PBP Commentary

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

Tsunami
vs
Kimura

180 cm
26
160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
160 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh
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The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nadi Tsunami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura lands a nice hook to Tsunami's body. Tsunami takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Tsunami fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kimura to the ground. Tsunami is now in Kimura's guard.

Kimura working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tsunami has passed into half guard!
Tsunami has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kimura is looking for a sweep. Tsunami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kimura trying to control but Tsunami postures up.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura gets back to full guard.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsunami passes Kimura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kimura trying to control from the bottom.
Tsunami content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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!
Kimura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is holding on to half guard well.
Kimura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tsunami wants to control but Kimura is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nadi Tsunami wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tsunami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsunami pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsunami.
Tsunami fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Tsunami tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Tsunami fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimura swings for the body but Tsunami moves out of range.
Tsunami shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense.
Kimura takes a swing at Tsunami's ribcage but misses.
Kimura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsunami counters with a left and a right that stings Kimura.
Tsunami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimura.
Kimura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsunami.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a wild combination.
Kimura connects with a right hand. Tsunami shakes it off.
Tsunami misses with a kick to the body.

Tsunami shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tsunami was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kimura is looking for a sweep.
Tsunami throws a strike aimed at the side of Kimura's head but Kimura avoids it well.
Kimura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kimura is looking to improve his position.
Kimura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tsunami looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami is looking to stand up but Kimura won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kimura looking to control.
Tsunami wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Kimura 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 referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tsunami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kimura counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nadi Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tsunami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Masahiko Kimura will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tsunami feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kimuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsunami cracks Kimura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but Tsunami shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nadi Tsunami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsunami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kimura circles away.
Kimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsunami lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kimura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kimura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsunami throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Kimura finds it's target.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsunami.
Kimura lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsunami. Tsunami gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Tsunami.

Kimura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kimura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Kimura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura working away.
Tsunami is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsunami keeps working.
Tsunami is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Tsunami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kimura swings around for an armbar but Tsunami sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kimura's guard.
Tsunami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kimura trying to control the action but Tsunami is working from the bottom.

Kimura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kimura is working for a kimura but Tsunami is defending it quite comfortably.
Tsunami is looking for a sweep. Kimura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kimura is looking to pass Tsunami's guard but actually Tsunami recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Tsunami is retaining full guard.
Tsunami looking to control.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsunami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsunami has control of Kimura's left arm, preventing Kimura from doing any damage.
Kimura stands and throws Tsunami's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tsunami is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsunami is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Tsunami tries to buck Kimura off but Kimura is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahiko Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Tsunami avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Kimura slaps away a takedown attempt from Tsunami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kimura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tsunami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsunami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kimura but Kimura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nadi Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunami gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kimura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Masahiko Kimura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kimura stands and throws Tsunami's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Kimura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami is not content to let Kimura control the position.

Kimura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tsunami has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsunami keeps working.
Tsunami can't do much from the bottom here.
Masahiko Kimura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kimura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tsunami is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Kimura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsunami trying to control here.
Tsunami is pressing down on Kimura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kimura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tsunami keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsunami striking off his back but it's not causing Kimura any problems.
Tsunami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tsunami working Kimura over with strikes.
Tsunami wants to stand but Kimura has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kimura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tsunami wants to pass the guard but Kimura is keeping the position.

Tsunami is sitting in close to Kimura's body. Kimura has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tsunami is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tsunami is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kimura.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Masahiko Kimura!
Masahiko Kimura looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey you, get this piece of shit out of my cage, (Vlad is escorted out)... GEORGE, you got lucky in our last fight bro... you knew I had a shoulder injury going into that fight and congratulations you were a big enough scum bag to take advantage of it.. Wilson make the match!!'.