PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio comes into the arena with I Stand Alone blaring out of the sound system. Kimura has chosen Inner Light by Shocking Lemon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Antorio
vs
Kimura

189 cm
23
203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Knockout Fight Gear

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kimura closes the distance and pushes Antorio back into the ropes.
Antorio dodges an elbow strike from Kimura.
Antorio tries for a takedown but Kimura manages to get underhooks.
Antorio blocks the elbow strike.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antorio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Anton Antorio has been cut.
Antorio has Kimura pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kimura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Antorio prevents a body shot from Kimura.

Antorio tightens his grip and picks Kimura up, before dumping him to the ground. Kimura manages to land in guard.

Antorio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kimura is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Antorio, into his guard.
Kimura controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kimura is controlling him.
Kimura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Antorio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Antorio tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kimura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura prevents Antorio from getting back to his feet.
Kimura preventing the sweep.
Antorio being controlled here, momentarily.
Kimura looking to sit in guard and control but Antorio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Antorio looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Antorio's cut.
That's time! Antorio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Antorio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimura stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Antorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura scores with a decent looking hook.
Kimura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antorio.
Kimura is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Kimura. No joy for Antorio on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antorio checks a low kick from Kimura.
Antorio shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimura swings for the body but Antorio moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kimura.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kimura keeps Antorio at a distance using the push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Antorio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kimura - the referee stops the clock and Antorio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kimura. Antorio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crunch! Kimura slams his shin into Antorio's torso.
Antorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a nice body punch.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kimura as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Antorio keeps it at a distance.
Kimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antorio.
Antorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Kimura clinches up against the ropes.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Antorio controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kimura scores with a shot to the side of Antorio's head.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Antorio's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Tatsuya Kimura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Antorio's ribcage.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Antorio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kimura lands an elbow that stopped Antorio in his tracks for a moment.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antorios head.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antorio.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antorio.
Kimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antorio backwards.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Antorio avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Antorio avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Kimura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimura cracks Antorio with a nice body shot.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kimura tries a body shot but Antorio blocks it.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Antorio blocks a body shot from Kimura.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura tries to work over Antorio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura lands with a right to the head.
Kimura is working Antorio over against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura lands a left hand.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Antorio's ribcage. Antorio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antorio is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a short shot to the head.
Kimura lands a damaging elbow.
Kimura working Antorio over with knees to the body.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antorio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Antorio managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Antorio's ribcage.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Antorio shrugs off.
Kimura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura pushes Antorio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Antorio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Antorio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kimura defends it nicely.
Kimura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antorio's calf.
Kimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antorio rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Antorio is just out of range.

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kimura has a couple of punches blocked by Antorio.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
Antorio takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antorio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kimura misses with a body punch.
Kimura lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Kimura digs a right hand into Antorio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antorio's gas tank.
Kimura can't find room to land a body shot as Antorio controls the action.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antorios head.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Antorio shrugs off.
Antorio is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Antorio's defenses.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antorio avoids it.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Antorio is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kimura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura lands a right hand.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a body punch.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antorio.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antorio backwards.
Kimura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antorio blocks a body shot from Kimura.
Kimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kimura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antorio managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antorio tries to score a body lock takedown but Kimura shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimura.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
Antorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
A good leg kick by Kimura.
Antorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antorio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kimura. Kimura obviously looking to wear him down.

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura works on Antorio's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antorio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimura.
Kimura is leaning against Antorio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura presses Antorio against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Antorio wants a takedown but no success here.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura pushes Antorio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Antorio 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Anton Antorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimura works on Antorio's body with a couple of short punches.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antorio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kimura 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kimura!