PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Akihiro
vs
Vincent

172 cm
27
162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
162 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent takes one to the chin there.
Vincent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vincent stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akihiro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akihiro. Vincent shrugs it off though.
Akihiro misses with a low kick.
Akihiro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vincent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Vincent looks for a takedown but Akihiro sprawls well.
Akihiro throws a wild body kick that Vincent sees coming a mile off.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches up with Akihiro, looking for a takedown. Vincent pushes Akihiro against the cage but Akihiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Vincent scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vincent if he has to take too many more of those.
Vincent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akihiro throws a push kick but Vincent slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Akihiro's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akihiro misses with a low kick.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akihiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akihiro lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Vincent there.
Danga de danga de dang - Vincent scores with a four punch combination!
Vincent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akihiro.
Vincent with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Akihiro to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akihiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vincent manages to avoid it.
Vincent defending well as Akihiro loads up on a big left hand.
Vincent throws a shot from downtown. Akihiro moves away and avoids it.
Vincent keeps the fight on the outside.
Vincent lands a nice shot to the body.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body.
Akihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vincent has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Akihiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vincent misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent tries to score a body lock takedown but Akihiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akihiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent blocking some punches.

Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent lands a right hook to the body.
Akihiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vincent paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands with a nice body kick.
Akihiro lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akihiro throws a shot from downtown. Vincent moves away and avoids it.
Vincent cracks Akihiro with a good jab.

Akihiro clinches up against the cage.
Vincent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Akihiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent swinging wildly here.

Vincent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akihiro to the mat! Akihiro manages to get full guard.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akihiro is keeping the position for now.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Akihiro controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akihiro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Daken Akihiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vincent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akihiro.
Akihiro scores with a jab to the head.
Akihiro tries to clinch but Vincent moves out of range.

Vincent drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akihiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akihiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vincent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akihiro tries to buck Vincent off but Vincent is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Vincent.
Akihiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Akihiro is not content to let Vincent control the position.
Vincent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Akihiro defending against the ground and pound.
Akihiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vincent connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akihiro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vincent off and has taken his back!
Vincent manages to reverse the position and now he's in Akihiro's guard. Nice work there by Vincent.
Vincent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Akihiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Vincent drives through with a takedown into Akihiro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vincent being controlled here momentarily.
Vincent postures up in Akihiro's guard and throws a big left but Akihiro blocks it.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vincent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Akihiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Akihiro is trying to keep Vincent in close.
Akihiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vincent landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akihiro is keeping the position for now.
Akihiro has Vincent pulled in close to control his posture.
Akihiro is trying to control the position but Vincent postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Daken Akihiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akihiro 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 Vincent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vincent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vincent cracks Akihiro with an open hand slap.
Vincent just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincent.
Vincent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vincent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akihiro.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Akihiro.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vincent is defended easily by Akihiro.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Akihiro cracks Vincent with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akihiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Vincent avoids a kick to the body.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Akihiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent thows a body shot but no joy.
Akihiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Vincent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akihiro is fending him off so far but Vincent persists. Nope, Akihiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Akihiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vincent is able to avoid easily.
Vincent dips to his left and cracks Akihiro with an uppercut!
Daken Akihiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Akihiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vincent throws a sloppy head kick and Akihiro moves out of range easily.
Vincent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akihiro's waist but Akihiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vincent off to one side.
Vincent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Vincent takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent throws a leg kick that misses.
Akihiro lands a jab to Vincent's midsection.
Akihiro lands a body shot.
Vincent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Vincent throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Akihiro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vincent is in Akihiro's guard.
Akihiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akihiro has control of Vincent's left arm, preventing Vincent from doing any damage.
Akihiro controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Daken Akihiro just wasn't active enough.
Akihiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akihiro throws the kick towards the body but Vincent avoids it.
Vincent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akihiro avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vincent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akihiro can pounce on him.
Vincent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akihiro.
Vincent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akihiro rather than just go for the knockout.

Vincent throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akihiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Vincent finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vincent throws a big right hand that misses.
Vincent with a nice head shot there.
Vincent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent trying to control but Akihiro is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vincent throws a big right hand that misses.
Akihiro pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
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 Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
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!

Vincent throws a series of punches but Akihiro moves out of range.
Akihiro throws a shot from downtown. Vincent moves away and avoids it.

Vincent closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Akihiro's guard.
Vincent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akihiro pulls Vincent in to control the position.
Akihiro trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akihiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vincent digs a good body shot into Akihiro's ribs.
Vincent has his takedown stuffed
and Akihiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akihiro throws a big shot that misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vincent.
Vincent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akihiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vincent's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vincent tries to pass the half guard into mount. Akihiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akihiro wants to improve his position but Vincent is controlling well.
Vincent misses with a head shot. Akihiro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vincent scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akihiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vinnie Vincent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akihiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincent with a nice head shot there.
Akihiro trying to control the position.
Vincent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Akihiro has control of Vincent's left arm, preventing Vincent from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daken Akihiro.

Akihiro tries to sprawl but Vincent drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vincent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vincent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Vincent 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.
Vincent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vincent is thwarting Akihiro's attempts to control the position.
Akihiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro trying to control from the bottom.
Vincent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vincent prevents Akihiro from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vincent connects with a nice short shot to Akihiro's temple.
Akihiro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Akihiro trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vincent seems to be working for a kimura but Akihiro defends the submission attempt.
Vincent wants to take a breather but Akihiro is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Akihiro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Akihiro!
After the fight, Daken Akihiro 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.