PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamikaze Sazuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sazuki
vs
Droop

178 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

190 cm
26
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Droop misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Droop.
Sazuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Droop.
Droop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Droop lands a glancing blow to the side of Sazuki's head.
Sazuki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab by Droop.
Droop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sazuki.
Droop slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
Droop misses with a few strikes there.
Sazuki misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Sazuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sazuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Sazuki lands a jab.
Droop takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sazuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Droop doesn't seem phased though.
Sazuki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Droop momentarily.
Sazuki misses with a wild body shot.
Sazuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sazuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses
and Droop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Droop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sazuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Droop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Droop scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sazuki. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Droop looks to throw the jab but Sazuki is out of range.
Sazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Droop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Droop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sazuki slips a straight right by Droop.
Sazuki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Droop counters with a three punch combo that has Sazuki backing up. Sazuki nods at Droop to acknowledge the strikes.
Droop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sazuki throws a combination that misses
and Droop counters with a one-two to the body.
Droop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sazuki throws a chopping leg kick but Droop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Droop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki throws a leg kick but Droop checks it.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sazuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sazuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sazuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Droop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sazuki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a wild body kick that Droop sees coming a mile off.
Sazuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Droop was well out of range. Poor timing from Sazuki.
Sazuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Droop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sazuki manages to avoid it.
Sazuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Droop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Droop.
Droop throws a jab but it's blocked by Sazuki.
Sazuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Droop backs up against the cage.

It looks like George Droop has been cut.
Sazuki dodges the punch combination from Droop.
Sazuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droop ducks under a wild hook from Sazuki.
Droop misses with a wild body shot.
Sazuki misses with a shot to the body
and Droop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Droop blocks the body kick.
Sazuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Droop counter with a right hand.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Droop throws a right hand that Sazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sazuki also avoids with ease.
Sazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Droop.

Droop takes the fight into the clinch.
Sazuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Droop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Droop throws a punch but it's blocked by Sazuki.
Droop lands a body punch.

Droop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sazuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Droop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Sazuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Droop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sazuki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sazuki throws a right hand that Droop ducks under and follows up with a left that Droop also avoids with ease.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Droop dodges the punch combination from Sazuki.
Droop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Droop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sazuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sazuki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sazuki connects with a crisp jab.
Sazuki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Sazuki does no damage.
Droop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Droop is rocked!
Droop misses with a body shot.
Droop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sazuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch but Sazuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Droop misses with an uppercut. Sazuki saw that one coming.
Droop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Droop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Droop throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
Sazuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Droop.
Droop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sazuki throws a body punch but Droop moves out of range.
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Droop moves out of range easily.
Droop throws a shot from downtown. Sazuki moves away and avoids it.
Droop throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Droop misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Droop misses with a wild combination.
Sazuki lands with a nice body punch.
Droop throws a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Droop blocks the body kick.
Droop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sazuki thuds his shin into the meat of Droop's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Droop throws a hook but Sazuki blocks it.
Droop takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Droop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sazuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Droop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sazuki.
Droop throws a hook to the side of Sazuki's head but Sazuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Droop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sazuki misses.
Sazuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Droop back to the cage. Sazuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sazuki tries to bum rush Droop with a series of wild strikes but Droop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Droop looks to land a right hand but Sazuki moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Droop. Those never looked like landing.
Droop slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
Sazuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Sazuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sazuki scores with a hook to the body. Droop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sazuki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sazuki is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Sazuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamikaze Sazuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Droop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sazuki - that will leave a mark!
Sazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sazuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sazuki feints a jab promting Droop to slip. Sazuki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Droop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Droop is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sazuki walks into a stiff left hand from Droop.
Sazuki throws a body kick that misses.
Droop lands the left hand.
Sazuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Droop looks to score with a jab to the body but Sazuki is just out of range.
Kamikaze Sazuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Droop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sazuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that Droop avoids nicely.
Kamikaze Sazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Droop lands with a straight right. Sazuki didn't see that one coming.
Sazuki blocks a head kick by Droop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop throws a nice looking combination but Sazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki throws a lazy body kick
and Droop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Droop lands with a slapping head kick.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Droop avoids them all with ease.
Sazuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Droop lands a glancing blow to the side of Sazuki's head.
Sazuki misses with a double jab.
Sazuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sazuki misses with a wild body shot.

Droop rushes Sazuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sazuki takes a shot to the head.
Droop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Droop has double underhooks.
Sazuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Droop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Droop to work.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but Droop is controlling him.

Droop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Droop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Droop looks to throw the jab but Sazuki is out of range.
Sazuki blocks a leg kick.
Sazuki lands a nice looking body kick.
Sazuki lunges at Droop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Droop's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Droop at a distance.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Droop moves out of range.
Sazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Droop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sazuki.
Droop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sazuki throws a right hand that Droop ducks under and follows up with a left that Droop also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sazuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Droop.
Sazuki tries to land a front kick but Droop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Droop thows a body shot but no joy.
Droop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sazuki.
Droop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sazuki backs up against the cage.
Sazuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sazuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sazuki tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki moves forwards but Droop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Droop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Droop dodges the punch combination from Sazuki.
Droop lands an overhand right.
Droop blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Sazuki misses.
Sazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Droop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sazuki moves away.
Sazuki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Droop moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Droop misses with a straight left.
Droop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Droop throws a hook to the side of Sazuki's head but Sazuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Droop misses.
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses.
Sazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Droop in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sazuki misses with a combination
and Droop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Droop connects with a high kick.
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses.
Droop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sazuki avoids the body shot from Droop.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Droop looks to score with a jab to the body but Sazuki is just out of range.
Sazuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Sazuki.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sazuki.
Droop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Droop misses with a two punch combination.
Droop throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sazuki.
Sazuki is looking to wear down Droop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Droop throws a jab when Sazuki was well out of range.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Droop avoids it well.
Droop throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Droop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sazuki.
Droop throws a jab when Sazuki was well out of range.
Sazuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Droop slips under a jab from Sazuki.
Droop thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Sazuki.
Droop throws a nice looking combination but Sazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki lands a jab-cross combination.
Droop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sazuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Droop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sazuki moves away.
Sazuki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sazuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Droop moves out of range of the body kick.
Sazuki feints a jab promting Droop to slip. Sazuki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Droop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Droop is still on wobbly legs! Can Sazuki finish him?
Droop lands a slapping body shot.
Droop throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
Droop seems to have recovered his senses.
Droop slips under a jab from Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Droop.
Droop throws a head kick that Sazuki semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sazuki dodges the punch combination from Droop.
Sazuki looks to throw the jab but Droop is out of range.
Sazuki tried to score with a low kick but Droop checks it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Droop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sazuki is out of range and Droop settles back down.
Sazuki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Droop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sazuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sazuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sazuki ducks under a wild hook from Droop.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Droop.
Droop throws a right and a left that Sazuki avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Droop misses.
Droop slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Droop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kamikaze Sazuki.
I think Sazuki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!

Kamikaze Sazuki wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kamikaze Sazuki 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.