PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasumi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kasumi
vs
Stefaniak

185 cm
39
220 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

185 cm
32
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stefaniak!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumi throws a good cross that connects.
Stefaniak fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasumi 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.
Stefaniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasumi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefaniak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefaniak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasumi.
Kasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefaniak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasumi.
We've been hearing reports that Kasumi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Kasumi.
Kasumi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stefaniak under the eye.
Kasumi just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak misses with a takedown attempt - Kasumi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stefaniak shoots in looking for a takedown but Kasumi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stefaniak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenshiro Kasumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Stefaniak.
Kasumi connects with a jab.
Kenshiro Kasumi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefaniak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefaniak misses with a hook. Kasumi ducked under it nicely.
Kasumi lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Kasumi misses.
Kasumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stefaniak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasumi.
Stefaniak looks to throw the jab but Kasumi is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi throws a right hand that misses
and Stefaniak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stefaniak misses with a wild body shot.
Stefaniak dives in for a single leg takedown but Kasumi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stefaniak wants a takedown.
Kasumi wants to get back to striking at distance but Stefaniak won't allow it.
Kasumi is trying to break the clinch but Stefaniak has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Kasumi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stefaniak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kasumi can't fight it off and eventually Stefaniak manages to take the fight to the floor. Kasumi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kasumi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasumi, not yet.
Stefaniak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stefaniak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stefaniak is fighting to break Kasumi's control of his arms but Kasumi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stefaniak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kasumi is pulling down on Stefaniak's head to control his posture.
Stefaniak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasumi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kasumi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stefaniak is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kasumi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stefaniak's body to avoid the submission. Stefaniak has instead reached around Kasumi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stefaniak arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karl Stefaniak!
Karl Stefaniak bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.