PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichigo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Deshautelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kurosaki
vs
Deshautelle

191 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichigo Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Deshautelle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Deshautelle is having none of it.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch.
Deshautelle lands with a nice combination. Kurosaki backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Deshautelle.

Deshautelle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kurosaki tries to buck Deshautelle off but Deshautelle is having none of it.
Kurosaki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Deshautelle's best efforts.
Kurosaki is looking to escape.
Deshautelle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kurosaki's head.
Deshautelle is stalling here. Kurosaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Deshautelle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kurosaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Deshautelle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deshautelle is looking for a sweep.
Deshautelle wants to get back to his feet but Kurosaki drags him back down.
Deshautelle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kurosaki trying to control from half guard but Deshautelle is working away.
Deshautelle wants to get back to full guard.
Deshautelle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Deshautelle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Deshautelle is looking to reverse the position.
Deshautelle looks gassed!

Kurosaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Deshautelle, who protects the arm well.
Deshautelle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deshautelle is trying to control Kurosaki's posture but Kurosaki avoids it.
Deshautelle is not content to let Kurosaki control the position.
Deshautelle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kurosaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kurosaki working the ground and pound.
Deshautelle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Kurosaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kurosaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deshautelle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Deshautelle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Deshautelle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Deshautelle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kurosaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Deshautelle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kurosaki wants to clinch up but Deshautelle keeps it at a distance.

Kurosaki clinches.
Kurosaki tries to stall but Deshautelle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Deshautelle avoids the damage to the body.
Deshautelle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deshautelle managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Deshautelle goes for a takedown attempt but Kurosaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
Deshautelle keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Deshautelle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Deshautelle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deshautelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurosaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kurosaki closes the distance and clinches.
Deshautelle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but Deshautelle blocks with his arms.
Deshautelle has had enough of the clinch but Kurosaki keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.

Deshautelle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deshautelle tries to score with a low kick but Kurosaki moves his leg out of the way.
Deshautelle throws a head kick that misses.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Deshautelle misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurosaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kurosaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Deshautelle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kurosaki works his way into full mount!
Deshautelle tries to buck Kurosaki off but he can't manage it.
Deshautelle is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki trying to control but Deshautelle is having none of it.
Kurosaki controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki wants to control the pace but Deshautelle is squirming around nicely.
Kurosaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Deshautelle?
Deshautelle is looking to improve his position but Kurosaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Kurosaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kurosaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deshautelle is wriggling around trying to escape.

Kurosaki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Deshautelle is looking to get to half guard.
Deshautelle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Deshautelle is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurosaki has wrist control.

Deshautelle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kurosaki, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to bum rush Deshautelle with a series of wild strikes but Deshautelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryan Deshautelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deshautelle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Deshautelle scores with a four punch combination!
Deshautelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deshautelle misses with a wild combination.
Deshautelle shoots in but Kurosaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deshautelle misses with a two punch combination.
Kurosaki moves in looking to clinch but Deshautelle pushes him off.
Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deshautelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kurosaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deshautelle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deshautelle is trying to buck Kurosaki off.
Kurosaki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Deshautelle will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Kurosaki stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kurosaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deshautelle sprawls well initially but Kurosaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deshautelle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichigo Kurosaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kurosaki tries to clinch but Deshautelle is having none of it.
Deshautelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deshautelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurosaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deshautelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up but Deshautelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Deshautelle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick from Deshautelle lands but Kurosaki takes it in his stride.
Kurosaki has a takedown stuffed.

Deshautelle clinches up with Kurosaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Deshautelle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kurosaki or not.
Deshautelle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deshautelle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Deshautelle manages to break the clinch.
Deshautelle throws a wild body kick that Kurosaki sees coming a mile off.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Deshautelle moves away
and Deshautelle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Kurosaki gets a clinch.
A short right from Deshautelle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deshautelle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurosaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Deshautelle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deshautelle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kurosaki scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deshautelle gets through Kurosaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deshautelle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurosaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Deshautelle avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Deshautelle has had enough of the clinch but Kurosaki keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a body punch.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it misses.

Deshautelle breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deshautelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deshautelle.
Ichigo Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Deshautelle.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Deshautelle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kurosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Deshautelle circles away.
Deshautelle throws a head kick that misses.
Deshautelle throws out a powerful jab.
Deshautelle circles away from the clinch attempt

and Deshautelle counters by clinching up.
Kurosaki is looking to control Deshautelle's arms but Deshautelle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kurosaki has his back to the cage.
Deshautelle lands an elbow that stopped Kurosaki in his tracks for a moment.
Deshautelle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Deshautelle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kurosaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deshautelle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Deshautelle chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Deshautelle.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Deshautelle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deshautelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurosaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deshautelle tries to avoid it but Kurosaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deshautelle to the ground. Deshautelle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deshautelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurosaki feints and then cracks Deshautelle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deshautelle down.
Deshautelle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Deshautelle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki is pressing down on Deshautelle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kurosaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Deshautelle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kurosaki controlling the position for now.
Deshautelle wants to stand up but Kurosaki is controlling the position.
Kurosaki trying to control but Deshautelle postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deshautelle lands strikes from half guard.
Kurosaki tries to roll over but Deshautelle keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Deshautelle postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kurosaki to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Deshautelle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deshautelle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Deshautelle!