PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 2877 p4p, 3772 weight class) and Jaco Camden (ranked 399 p4p, 492 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kim Kitsuragi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kim Kitsuragi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kitsuragi
vs
Camden

183 cm
28
185
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
185
6 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsuragi misses with a wild body shot.
Camden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitsuragi .

Kitsuragi clinches up with Camden and pushes him back against the cage.
Kitsuragi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitsuragi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitsuragi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kitsuragi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camden lands a hook that snaps the head of Kitsuragi backwards.
Camden is looking to break free of the clinch but Kitsuragi has double underhooks.

Kitsuragi pulls Camden into guard.
Camden wants to get up but he can't break Kitsuragi 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Camden gets to his feet - Kitsuragi follows without any prompting.
Kitsuragi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Camden steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Camden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Camden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been told by Kitsuragi 's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kitsuragi misses with an uppercut. Camden saw that one coming.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Kitsuragi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kitsuragi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Camden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim Kitsuragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kitsuragi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kitsuragi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitsuragi lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitsuragi .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi throws a lazy right hand but Camden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camden wants to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi pushes him away.
Kitsuragi scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. Kitsuragi catches Camden right on the button with a cross.
Kitsuragi takes a swing at Camden's ribcage but misses.
Camden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kitsuragi throws a lazy uppercut
and Camden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi looks to land a right hand but Camden moved out of range.
Kitsuragi looks to land a right hand but Camden moved out of range.
Kitsuragi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Camden checks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi connects with a right hand. Camden shakes it off.
Kitsuragi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Camden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camden throws the left hand but Kitsuragi avoids the punch easily.
Kitsuragi takes a swing at Camden's ribcage but misses.
Kitsuragi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kitsuragi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kitsuragi misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kitsuragi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kitsuragi swings for the body but Camden moves out of range.
Kitsuragi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi looks to land a body kick but Camden moved away.
Kitsuragi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Kitsuragi misses its intended target.
Kitsuragi throws a body punch but Camden moves out of range.
Camden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitsuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Camden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camden moves out of range as Kitsuragi throws a body kick.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Camden steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Kitsuragi thumps Camden with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Kitsuragi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Camden blocks a jab.
Camden walks into a jab.
Kitsuragi wants to clinch up but Camden keeps it at a distance.
Kitsuragi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camden can do to turn this around?
Kitsuragi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim Kitsuragi is winning the standup battle so far.
Camden checks the leg kick.
Camden tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Camden checks the leg kick.
Camden tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Camden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camden blocks the body kick.

Kitsuragi clinches up with Camden and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Camden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitsuragi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camden was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi slips under a jab from Camden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitsuragi moves away.
Kitsuragi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitsuragi throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Camden.
Camden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kitsuragi thumps Camden with a low kick.
Camden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitsuragi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camden's head.
That kick from Kitsuragi tenderised Camden's leg. Camden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kitsuragi misses with a body shot.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi looks to throw the jab but Camden is out of range.
Camden wants to clinch up but Kitsuragi keeps it at a distance.
Kitsuragi is looking to land body kicks.
Camden is looking for the big counter here.
Kitsuragi lands with a cross.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick
and Camden counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsuragi fails to land with a series of punches.
Camden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitsuragi throws out the jab.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick which misses Camden's front leg but catches the back leg as Camden tries to avoid it.
Camden blocks the body kick.
Camden throws a lazy right hand but Kitsuragi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitsuragi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Kitsuragi misses the target.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kitsuragi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camden moves away.
Kitsuragi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Kitsuragi backs off Camden throws a huge counter combo but Kitsuragi manages to avoid it all.
Kitsuragi defending well as Camden loads up on a big left hand.
Kitsuragi misses with a leg kick.
Camden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kitsuragi wants to slow Camden down by chopping away at his legs.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Camden slips under a jab from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kitsuragi throws out a loose jab but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaco Camden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi misses with a hook. Camden ducked under it nicely.
Kitsuragi misses with an uppercut. Camden saw that one coming.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Camden steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Camden checks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi throws a low kick but Camden avoids it.
Kitsuragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitsuragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitsuragi lands with a hook. Camden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kitsuragi jabs Camden right on the nose. Camden blinks but takes it well.
Kitsuragi walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Kitsuragi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Camden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Kitsuragi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Kitsuragi pushes Camden up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kitsuragi fails to land.
Camden tries to circle away but Kitsuragi has him pinned against the cage.
Camden tries to break the clinch but Kitsuragi is controlling the position.
Kitsuragi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitsuragi lands with a light punch inside.
Camden lands with a right to the head.
Camden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Camden blocks an uppercut.
Kitsuragi tries to pull guard but Camden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi has a couple of punches blocked by Camden.

Kitsuragi manages to break the clinch.
Kitsuragi scores with a sloppy right hand. Camden should have avoided that one.
Kitsuragi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camden checks a leg kick.
A big right from Kitsuragi misses.
Kitsuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camden tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Kitsuragi feints and then cracks Camden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camden down.
Kitsuragi throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camden. Kitsuragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitsuragi throws out the jab.
Camden connects with a right hand. Kitsuragi shakes it off.
Kitsuragi swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden throws a combination. Kitsuragi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kitsuragi throws the kick towards the body but Camden avoids it.
Kitsuragi tests Camden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Kitsuragi misses.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Camden moves out of range of the body kick.
Camden throws out a counter right but Kitsuragi avoids it with no problem.
Kitsuragi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kitsuragi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camden.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camden ducks under a wild hook from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi misses with a wild body shot.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camden.
Camden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kitsuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim Kitsuragi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kitsuragi throws a jab but it's blocked by Camden.
Camden feints the counter takedown.
Kitsuragi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kitsuragi looks to land a left hand but Camden moved out of range nicely.
Camden wants to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kitsuragi misses the jab.
Camden blocks a jab.
Camden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kitsuragi .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camden blocks a leg kick.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Kitsuragi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kitsuragi tries to close the distance and clinch but Camden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kitsuragi connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaco Camden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitsuragi .

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kitsuragi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kitsuragi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kitsuragi !
Kim Kitsuragi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.