PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toji Kawasaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yur Gay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kawasaka
vs
Gay

166 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toji Kawasaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yur Gay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kawasaka.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kawasaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawasaka wants to clinch.
Gay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Toji Kawasaka has been cut.
Gay swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawasaka.
Kawasaka dodges the punch combination from Gay.
Gay throws a right hand that Kawasaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawasaka also avoids with ease.
Gay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kawasaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawasaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gay circles away.
Gay throws a sloppy head kick and Kawasaka moves out of range easily.
Kawasaka is looking to clinch but Gay is avoiding it.
Kawasaka wants to clinch up but Gay keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawasaka dives in and grabs Gay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gay pushes down on Kawasaka's head and hops out.

Kawasaka rushes Gay and presses him up against the cage.
Kawasaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Gay won't allow it.
Gay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kawasaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Gay breaks the clinch.
Gay tries to bum rush Kawasaka with a series of wild strikes but Kawasaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gay.
Kawasaka wants to clinch up but Gay keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawasaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gay as Kawasaka tries to tie him up.
Gay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawasaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Gay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kawasaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yur Gay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gay moves into the clinch.
Gay is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawasaka has double underhooks.

Kawasaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaka is looking to clinch.
Gay lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawasaka swinging wildly here.
Gay lands a head kick. Kawasaka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Kawasaka is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay blocks a low kick nicely.
Oh Kawasaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawasaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawasaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawasaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gay circles away.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaka blocks a head kick by Gay.
A combination from Gay does no damage.
Gay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawasaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up but Gay circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawasaka slips a jab and a cross from Gay.
Gay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gay lands a head kick. Kawasaka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gay looks gassed!
Kawasaka tries to clinch up.
Gay misses with a few strikes there.
Kawasaka is looking to clinch but Gay is avoiding it.
Gay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kawasaka has Gay up against the cage in a clinch.

Gay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawasaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gay swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawasaka.
Gay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawasaka wants to clinch up but Gay keeps it at a distance.
Yur Gay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gay.
Gay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kawasaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawasaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawasaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gay stuffs the takedown attempt from Kawasaka. Kawasaka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toji Kawasaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasaka is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay throws a right hand that Kawasaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawasaka also avoids with ease.
Gay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gay throws a right hand that Kawasaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawasaka also avoids with ease.
Kawasaka tries to clinch there but Gay circles away.
Kawasaka tries to clinch but Gay moves out of range.
Gay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay throws a series of punches but Kawasaka avoids them all with ease.
Kawasaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Gay.

Kawasaka dives in and scores a takedown into Gay's guard.

Gay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawasaka defends it easily.
Kawasaka looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawasaka trying to control but Gay is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yur Gay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toji Kawasaka'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.

Kawasaka wants to clinch.
Gay lands with a nice combination. Kawasaka backs away looking to recover.
Gay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawasaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawasaka misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gay.
Kawasaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawasaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gay's elbow.
Kawasaka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kawasaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gay goes for a takedown attempt but Kawasaka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gay misses with a double jab
and Kawasaka counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gay.
Gay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawasaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gay.
Gay keeps the fight on the outside.
Gay throws a sloppy head kick and Kawasaka moves out of range easily.
Kawasaka tries to clinch there but Gay circles away.
Kawasaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawasaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gay has managed to clinch.
Kawasaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gay manages to break the clinch.
Gay keeps the fight on the outside.
Gay throws a sloppy head kick and Kawasaka moves out of range easily.
Gay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Kawasaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gay is breathing heavily.
Gay fails to land with a series of punches.
Toji Kawasaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Gay does no damage.
Gay keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gay misses its intended target.
Kawasaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawasaka tries to clinch but Gay is having none of it.
Kawasaka tries to clinch there but Gay circles away.
Gay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gay moves in looking to clinch but Kawasaka pushes him off.
Kawasaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawasaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up.
Gay fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaka tries a low kick but Gay avoids it.
Gay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawasaka wants to clinch.
Gay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay stuffs the takedown.
Gay swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawasaka.
Gay keeps the fight on the outside.

Kawasaka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gay gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gay trying to hold on to Kawasaka's head to control him but Kawasaka postures up.
Kawasaka wants to take a breather but Gay is having none of it.

Gay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kawasaka thows a huge punch but Gay dodges it nicely.
Gay is staying active underneath Kawasaka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gay moves into full guard.
Kawasaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kawasaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawasaka has managed to get both his arms back between Gay's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawasaka's guard.
Kawasaka keeping full guard, as Gay tries to pass.

Kawasaka working for a triangle but Gay defends it easily.

Kawasaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gay is pushing down on Kawasaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawasaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Gay has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Kawasaka looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Toji Kawasaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toji Kawasaka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kawasaka dodges the punch combination from Gay.
Gay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gay throws a series of punches but Kawasaka moves out of range.
Kawasaka tries to clinch up.
Kawasaka moves in looking to clinch but Gay pushes him off.

Kawasaka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawasaka's guard.
Gay wants to control from the top but Kawasaka keeps moving.

Kawasaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kawasaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kawasaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kawasaka has momentary wrist control but Gay slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kawasaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kawasaka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gay passes into half guard.
Gay is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawasaka looking for submissions off his back.
Gay keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Gay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kawasaka is just riding it out for now. Gay eventually gives up the hold.

Kawasaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay controlling the pace.
Kawasaka punching from the bottom.
Gay passes to full mount!
Gay controlling from mount.
Kawasaka is trying to escape the mount.
Gay controlling the pace for now.
Kawasaka is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay controlling the pace for now.
Kawasaka can't escape the position.
Gay controlling from mount.
Gay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gay with shots to the head and body - Kawasaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaka bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gay is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kawasaka throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gay's body to avoid the submission. Gay has instead reached around Kawasaka's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gay arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yur Gay!