PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Yamazaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yamazaki
vs
Kayne

186 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kayne!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kayne misses with a body shot.
Yamazaki slips a straight right by Kayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamazaki. Kayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamazaki moves away from the strike by Kayne.
Kayne digs a good hook to Yamazaki's body.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kayne, right into the meat.
Kayne moves out of range of the body kick from Yamazaki.
Kayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayne misses with a two punch combination.
Kayne lands a slapping body shot.
Yamazaki tries to clinch there but Kayne circles away.
Yamazaki slips under a jab from Kayne.
Kayne cracks Yamazaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kayne misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kayne. Yamazaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamazaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayne throws out the jab.
Kayne misses the jab.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kayne works over Yamazaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Kayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamazaki is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamazaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kayne throws a body punch but Yamazaki moves out of range.
Kayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Yamazaki in the body.
Yamazaki avoids the body shot from Kayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamazakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Kayne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Kayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kayne lands with a nice body kick.
Kayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamazaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayne.
Kayne lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kayne.
Kayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne feints and then cracks Yamazaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamazaki down.
Kayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kayne scores with a nice strike.
Yamazaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kayne can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayne digs a good hook to Yamazaki's body.
Kayne connects with a single shot there.
Kayne lands a slapping body shot.
Yamazaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kayne connects with a body shot that sends Yamazaki's belly button to the back.
Yamazaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Kayne.
Yamazaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamazaki's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne misses with a body shot.
Kayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Kayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamazaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kayne.
Kayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Kayne lands a left and a right that send Yamazaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Kayne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Kazushi Yamazaki has been cut.
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kayne misses with a wild body shot.
Kayne throws a leg kick which misses Yamazaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamazaki tries to avoid it.
Kayne works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamazaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamazaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayne tests Yamazaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamazaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Yamazaki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Yamazaki clinches up against the cage.

Kayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Kayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamazaki defending well as Kayne loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab.
Kayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kayne throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kayne lands with a kick to the temple. Yamazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kayne misses the shot to the body.
Kayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kayne throws a nice looking combination but Yamazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kayne misses the shot to the body.
Kayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamazaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kayne cracks Yamazaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kayne throws a head kick that Yamazaki semi-blocks.
Kayne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kayne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kayne lands a slapping body shot.
Kayne lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Kayne scores with a body shot.
Kayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamazaki's head.
Kayne misses the shot to the body.
Kayne with a nice cross.
Kayne lands a really nice looking cross but Yamazaki seems unphased.
Kayne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamazaki counters with a nice body shot.
Kayne throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamazaki counters with a big head kick but Kayne shrugs it off.
Kayne keeps Yamazaki at a distance using the push kick.
Kayne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamazaki.
Kayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kayne catches Yamazaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kayne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yamazaki sprawling to the canvas! Yamazaki rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kayne finish him?!

Yamazaki is rocked!
Kayne connects with a body shot that sends Yamazaki's belly button to the back.
Oh Yamazaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamazaki.
Kayne digs a good body shot into Yamazaki's ribs.
Yamazaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Kayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayne connects with a body shot.

Kayne drops Yamazaki with a beautiful combination! Yamazaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kayne is looking for the KO!
Yamazaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kayne connects with a solid leg kick.

Kayne lands a big uppercut and Yamazaki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yamazaki looks OK. Kayne waves Yamazaki back to his feet!
Yamazaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kayne.
Yamazaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Kayne catches Yamazaki right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne thumps Yamazaki with a low kick.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamazaki needs to keep his hands up - Kayne had a free shot at his head there.
Mark Kayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamazaki on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kayne. That's going to slow Yamazaki down.
Kayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kayne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Kayne cracks Yamazaki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yamazaki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kayne finish him?
Kayne fakes the body blow, causing Yamazaki to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yamazaki goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Kayne!