PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 2240 p4p, 266 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 3640 p4p, 386 weight class). Rram's entrance music is Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. A fine choice. Koichi Kamei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rram
vs
Kamei

164 cm
34
150 lbs
26 - 16 - 2

182 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Kamei throws a one two combo.
Kamei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei 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.
Rram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Kamei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram throws a push kick but Kamei slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Kamei.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
It seemed like Kamei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram 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.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Rram throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Kamei throws a counter combo.
Rram moves away from the strike by Kamei.
Rram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rram throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamei counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Kamei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram tries to bum rush Kamei with a series of wild strikes but Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamei dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamei circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram walks into a stiff left hand from Kamei.
Rram is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kamei's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Rram misses with the combination.
Kamei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rram.
Kamei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Rram scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamei should have avoided that one.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Kamei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rram moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei lands with a nice combination. Rram backs away looking to recover.
Rram lands with a nice combination. Kamei backs away looking to recover.
Rram throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Kamei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamei drops his hands momentarily and Rram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rram throws a series of punches but Kamei avoids them all with ease.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei cracks Rram with a good jab.
Rram avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rram thinking.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram motions for Kamei to come forward. Rram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamei checks a leg kick.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei tests Rram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nosyaj Rram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A nice combination there by Rram.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Kamei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Kamei might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rram scores with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Kamei.
Kamei jabs at Rram's body.
Rram tries to bum rush Kamei with a series of wild strikes but Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kamei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rram ducks right into an uppercut from Kamei.
Kamei throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamei.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Rram throws a leg kick which misses Kamei's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamei tries to avoid it.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Kamei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamei counters with a left and a right that stings Rram.

Rram is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram seems to have got his legs back now.
Rram throws a series of punches but Kamei moves out of range.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Kamei throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Kamei lands a nice shot to the body.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamei lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
Rram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Rram.
Rram lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Kamei catches Rram right on the button with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kamei might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rram has got the better of the exchanges.
Rram on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kamei in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw.
That kick from Rram tenderised Kamei's leg. Kamei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Rram there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram connects with an inside leg kick.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Kamei.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rram looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Kamei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Kamei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nosyaj Rram dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Kamei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rram slips a jab from Kamei.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good leg kick by Rram there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body punch from Rram.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Kamei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram.
Kamei checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick from Rram.
Kamei has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Rram.
Rram tries to land a leg kick but Kamei saw it coming and moves away.
Rram throws a series of punches but Kamei avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Rram pushes Kamei away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rram.
Rram misses with a low kick as Kamei jumps back.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei stuns Rram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
A nice combination there by Rram.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rram with a body shot.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei cracks a nice hook into Rram's ribs.
Kamei misses with a straight left.
Nosyaj Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kamei counter with a right hand.
Rram wants to slow Kamei down by chopping away at his legs.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rram staying out of range there.
Rram fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kamei checks it well.
Rram misses with a straight right.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamei can do to turn this around?
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Rram slips a jab from Kamei.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Rram.
Kamei cracks Rram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram lands with a right hand.
Koichi Kamei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram throws a right and a left that Kamei avoids nicely.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
Rram tries to bum rush Kamei with a series of wild strikes but Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rram throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram misses with a body kick.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kamei.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamei misses the jab.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Rram avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rram misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamei moves out of range of the body kick from Rram.
Rram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nosyaj Rram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram!
During a confident post fight interview, Nosyaj Rram thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.