tried to score with a low kick but Bee checks it.
Bee misses with a body kick.
Murakami misses with a looping right.
Murakami misses with a wild combination.
Murakami blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Murakami is predictable there
and Bee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murakami's knee momentarily.
Bee throws a push kick but Murakami slaps the foot to one side.
Murakami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Murakami - just one landing.
Murakami scores with a three punch combo!
Murakami looks to land a combination but Bee avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws a lazy head kick
and Bee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Murakami blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Murakami.
An inside leg kick lands from Murakami.
Kazahiro Murakami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Bee.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Murakami avoids it.
Murakami tries to work over Bee's front leg with a kick but Bee checks it.
Bee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murakami can do to turn this around?
Murakami throws a combination. Bee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maia Bee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bee, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maia Bee!