PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katsuo Kuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joeri De Visscher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kuro
vs
De Visscher

170 cm
22
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuo Kuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joeri De Visscher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuro wants to clinch up but De Visscher keeps it at a distance.
Kuro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuro swings for the body but De Visscher moves out of range.
De Visscher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Kuro.
Kuro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Visscher.
De Visscher tries for a takedown but Kuro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Visscher tries for a takedown but Kuro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Visscher keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Visscher doesn't seem bothered though.
De Visscher moves in looking to clinch but Kuro pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from De Visscher misses.
Katsuo Kuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuro lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Visscher's sensitive parts.

Kuro closes the distance and clinches.
Kuro lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joeri De Visscher has been cut.
De Visscher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katsuo Kuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joeri De Visscher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Visscher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Visscher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuro tries to clinch but De Visscher is having none of it.
De Visscher blocks the body kick.
Kuro tries to clinch but De Visscher moves away

and De Visscher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kuro!
De Visscher looks gassed!
Kuro is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Visscher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kuro tries to buck De Visscher off but he can't manage it.

De Visscher looking for a guillotine from mount but Kuro is having none of it.
Kuro tries to reverse the position but De Visscher maintains control.
De Visscher won't let Kuro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Visscher on the ground.
Kuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kuro tries to hold on but De Visscher pushes him away.
De Visscher trying to control but Kuro is having none of it.

De Visscher goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kuro is on top in guard.
De Visscher throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

De Visscher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher wants to sweep here but Kuro controlling him for the moment.

De Visscher looking for a guillotine here but Kuro defends easily.
Kuro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Visscher trying to control the position.
De Visscher pulls Kuro in to control the position.

De Visscher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuro wants to clinch.
Kuro throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher dodges the punch combination from Kuro.
Nice sprawl there from Kuro as De Visscher shoots in.
Kuro misses the shot to the body.
Kuro shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuro digs a good body shot into De Visscher's ribs.

De Visscher drives through and clinches with Kuro against the cage.
Kuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuro wants to break free but De Visscher has control.
Kuro misses with some punches.
Kuro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Visscher jumps guard.
De Visscher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Visscher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kuro looking to sit in guard and control but De Visscher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joeri De Visscher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joeri De Visscher's cut.
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.

Kuro tries to clinch but De Visscher moves away

and De Visscher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Visscher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuro is trying to stand up here but De Visscher is controlling him well.

De Visscher is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuro wants to control but De Visscher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Visscher wants to stand up but Kuro is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kuro is looking to slow De Visscher down with leg kicks.
Kuro closes the distance but De Visscher moves to the side
and De Visscher counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Visscher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuro is looking to wear down De Visscher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Visscher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuro circles away.
De Visscher swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuro.
Kuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuro has a takedown stuffed.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Kuro sprawls well.
De Visscher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuro pinned against the cage. Kuro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Katsuo Kuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joeri De Visscher.
De Visscher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

De Visscher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kuro!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuro tries to hold on but De Visscher pushes him away.
De Visscher lands with some strikes.
Kuro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuro tries to hold on but De Visscher pushes him away.
Kuro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Visscher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

De Visscher stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Kuro moves into the clinch successfully.
De Visscher is trying to break free.
De Visscher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuro just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Kuro.
Kuro stalling in the clinch.
De Visscher has Kuro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuro prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kuro drags the fight down to the ground.
De Visscher passes Kuro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

De Visscher stands up and beckons Kuro to join him on the feet.
De Visscher keeps the fight on the outside.
De Visscher shoots in and drives through. Kuro sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Visscher.
Katsuo Kuro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Visscher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuro counters with a good low kick that De Visscher was not able to check.
De Visscher stuffs the takedown.
Kuro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuro throws a right hand that De Visscher ducks under and follows up with a left that De Visscher also avoids with ease.
De Visscher misses with a takedown attempt - Kuro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuro clinches but De Visscher breaks the clinch

and De Visscher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Visscher keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuro misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by De Visscher or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuro which made him look bad.
Kuro is looking to land body kicks.
De Visscher tries to clinch up but Kuro circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joeri De Visscher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joeri De Visscher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kuro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuro wants to clinch but De Visscher slips to the side

and De Visscher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Visscher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuro is positioning himself well to prevent De Visscher advancing to mount.

De Visscher seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuro is looking to control De Visscher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuro avoid being mounted?
Kuro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kuro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kuro is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuro wants to control but De Visscher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuro is refusing to be controlled, as De Visscher sits in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuro looks to clinch
and De Visscher counters with a nice body kick.
Kuro throws a right hand that De Visscher ducks under and follows up with a left that De Visscher also avoids with ease.
Kuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Visscher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuro swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuro tries to clinch up

and De Visscher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Visscher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Visscher!
Joeri De Visscher has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Visscher is trying desperately to improve position.
Kuro controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Visscher for as long as he can get away with.
Kuro'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.
A nice elbow there by Kuro.
Kuro controlling his opponent.
Kuro tries to control but De Visscher wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Katsuo Kuro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuro tries to clinch up

and De Visscher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

De Visscher is looking for a kimura here.
Kuro tries to roll over but De Visscher keeps him under control.
De Visscher is tying to control. Kuro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuro looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Visscher moves nicely into side control.
Kuro wants to control but De Visscher postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher trying to control the action but Kuro is working from the bottom.
De Visscher advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by De Visscher.
De Visscher lands a nice shot to the head.
De Visscher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kuro is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuro is trying to escape the mount.
Katsuo Kuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joeri De Visscher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Visscher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeri De Visscher!