PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama's entrance music is Never Gonna Stop Me. A fine choice. Kenji Akiyama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Akiyama
vs
Ban

185 cm
19
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Ban!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akiyama scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Akiyama.
Ban moves out of range of the body kick from Akiyama.
Ban checks a leg kick nicely.
Ban blocks a low kick nicely.
Akiyama is looking to chop away at Ban's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Ban moves out of range.
Akiyama thuds his shin into the meat of Ban's side.
Ban misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Ban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akiyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ban looks gassed!
Akiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyama tries to clinch there but Ban circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ban checks the leg kick.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Ban is having none of it.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akiyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ban. That did some damage!
Akiyama throws a front kick that sends Ban stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akiyama.
Akiyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akiyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akiyama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ban takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ban has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking to clinch but Ban is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Akiyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyama feints and then cracks Ban's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ban down.
Akiyama misses with a kick to the body.
Akiyama lands a front kick.
Ban checks a low kick from Akiyama.
Ban has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a leg kick which misses Ban's front leg but catches the back leg as Ban tries to avoid it.
Akiyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ban avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ban blocks a head kick by Akiyama.
Ban checks a leg kick.
Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akiyama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Akiyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kenji Akiyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ban moves out of range of the body kick from Akiyama.

Akiyama takes the fight into the clinch.
Ban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ban is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bernard Ban has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akiyama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyama misses with an elbow strike.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Ban takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akiyama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ban looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Akiyama to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Bernard Ban's cut even more.
Akiyama gets underhooks to prevent Ban's takedown attempt.
Kenji Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Ban.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that Ban shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akiyama as Ban tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
Ban is working for takedown but Akiyama is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Ban in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Bernard Ban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Ban in his tracks for a moment.
Ban takes an elbow to the temple.

Bernard Ban's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ban's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bernard Ban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenji Akiyama!