PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 841 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Chicken Destroyer (ranked 102 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kamei
vs
Destroyer

182 cm
32
159
16 - 11 - 0

170 cm
31
167
19 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Core Combat

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer tries to clinch up.
Destroyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Destroyer.
Kamei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kamei connects with a single shot there.
Destroyer misses with a double jab
and Kamei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei tests Destroyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
Kamei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Destroyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Destroyer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer walks into a stiff left hand from Kamei.
Kamei throws a jab when Destroyer was well out of range.
Kamei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Destroyer on the side of the head.
Kamei connects with a body shot that sends Destroyer's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
Kamei digs a good hook to Destroyer's body.
Destroyer drops his hands momentarily and Kamei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Destroyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Destroyer has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei lands a glancing blow to the side of Destroyer's head.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
A jab lands there for Kamei.
Nice body punch from Kamei.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Kamei appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kamei throws out a powerful jab.
Kamei throws an off balance right hand
and Destroyer counters with a left to the body.
Destroyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body punch
and Destroyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamei misses with a looping right.
Destroyer walks into a left hand.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
As Kamei backs off Destroyer throws a huge counter combo but Kamei manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kamei.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and Destroyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Destroyer.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamei as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Destroyer. Beautiful body shot.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Destroyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kamei takes a swing at Destroyer's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei misses with a few strikes there.
Destroyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamei misses with a hook to the body
and Destroyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Destroyer is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Kamei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Destroyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kamei misses.
A nice side step and Destroyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Destroyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Destroyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Destroyer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kamei has got the better of the exchanges.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Destroyer closes the distance and clinches up with Kamei, looking for a takedown. Destroyer pushes Kamei against the cage but Kamei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Destroyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kamei throws a predictable looking body shot

and Destroyer moves into the clinch.
Destroyer stalling against the cage.

Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamei scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
Kamei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer scores with a hook to the body. Kamei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Destroyer can do to turn this around?
Destroyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Destroyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei lands a head shot.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamei slips a jab from Destroyer.
A counter left hand to the body from Kamei misses its target.
Destroyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamei digs a good hook to Destroyer's body.
Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Kamei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei stuns Destroyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei misses with a hook to the body
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Destroyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Destroyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decent striking displayed by Kamei there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei 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. This is the final round!

Destroyer drives through with a takedown into Kamei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kamei controlling the position.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Destroyer from controlling successfully.
Kamei keeping full guard, as Destroyer tries to pass.
Kamei has Destroyer pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Destroyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei is controlling Destroyer's posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Destroyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kamei swings for the body but Destroyer moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Destroyer! But no joy.
Kamei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destroyer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destroyer moves away.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer wants to counter with a clinch but Kamei pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei takes a swing at Destroyer's ribcage but misses.
Kamei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kamei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Destroyer's body.
Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt
and Kamei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Destroyer thinking.
Chicken Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destroyer misses with a body shot
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamei jabs Destroyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice sprawl there from Kamei as Destroyer shoots in.
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Destroyer's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer thinks about the counter body kick.
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Destroyer at a distance.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamei with a body shot.
Kamei falls off balance throwing a combination

and Destroyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamei leaning against his opponent.

Kamei manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei lands with a nice body punch.
Kamei with a hook.
A cross from Kamei lands.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Destroyer in his tracks.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamei, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koichi Kamei made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.