PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Imus Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yu
vs
Kazama

167 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Imus Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yu.

It looks like Imus Yu has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Kazama or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yu is fending him off so far but Kazama persists. Nope, Yu circles away and we're back to standing.

Kazama drives through and clinches with Yu against the cage.
Kazama wants to break free but Yu has control.

Kazama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu misses with an uppercut.
Kazama staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu throws the left hand but Kazama avoids the punch easily.
Yu really is a fat lump.
Kazama throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Kazama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu misses with a looping left.
Kazama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Imus Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Kazama.
Yu misses the jab.
Kazama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Kazama tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu loads up on a big right hand but Kazama slips the punch.
Yu stuffs the takedown.
Kazama looks gassed!
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws the left hand but Kazama avoids the punch easily.
Kazama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu missing with a left hand there. Kazama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazama misses with the combination.
Yu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Kazama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Kazama scores with a four punch combination!
Kazama closes the distance and clinches up with Yu, looking for a takedown. Kazama pushes Yu against the cage but Yu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Imus Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Yu misses.
Kazama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Kazama moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Kazama moved out of range.
Imus Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Yu misses.
Kazama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Kazama staying out of range there.
Kazama looks for a takedown but Yu sprawls well.
Yu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Yu throws a hook but Kazama avoids it easily.
Kazama tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazama. Kazama gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
Yu misses with an uppercut. Kazama saw that one coming.
Yu loads up on a big right hand but Kazama slips the punch.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazama tries to clinch but Yu is having none of it.
Kazama looks to land a combination but Yu avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a straight right.
A big left from Yu misses.
Kazama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Yu throws a hook but Kazama avoids it easily.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazama misses with the combination.
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Kazama ducks down to avoid it.
Kazama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Yu missing with a left hand there. Kazama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Kazama or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu which made him look bad.
Kazama slips a straight right by Yu.
Kazama slips a jab from Yu.
Kazama staying out of range there.
Yu throws a hook but Kazama avoids it easily.
Kazama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu misses the target.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Kazama tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazama staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kazama throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Yu misses its intended target.
Kazama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
Kazama moves away from the strike by Yu.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Yu tries to clinch but Kazama moves out of range.
Yu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazama.
Yu tries to clinch but Kazama moves out of range.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Kazama.
Yu loads up on a big right hand but Kazama slips the punch.
Yu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Kazama slips under a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Kazama moved out of range nicely.
Yu throws a big shot that misses.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yu circles away.
Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Yu throws the left hand but Kazama avoids the punch easily.
Yu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kazama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Yu misses its intended target.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazama misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Kazama is out of range.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Kazama.
Nice defenses there by Kazama.
Yu throws a jab when Kazama was well out of range.
Yu tries to clinch there but Kazama circles away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No luck for Kazama with that takedown attempt.
Kazama staying out of range there.
Kazama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yu throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Kazama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu throws a hook to the side of Kazama's head but Kazama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yu's waist but Yu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazama off to one side.
No joy there for Kazama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kazama.
Kazama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu throws a hook but Kazama blocks it.
Yu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kazama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Yu.
Kazama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Kazama is out of range.
Kazama is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
Kazama connects with a single shot there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kazama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Kazama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kazama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yu is fending him off so far but Kazama persists. Nope, Yu circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kazama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yu backs up against the cage.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Yu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kazama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Kazama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good exchange - Kazama coming out on top.
Kazama moves out of range as Yu strikes.
Yu stuffs the takedown.
Yu thuds his right hand into Kazama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yu throws a hook to the side of Kazama's head but Kazama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yu missing with a left hand there. Kazama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yu misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Kazama scores with a four punch combination!
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yu.
Kazama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Kazama ducks down to avoid it.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazama looks to land a combination but Yu avoids it well.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazama manages to avoid it.
Yu misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kazama shoots for a takedown but Yu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Kazama tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Kazama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yu is fending him off so far but Kazama persists. Nope, Yu circles away and we're back to standing.
Yu throws the left hand but Kazama avoids the punch easily.
Kazama looks to land a combination but Yu avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Yu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kazama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yu is fending him off so far but Kazama persists. Nope, Yu circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazama misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Kazama misses.
Kazama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Yu misses its intended target.
Kazama scores with a head kick.
Kazama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Kazama.
Yu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Kazama lands a jab-cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuya Kazama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kazuya Kazama!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kazuya Kazama!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kazuya Kazama!

Kazuya Kazama wins by unanimous decision!