PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be touched. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

O Donnell
vs
Kajiwara

185 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
184 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajiwara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Donnell punishes Kajiwara's body with a nice straight punch.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kajiwara.
Good exchange - O Donnell coming out on top.
Kajiwara shoots in but no luck this time.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick and O Donnell moves out of range easily.
O Donnell lands with a good body shot.
O Donnell catches Kajiwara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut.
Satoshi Kajiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kajiwara takes one on the button.
O Donnell digs a good hook to Kajiwara's body.
Kajiwara throws the kick towards the body but O Donnell avoids it.
Kajiwara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kajiwara tries to clinch up.
O Donnell thuds a left hand into Kajiwara's body.
O Donnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kajiwara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Donnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Kajiwara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Donnell gets caught napping as Kajiwara dives in and scores a takedown. O Donnell manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Donnell holds on and takes a little breather.
Kajiwara wants to stand but O Donnell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

O Donnell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kajiwara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kajiwara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kajiwara is trying to break the clinch but O Donnell is controlling him.

O Donnell manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Kajiwara or perhaps it was just good defense by O Donnell which made him look bad.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
O Donnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kajiwara manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell connects with a body shot.
O Donnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick and O Donnell moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick and O Donnell moves out of range easily.
O Donnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kajiwara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
Kajiwara moves out of range as O Donnell throws a body kick.
O Donnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kajiwara looks winded!
Kajiwara is looking to clinch.
Kajiwara fails to land the takedown.
O Donnell thuds a left hand into Kajiwara's body.
O Donnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Donnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Donnell jabs at Kajiwara's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donnell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kajiwara eats them both and turns towards O Donnell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kajiwara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Donnell lands a right hook to the body.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
O Donnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from O Donnell does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Donnell, right into the meat.
Kajiwara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Kajiwara does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kajiwara. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kajiwara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a nice head shot.
Kajiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Kajiwara misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell digs a good body shot into Kajiwara's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnell. Kajiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kajiwara at a distance.
O Donnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kajiwara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Donnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kajiwara stuffs the takedown.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but O Donnell moves out of range.
Kajiwara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Donnell is looking to wear down Kajiwara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Donnell connects with a nice looking jab.
O Donnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kajiwara doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor O Donnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crunch! Kajiwara slams his shin into O Donnell's torso.
Victor O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
O Donnell cracks Kajiwara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Donnell avoids the head kick by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara doesn't manage to clinch there - O Donnell circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kajiwara.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kajiwara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Kajiwara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnell looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Donnell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kajiwara takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.
Kajiwara throws a push kick but O Donnell slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Donnell is defended easily by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara throws the kick towards the body but O Donnell avoids it.
Kajiwara lands a nice looking body kick.
Kajiwara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
Kajiwara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kajiwara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Donnell swivels and escapes.
Kajiwara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kajiwara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kajiwara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
O Donnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kajiwara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kajiwara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
O Donnell cracks Kajiwara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Donnell works Kajiwara's body with a nice hook.
Kajiwara throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kajiwara on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from O Donnell. No joy for Kajiwara on that attempt.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body. Kajiwara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Donnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
Kajiwara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Kajiwara takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Donnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kajiwara can do to turn this around?
Kajiwara leaves O Donnell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kajiwara tries for a takedown but O Donnell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
Kajiwara shoots and misses
and O Donnell counters with a stiff right hand.
O Donnell thuds a left hand into Kajiwara's body.
O Donnell connects with a body shot that sends Kajiwara's belly button to the back.
Satoshi Kajiwara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Donnell lands with a shot to the body.
O Donnell scores with a shot 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!
O Donnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kajiwara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

O Donnell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kajiwara's guard.
Kajiwara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kajiwara is wriggling around but O Donnell manages to pass to half guard.

Kajiwara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Donnell content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell trying to control from Kajiwara's half guard. Kajiwara has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor O Donnell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara'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!

O Donnell works Kajiwara's body with a nice hook.
A head kick by Kajiwara misses
and O Donnell counters with a straight right hand.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt - O Donnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Donnell lands with a shot to the body.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kajiwara takes one to the side of the head.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt.
O Donnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donnell jabs at Kajiwara's body.
Kajiwara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell lands a slapping body shot.
O Donnell misses with a takedown attempt - Kajiwara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Donnell tests Kajiwara's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Donnell lands a glancing blow to the side of Kajiwara's head.
Kajiwara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Donnell.
Kajiwara throws a wild body kick that O Donnell sees coming a mile off.
Kajiwara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kajiwara takes one to the chin there.
Kajiwara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara moves out of range of the body kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a jab to Kajiwara's midsection.
Kajiwara lands with a nice body kick.
O Donnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kajiwara moves away.
Nice shot by O Donnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Donnell connects with a body shot.
O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kajiwara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Kajiwara coming out on top.
Kajiwara looks for a takedown but O Donnell sprawls well.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
Kajiwara tries to clinch there but O Donnell circles away.
Kajiwara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Donnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Donnell tries a head kick but it misses.
Kajiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnell lands a jab to Kajiwara's midsection.
Kajiwara blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kajiwara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Donnell's waist but O Donnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kajiwara off to one side.
O Donnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kajiwara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kajiwara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Donnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kajiwara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kajiwara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kajiwara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kajiwara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
O Donnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kajiwara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Donnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kajiwara's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Donnell sprawls well. O Donnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kajiwara gets slowly back to his feet.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kajiwara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnell throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kajiwara tries to clinch up.
Jab by O Donnell.
O Donnell cracks Kajiwara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Donnell punishes Kajiwara's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kajiwara misses the target.
Kajiwara misses the shot to the body.
Satoshi Kajiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor O Donnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Donnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kajiwara checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor O Donnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Donnell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor O Donnell!
After the fight, Victor O Donnell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.