PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yasuda
vs
Agasi

178 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

177 cm
33
186 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armand Agasi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agasi is out of range.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yasuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yasuda walks into a jab.
Agasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yasuda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Agasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda cracks Agasi with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Armand Agasi has been cut.
Agasi shoots for a takedown but Yasuda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yasuda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yasuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agasi checks a leg kick.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Yasuda. Beautiful body shot.
Yasuda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Agasi.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Agasi's front leg but catches the back leg as Agasi tries to avoid it.
Yasuda tries to work over Agasi's front leg with a kick but Agasi checks it.
Agasi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yasuda avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazuki Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Agasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a front kick aimed at Agasi's knee but Agasi avoids it well.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agasi lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a kick to the body.
Yasuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Agasi avoids it.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Agasi avoids it.
Agasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yasuda defends it nicely.

Agasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yasuda gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agasi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yasuda trying to control the position here.
Yasuda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Agasi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Agasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yasuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Agasi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown but Yasuda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yasuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Agasi slips a jab from Yasuda.
Agasi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Agasi finds it's target.
Agasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yasuda swivels and escapes.
Yasuda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yasuda wants it to stay on the feet.
Yasuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Agasi is out of range.
Yasuda tries to land a leg kick but Agasi saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Agasi is avoiding it.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Agasi.
Agasi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yasuda connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yasuda swivels and escapes.
Agasi dips to his left and cracks Yasuda with an uppercut!
Yasuda throws a wild body kick that Agasi sees coming a mile off.
Yasuda leaves Agasi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Agasi throws a jab when Yasuda was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Agasi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Agasi.
Agasi misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
That's time! Yasuda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yasuda moves into range and clinches up with Agasi.
Agasi managing to block the knees to the body from Yasuda.
Agasi managing to block the knees to the body from Yasuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Agasi tries for a takedown but Yasuda manages to get underhooks.
Yasuda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yasuda stops a takedown attempt from Agasi.
Agasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Agasi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kazuki Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Agasi.
Yasuda pushes Agasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.

Agasi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yasuda regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yasuda scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yasuda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Agasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasuda throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Agasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yasuda fakes the leg kick and cracks Agasi in the body.
Yasuda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Agasi.
Yasuda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yasuda throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda moves away from the strike by Agasi.
Agasi scores with a body shot.
Yasuda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Agasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Agasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Yasuda is looking to chop away at Agasi's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yasuda clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Agasi.
Yasuda gets underhooks to prevent Agasi's takedown attempt.
Agasi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Agasi is breathing heavily.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda cracks Agasi with a nice body shot.
Agasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda prevents the takedown attempt.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agasi takes a shot to the head.
Agasi tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Agasi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Agasi tries for a takedown but Yasuda manages to get underhooks.
Agasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Agasi blocking some punches.
Yasuda stops a takedown attempt from Agasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.

Agasi is rocked!
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Agasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Yasuda finish him?
Yasuda is struggling to control the position.
Yasuda working Agasi over with knees to the body.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Agasi.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agasi seems to have recovered his senses.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda gets underhooks to prevent Agasi's takedown attempt.
Yasuda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Agasi's face.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda pushes Agasi against the cage. Yasuda is working some dirty boxing. Yasuda pushes off with a quick right hook! Agasi goes down! Agasi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yasuda moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuki Yasuda!
Our winner, Kazuki Yasuda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.