PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya). Romulo Barral has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Akiyama
vs
Barral

185 cm
23
220 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
216 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral blocks a leg kick.
Akiyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barral.
Akiyama feints and then cracks Barral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barral down.
Barral moves out of range as Akiyama throws a body kick.
Barral looks to score with a jab to the body but Akiyama is just out of range.
Akiyama misses with an uppercut. Barral saw that one coming.
Akiyama lands a nice looking body shot.
Akiyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Akiyama.
A shot to the liver by Akiyama. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barral moves out of range of the body kick.
Barral lunges at Akiyama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akiyama's hand.
Akiyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Akiyama clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama scores with a hook to the body.
Barral looks gassed!
Akiyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barral avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.
Barral tries to break the clinch but Akiyama is controlling the position.
A short right from Akiyama on the inside.
Akiyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barral backwards.
Barral is trying to force a seperation but Akiyama has the dominant position.
Akiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Romulo Barral has been cut.
Akiyama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akiyama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that Barral shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that Barral shrugs off.
Akiyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Akiyama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barral takes a shot to the head.
Akiyama tries a body shot but Barral blocks it.
Akiyama is working Barral over against the cage.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into Barral's ribcage.
Akiyama crunches a lovely knee into Barral's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama slows down the pace here.
Akiyama throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands an uppercut.
Akiyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barral is defending well for now.
Barral takes a shot to the head.

Barral is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Akiyama.
Barral is still on wobbly legs! Can Akiyama finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Akiyama.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akiyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barral backwards.
Akiyama has Barral pressed against the cage. He pushes Barral back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Akiyama throws a beautiful elbow that sends Barral crashing to the floor! Akiyama piles on the pressure with more strikes! Barral is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Akiyama!
Kenji Akiyama is the new light heavyweight champion!