PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Waul
vs
Fujita

203 cm
34
265 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

195 cm
31
278 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes a swing at Fujita's ribcage but misses.
Fujita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waul scoring well with a low kick there.
Fujita throws a jab when Waul was well out of range.
Waul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujita.
Waul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujita lands a jab to Waul's midsection.
Fujita cracks the inside of Waul's front leg.
Fujita stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Fujita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Waul is trying to defend but Fujita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fujita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waul trying to hold on to Fujita's head to control him but Fujita postures up.
Fujita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fujita prevents Waul from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita is just content to waste time from the top position. Waul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fujita is working Waul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fujita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Waul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waul pulls Fujita in to control the position.
Fujita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujita trying to control but Waul is working from the bottom.
Fujita stops Waul from standing up.
Fujita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Waul is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fujita is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul has his hands on Fujita's head, controlling the position.
Waul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fujita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fujita slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fujita working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita is looking to take a break and control but Waul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waul on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Waul is looking for a sweep.
Fujita throwing strikes but Waul manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Waul working away.
Fujita holding on.

Waul goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fujita has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Waul but great work by Fujita.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujita.
Fujita lands a few punches from side control.
Fujita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Waul is avoiding damage well.
Waul is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waul taking a bit of punishment here - Fujita scoring with strikes.
Waul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Waul is trying to control Fujita's posture but Fujita avoids it.
Waul tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fujita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fujita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita trying to control the action but Waul is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazaki Fujita dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Waul slips a jab and a cross from Fujita.
Fujita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waul tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujita throws an overhand right that lands on Waul's shoulder, as Waul tries to avoid the shot.
Fujita blocks a low kick nicely.
Fujita lands with a shot to the body.
Waul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujita shoots in for a double leg but Waul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fujita looks to land a right hand but Waul moved out of range.
Waul looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujita is just out of range.
Waul drops his hands momentarily and Fujita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujita throws a leg kick which misses Waul's front leg but catches the back leg as Waul tries to avoid it.
Fujita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waul tries to clinch there but Fujita circles away.
Waul takes a swing at Fujita's ribcage but misses.
Fujita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waul. Waul obviously looking to wear him down.
Fujita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waul circles away.
Waul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown but Waul shows good takedown defense.
Paul Waul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Waul is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Fujita both land. Nice combination.
Fujita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waul misses with the combination.
Waul thumps Fujita with a low kick.
Fujita throws an overhand right that lands on Waul's shoulder, as Waul tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waul wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Waul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujita.
Waul is looking to score with low kicks.
Fujita avoids the body shot from Waul.
Fujita misses with a hook.
Fujita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waul at a distance.
Waul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waul throws a front kick that sends Fujita stumbling back into the cage.
Waul lands a lovely overhand right.
Waul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fujita takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a hook
and Waul counters with a two punch combo.
Fujita moves forwards but Waul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waul looks to clinch
and Fujita counters with a straight right hand.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paul Waul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fujita stuns Waul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waul misses with a head kick.
Fujita moves out of range of the body kick from Waul.
Fujita moves out of range as Waul strikes.
Waul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waul.

Waul gets caught flat footed, as Fujita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kazaki Fujita has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujita postures up.
Fujita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waul working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fujita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Waul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Waul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita throwing strikes but missing.
Waul being controlled here, momentarily.
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 Paul Waul will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Waul misses with a left hand
and Fujita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Waul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Waul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujita checks a leg kick nicely.
Fujita throws a body kick that misses.
Waul is looking to clinch.
Fujita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waul throws a sloppy head kick and Fujita moves out of range easily.
Waul thuds a left hand into Fujita's body.
Fujita feints and then cracks Waul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waul down.
Waul throws a push kick but Fujita slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waul circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waul.
Waul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fujita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fujita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Waul tries to get to full guard but Fujita has control of the leg.
Fujita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Waul manages to get to full guard.

Waul looking for a guillotine here but Fujita defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujita postures up and lands a big shot to Waul's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waul is looking for a triangle but Fujita pushes his legs off easily.
Fujita looking to pass the guard.
Fujita postures up and lands a big shot to Waul's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fujita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Waul pushes Fujita off and scrambles back to his feet.
Waul scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita throws a looping overhand right but Waul ducks down to avoid it.
Waul ducks right into an uppercut from Fujita.
Waul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujita was well out of range. Poor timing from Waul.
Waul tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujita misses with a leg kick
and Waul counters with an outside leg kick.
Fujita swinging wildly here.

Fujita drives through with a takedown into Waul's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Waul looking for a guillotine here but Fujita defends easily.
Waul keeping moving, preventing Fujita from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fujita connects with a couple of short punches.
Waul can't keep his opponent in guard - Fujita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujita looks to land a strike but Waul avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fujita tries to free his leg and advance position but Waul is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fujita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Waul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujita throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita advances to half guard.
Fujita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fujita drops an elbow to the side of Waul's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazaki Fujita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fujita 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazaki Fujita!
A very excited looking Kazaki Fujita made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.