PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 1935 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Chris Walker (ranked 240 p4p, 239 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kasai
vs
Walker

175 cm
26
158
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
148
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Walker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kasai lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Kasai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasai.

Walker is rocked!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Kasai.
Walker feints a counter leg kick.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasai finish him?
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
Kasai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kasai.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Kasai lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Kasai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Kasai scores with a punch to the head.
Kasai moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Kasai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker throws out a counter right but Kasai avoids it with no problem.
Kasai slips a straight right by Walker.
It looked like Kasai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker jabs at Kasai's body.
Kasai misses with a two punch combination.
Kasai swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Kasai stalks Walker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walker's face. Walker staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.
Kasai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasai is looking to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Kasai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Kasai fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker tries to clinch but Kasai is having none of it.
Kasai misses with the combination.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Kasai's ribcage.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasai is defending well for now.
Kasai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Kasai improves position.
A shot in the inside from Kasai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker is stalling here.
Kasai lands a body shot.
Kasai lands with a left to the head.
Kasai takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walker trying to stall but Kasai improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kasai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kasai scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasai tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker tries to clinch but Kasai moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kasai.
Kasai digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Kasai lands an overhand right.
Kasai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walker slips a straight right by Kasai.
Kasai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keizo Kasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walker gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Walker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kasai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walker can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Walker.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker is trying to stall.
Kasai leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
Walker stalls.
Walker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Kasai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Kasai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasai avoids the damage to the body.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Kasai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasai slows down the pace here.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kasai is keeping busy.
Kasai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kasai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.

Kasai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai slips a straight right by Walker.
Kasai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Kasai throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasai.
Kasai throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasai misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kasai misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keizo Kasai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kasai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kasai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasai lands the left hand.
Kasai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Kasai cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Kasai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker thinks about the counter body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasai misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kasai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasai digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Kasai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai blocks a head kick by Walker.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Kasai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kasai checks a leg kick.
Chris Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai blocks the body kick.
Kasai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker blocks a jab.
Kasai throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Kasai throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kasai misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Kasai.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Kasai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kasai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasai.
Kasai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walker is looking to control Kasai's arms but Kasai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai is trying to break free.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker is looking to control Kasai's arms but Kasai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walker 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.
Walker prevents Kasai from breaking the clinch.
Kasai throws a head punch that misses.
Kasai avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Kasai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chris Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kasai is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Kasai lands a shoulder strike.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Kasai scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keizo Kasai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Kasai!
A victorious Keizo Kasai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Chris Walker had this to say: 'That was not supposed to happen. '.