PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Kilat
vs
Yasuda

175 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ *

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Kilat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilat checks a leg kick.
Yasuda throws out a leg kick but Kilat moves out of range and Yasuda only half commits.
Yasuda lands a nice hook to Kilat's body. Kilat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yasuda punishes Kilat's body with a nice straight punch.
Kilat misses with a straight right.
Kilat misses with a hook to the body
and Yasuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda thuds a left hand into Kilat's body.
Kilat misses with a combination

and Yasuda counters by clinching up.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kilat blocks it.
Kilat wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
Kilat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kilat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kilat controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.

Yasuda is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kilat can't fight it off and eventually Yasuda manages to take the fight to the floor. Kilat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yasuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilat is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kilat keeping full guard, as Yasuda tries to pass.
Yasuda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazuki Yasuda was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kilat checks the leg kick.
Kilat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat thuds a left hand into Yasuda's body.
Kilat throws a wild body kick that Yasuda sees coming a mile off.
Kilat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilat drops his hands momentarily and Yasuda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Yasuda with that takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Yasuda as he connects with a hook.

Kilat gets tackled into the cage by Yasuda. Yasuda maintains the clinch.
Kilat gets underhooks to prevent Yasuda's takedown attempt.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yasuda.
Kilat takes a shot to the head.
Kilat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilat pushes off an throws an elbow but Yasuda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kilat landing knees to the body.
Yasuda looks gassed!
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kilat avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilat backwards.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilat's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda looking to slow down the pace here.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilat lands with a left to the head.
Kilat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yasuda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kilat controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Kilat throws an elbow that misses.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda managing to block the knees to the body from Kilat.
Kilat tries to land knees in the clinch but Yasuda avoids the damage to the body.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda gets through Kilat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yasuda.
Kilat missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Kilat.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yasuda blocks a body shot from Kilat.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kilat taking a breather.
Yasuda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Kilat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilat.
Kilat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kilat tries to land knees in the clinch but Yasuda avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilat's elbow.
Kilat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kilat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilat scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Junior Kilat will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kilat has Yasuda up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilat tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda managing to block the knees to the body from Kilat.
Kilat misses with a punch to the body.
Kilat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilat.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kilat controls the action.
Kilat lands an elbow inside that Yasuda shrugs off.

It looks like Kazuki Yasuda has been cut.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda is leaning against Kilat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yasuda looking to throw knees to the head but Kilat is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Kilat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Kilat throws knees to the body.
Yasuda gets through Kilat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kilat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yasuda lands a nice looking body shot.
Yasuda connects with a body shot that sends Kilat's belly button to the back.
Yasuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilat.
Kilat tries to clinch there but Yasuda circles away.
Good exchange - Yasuda coming out on top.
Yasuda misses with a wild combination.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasuda digs a good body shot into Kilat's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilat at a distance.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Kilat throws a looping overhand right but Yasuda ducks down to avoid it.
Yasuda connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Yasuda.
Yasuda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kilat rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Kilat there.
Kilat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kilat slips a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilat throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
Kilat throws a shot from downtown. Yasuda moves away and avoids it.
Junior Kilat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda pushes Kilat away with a front kick.
Yasuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda lands a leg kick that knocks Kilat off balance momentarily.
Kilat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yasuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilat scrambles back to his feet.
Kilat misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yasuda instigates a clinch.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilat.

Yasuda has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kilat is trying to keep an underhook but Yasuda manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kilat wants to get back to his feet.
Yasuda controlling the action here.
Yasuda passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Poor strikes thrown by Yasuda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yasuda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilat wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuki Yasuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuki Yasuda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yasuda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yasuda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Kilat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilat down.
Kilat connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yasuda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasuda throws out a loose jab but Kilat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Kilat is out of range.
Yasuda scores with a nice strike.
Kilat looks to throw a body kick
and Yasuda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilat tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Yasuda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yasuda throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilat misses the shot to the body.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a nice right hand.
Yasuda misses the shot to the body.
Yasuda avoids a kick to the body.
Kilat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Kilat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Yasuda counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kilat defending against the ground and pound.
Yasuda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kilat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kilat tries to escape but Yasuda is in control.
Yasuda is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kilat's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Kilat throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda throws a right hand that Kilat ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilat also avoids with ease.
Yasuda throws a head kick that half lands.
Kilat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilat throws an overhand right that lands on Yasuda's shoulder, as Yasuda tries to avoid the shot.
Yasuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yasuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilat blocks a jab.
Yasuda connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilat throws an overhand right that lands on Yasuda's shoulder, as Yasuda tries to avoid the shot.
Yasuda motions for Kilat to come forward. Yasuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Kilat's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilat tries to avoid it.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilat stuffs the takedown attempt from Yasuda. Yasuda gets slowly back to his feet.
Kilat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilat moves away.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Kilat moves out of range.

Yasuda moves into range and clinches up with Kilat.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yasuda.
Yasuda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kilat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yasuda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kilat stops a takedown attempt from Yasuda.
Junior Kilat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuki Yasuda.
Yasuda blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilat avoiding damage as Yasuda throws knees to the body.
Kilat throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yasuda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kilat stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kilat blocks it.
Yasuda misses with an elbow strike.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda takes an elbow to the temple.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Kilat blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yasuda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Kilat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yasuda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yasuda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuki Yasuda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.