PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 39 p4p, 108 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 7 p4p, 23 weight class). Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kamei
vs
Blyad

182 cm
40
159
34 - 19 - 0

177 cm
36
158
25 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamei thuds his right hand into Blyad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Blyad as he connects with a hook.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Blyad's shoulder, as Blyad tries to avoid the shot.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Blyad misses with a right hand
and Kamei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blyad tests Kamei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Blyad is out of range.
Blyad misses with a hook.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Blyad.
A quick step to the side and Kamei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blyad can pounce on him.
Kamei misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
Blyad cracks Kamei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blyad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blyad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blyad throws a hook to the side of Kamei's head but Kamei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Blyad scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Blyad.
Blyad throws a shot to the body.
Kamei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blyad connects with a leg kick.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Blyad moves away and avoids it.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Blyad.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blyad works Kamei's body with a nice hook.
Blyad loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad misses with an uppercut.
Kamei is looking to counter punch.
Blyad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blyad scores with a jab to the head.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyad.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Kamei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kamei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blyad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blyad.
Kamei takes one to the chin there.
Blyad connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Blyad finds it's way through Kamei's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Blyad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blyad throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blyad lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blyad slips a straight right by Kamei.
And Blyad tries to counter it with a takedown but Kamei pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blyad throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Blyad with a hook.
Blyad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kamei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kamei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blyad jabs at Kamei's body.
Blyad looks to land a left hand but Kamei moved out of range nicely.
Blyad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad 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.

Decent striking displayed by Blyad there.
Ay Blyad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blyad missing with a left hand there. Kamei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
Kamei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blyad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamei scrambles back to his feet.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Blyad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blyad scores with a leg kick.
Blyad swings widly with a right hand
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blyad works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blyad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blyad lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Blyad.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyad.
Kamei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blyad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamei. That did some damage!
Blyad scores with a body shot.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Blyad.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kamei might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blyad connects with a nice looking jab.
Blyad misses with a jab to the body
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad lands a jab to the head.
Blyad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blyad throws a right hand that misses
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blyad scores with a jab to the head.
Blyad just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blyad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Blyad.
Kamei lands a really nice looking cross but Blyad seems unphased.
A low kick from Blyad is predictable there
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blyad.
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamei on the side of the head.
Kamei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blyad throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kamei to counter with a crisp jab.
Blyad throws a head kick but Kamei moves out of range.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamei.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Blyad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamei.
Kamei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Blyad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blyad to score with a decent uppercut.
Blyad misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Kamei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei throws a jab when Blyad was well out of range.
Blyad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Blyad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blyad scores with a jab to the head.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
A big left from Blyad misses.
Kamei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blyad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blyad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamei. That did some damage!
Blyad lands an overhand right.
Blyad misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Blyad's head but Blyad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blyad throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Blyad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blyad scores with the left hand. Kamei knows he should have avoided that one.
Blyad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blyad slips a jab from Kamei.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyad misses the target.
Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Blyad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kamei momentarily.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Blyad.
Blyad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blyad throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blyad with the inside leg kick.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyad.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Blyad misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Kamei.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Blyad blocks a jab.
Kamei misses the jab.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands with a shot to the body.
Blyad lands a jab.
Blyad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kamei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Blyad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyad with a nice cross.
Kamei tests Blyad's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Kamei is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kamei misses with a wild combination.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Blyad throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Blyad connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blyad.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blyad.
Blyad lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Blyad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kameis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Blyad.
Kamei takes one to the side of the head.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Blyad.
Kamei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad misses with a hook.
Blyad misses with a looping right.
Blyad scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Blyad misses
and Kamei counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blyad throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blyad moves out of range as Kamei strikes.
Blyad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kamei is out of range and Blyad settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Jab by Blyad.
Blyad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamei.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Blyad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blyad misses the target.
Blyad misses with a straight left.
Blyad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blyad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Blyad misses
letting Kamei counter with a right hand.
Kamei slips under a jab from Blyad.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Blyad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kameis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blyad with the inside leg kick.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blyad misses with a leg kick
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blyad.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body. Kamei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyad.
Kamei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Blyad misses with a hook
and Kamei counters with a left to the body.
Blyad just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kamei was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blyad lands a leg kick that knocks Kamei off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Kamei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamei.
Blyad misses with a shot to the body
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blyad misses the body punch
and Kamei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Kamei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei throws a hook but Blyad blocks it.
Nice body punch from Blyad.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Blyad throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamei takes one to the chin there.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kamei moves out of range of the leg kick from Blyad.
Kamei checks a low kick from Blyad.
Blyad lands a really nice looking cross but Kamei seems unphased.
Blyad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamei.
Blyad misses with a right hand
and Blyad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyad throws an off balance right hand
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad misses with a hook. Kamei ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Blyad.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Blyad throws a sloppy head kick and Kamei moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad wants to slow Kamei down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blyad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blyad.
Blyad throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Blyad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blyad throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blyad.
Blyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blyad lands a nice shot to the body.
Blyad connects with a body shot that sends Kamei's belly button to the back.
Koichi Kamei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Blyad as he connects with a hook.
Kamei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blyad feints and then cracks Kamei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamei down.
Kamei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Blyad.
Blyad with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamei slips under a jab from Blyad.
Blyad tries a low kick but Kamei avoids it.
Kamei blocks a head kick by Blyad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kamei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blyad moves out of range as Kamei strikes.
Blyad feints the counter takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blyad. That's going to slow Kamei down.
Blyad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyad is just out of range.
Blyad swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
It looked like Kamei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyad throws out the jab.
Blyad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad with the inside leg kick.
Kamei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blyad.
Kamei misses with a hook.
Kamei slips under a jab from Blyad.
Kamei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blyad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamei lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Blyad.
Blyad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kameis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blyad misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ay Blyad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blyad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50

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