PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi comes to the cage accompanied by Parker & Clind - Generator. Kazuhide is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 'Samurai' by Shurik'n. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Niemi
vs
Kazuhide

170 cm
22
177 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi tries to land a leg kick but Kazuhide saw it coming and moves away.
Kazuhide lands with a nice body punch.
Niemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niemi misses with a hook.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niemi.
Niemi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemi avoids the body shot from Kazuhide.
Niemi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazuhide tries to move into range but Niemi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niemi misses with a low kick as Kazuhide jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Niemi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kazuhide throws a looping overhand right but Niemi ducks down to avoid it.
Niemi throws a hook but Kazuhide avoids it easily.
Kazuhide misses with a straight left.
Jetset Niemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuhide checks a low kick from Niemi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi tries to bum rush Kazuhide with a series of wild strikes but Kazuhide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niemi throws a nice looking combination but Kazuhide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niemi throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhide moves away and avoids it.
Niemi throws out a loose jab but Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhide checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazuhide misses the shot to the body.
Niemi swings for the body but Kazuhide moves out of range.
Kazuhide misses the shot to the body.
Kazuhide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niemi rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the body from Niemi misses
and Kazuhide counters with a straight right hand.
Niemi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niemi sizes up Kazuhide with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jetset Niemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niemi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazuhide.
Niemi misses with an uppercut. Kazuhide saw that one coming.

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.
Niemi misses the shot to the body.
Niemi throws a head kick but Kazuhide moves out of range.
Kazuhide lands with a cross.
Kazuhide blocks a jab.
Jab by Kazuhide.
Niemi lands with a kick to the temple. Kazuhide shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Niemi throws a good cross that connects.
Niemi misses with a few strikes there.
Niemi misses with a wild combination.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Niemi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niemi misses with a combination
and Kazuhide counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide throws a body punch but Niemi moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kazuhide blocks the leg kick.
Niemi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kazuhide.
Niemi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazuhide is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Niemi.
Niemi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kazuhide.
Niemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide lands a glancing blow to the side of Niemi's head.
Kazuhide defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide misses with an uppercut. Niemi saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Niemi looks for the body kick but Kazuhide saw that one coming.
Niemi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Kazuhide moves out of range.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the side of Niemi's head but Niemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemi throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhide ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhide slips a straight right by Niemi.
Niemi loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhide slips the punch.
Kazuhide slips a jab from Niemi.
Niemi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Kazuhide - just one landing.
Niemi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niemi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazuhide is out of range and Niemi settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jetset Niemi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Niemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Niemi.
Niemi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niemi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazuhide cracks Niemi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kazuhide lands a jab.
Kazuhide checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazuhide's sensitive parts.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhide connects with a right hand. Niemi shakes it off.
Kazuhide lands with a shot to the body.
Kazuhide throws a shot from downtown. Niemi moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi throws out a loose jab but Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhide slips under a jab.
Niemi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Niemi throws out a powerful jab.
Niemi looks to land a body kick but Kazuhide moved away.
Kazuhide has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niemi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Kazuhide.
Kazuhide throws the left hand but Niemi avoids the punch easily.
Niemi lands an overhand right.
Kazuhide checks a low kick from Niemi.
A lazy left from Kazuhide finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a straight right.
Niemi thumps Kazuhide with a low kick.
Niemi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kazuhide counter with a right hand.
Niemi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niemi misses with the combination.
Niemi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kazuhide is able to avoid easily.
Niemi looks for the body kick but Kazuhide saw that one coming.
Kazuhide displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niemi throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Kazuhide finds it's target.
Niemi throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhide ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhide throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niemi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazuhide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemi.
Niemi tries to bum rush Kazuhide with a series of wild strikes but Kazuhide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niemi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niemi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemi takes a swing at Kazuhide's ribcage but misses.
Niemi looks to throw the jab but Kazuhide is out of range.
A big right from Niemi misses.
Niemi scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kazuhide.
Kazuhide looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
Niemi throws a leg kick

and Kazuhide counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niemi is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niemi is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazuhide is on top in guard.
Niemi working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miyoshi Kazuhide will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Niemi. That's going to slow Kazuhide down.
Kazuhide takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemi misses with a hook to the body
and Kazuhide counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuhide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niemi.
Jetset Niemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazuhide looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
Niemi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazuhide checks the leg kick.
Niemi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kazuhide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuhide takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kazuhide avoids the head kick by Niemi.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Kazuhide.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Niemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuhide moves away.
Niemi misses with a few strikes there.
Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemi.
Niemi misses with a body punch

and Kazuhide counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazuhide missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kazuhide throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Niemi is looking to control Kazuhide's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Niemi avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide looks to land a strike but Niemi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kazuhide tries to free his leg and advance position but Niemi is retaining full guard.
Kazuhide missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Niemi keeping full guard, as Kazuhide tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kazuhide on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niemi. Niemi obviously looking to wear him down.

Kazuhide scores a takedown into full mount!
Niemi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Niemi tries to hold on but Kazuhide pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi tries to reverse the position but Kazuhide maintains control.
Kazuhide cracks Niemi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Niemi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazuhide thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kazuhide sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miyoshi Kazuhide really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kazuhide slips a jab from Niemi.
Kazuhide's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazuhide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niemi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niemi takes one to the side of the head.
Niemi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Kazuhide avoids them all with ease.
Kazuhide defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kazuhide moves out of range as Niemi strikes.
Niemi throws a combination that misses
and Kazuhide counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazuhide.
Niemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niemi digs a good body shot into Kazuhide's ribs.
Niemi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niemi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niemi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Kazuhide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niemi moves away.
Niemi slips a jab from Kazuhide.
Niemi lands a glancing blow to the side of Kazuhide's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazuhide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kazuhide misses with a wild body shot.
Niemi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niemi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuhide takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazuhide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazuhide is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Niemi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niemi missing with a left hand there. Kazuhide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niemi.
Niemi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhide.
Niemi feints and then cracks Kazuhide's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kazuhide down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
Niemi looks to throw the jab but Kazuhide is out of range.
Kazuhide defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Kazuhide takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kazuhide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemi.
Kazuhide moves out of range of the strikes.
Niemi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhide.
Kazuhide throws an overhand right that lands on Niemi's shoulder, as Niemi tries to avoid the shot.
Niemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazuhide.
Kazuhide lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A low kick from Niemi misses
and Kazuhide counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemi misses the target.
Niemi misses with an uppercut. Kazuhide saw that one coming.
Kazuhide moves away from the strike by Niemi.
Kazuhide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niemi.
A big left from Niemi misses.
Niemi lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazuhide.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazuhide on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niemi. Niemi obviously looking to wear him down.
Niemi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jetset Niemi had his way with Miyoshi Kazuhide in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kazuhide gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niemi.
Niemi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazuhide takes one on the button.
Kazuhide throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niemi's waist but Niemi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazuhide off to one side.
Kazuhide takes one to the side of the head.

Kazuhide is rocked!
Kazuhide walks straight into a right hand from Niemi - that's dropped him! Niemi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kazuhide from any more punishment! Kazuhide complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jetset Niemi!
Jetset Niemi retains his welterweight title!