PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ador King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Akiyama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Akiyama
vs
King

180 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ador King!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King rushes Akiyama and presses him up against the cage.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
Akiyama can't get the takedown.

King breaks from the clinch.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyama.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akiyama tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jun Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a double jab

and Akiyama counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
King will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
King is pulling down on Akiyama's head. It's preventing any offense from Akiyama, at least for the moment.

King looking for a guillotine here but Akiyama defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

King manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown

and Akiyama counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Akiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Akiyama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akiyama tries to get out of the position.
King is pressing down on Akiyama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Akiyama is holding on for now.
Akiyama is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King postures up.
Akiyama wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and King is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like King is going to stand back up.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King is trying to control. Akiyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King prevents Akiyama from improving his position.

Akiyama has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
Akiyama with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Akiyama is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King is pressed up against the cage. Akiyama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Akiyama enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Akiyama manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King stands and throws Akiyama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Akiyama is letting King control him for a moment.
Akiyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

King stands up and beckons Akiyama to his feet.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt

and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King passes Akiyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

King decides to stand and escape the position.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Akiyama counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ador King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

King shoots in but no luck this time.
Jun Akiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

King gets a takedown into half guard.
King trying to pass the guard but Akiyama defending well.
Akiyama controlling the position well.

King is working for a kimura but Akiyama is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is trying to get back to full guard.
King controlling the pace.
Ador King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akiyama wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Akiyama is not content to let King control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King uses his free foot to push down on Akiyama's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akiyama.
King cracks Akiyama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Akiyama is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Akiyama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Akiyama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King wants to control the pace but Akiyama is squirming around nicely.
King lands a big elbow.

King goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Akiyama is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama preventing the sweep.
Akiyama wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King lands a big elbow.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

King get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Akiyama scores with a takedown into King's guard.
Akiyama stopping the sweep attempt from King.
King keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
Akiyama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King is looking to stand up but Akiyama isn't so interested in that idea.

King working for a triangle but Akiyama defends it easily.
King working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ador King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Akiyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Akiyama changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King tries to clinch but Akiyama is having none of it.
King fails with the takedown

and Akiyama counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Akiyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akiyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to keep Akiyama in close.
Akiyama content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
King looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ador King.
Akiyama with a lazy takedown attempt

and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akiyama won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jun Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiyama is trying to get back to half guard.
King passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Akiyama!
Akiyama tries to hold on but King postures up.
King cracks Akiyama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King trying to control but Akiyama is having none of it.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Akiyama's face.

King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Akiyama is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.

King working for a guillotine from mount but Akiyama is in no mood to give up.
King avoids the attempt from Akiyama to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King content just to control the position here.
King trying to control but Akiyama is having none of it.
Akiyama tries to control the position but King now has his back.

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.
King is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Akiyama staying busy and making it hard for King to control.

King working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Akiyama can't escape the position.

King is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Akiyama knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Akiyama for a finish.
Akiyama wants to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ador King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ador King!