PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pretorian
vs
Kajiwara

178 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

183 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajiwara tries to clinch up.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kajiwara. Pretorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch but Pretorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Kajiwara moves out of range.
Pretorian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kajiwara.
Pretorian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that Pretorian semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kratus Pretorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but Pretorian moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian tries to bum rush Kajiwara with a series of wild strikes but Kajiwara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pretorian misses with a double jab.
Pretorian throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Pretorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Pretorian.
Kratus Pretorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pretorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pretorian wants it to stay on the feet.
Pretorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kajiwara circles away quickly and effectively.
Pretorian misses with a double jab.
Kajiwara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pretorian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kajiwara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kajiwara counters with a body kick.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.
Pretorian is breathing heavily.
Pretorian works over Kajiwara's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kajiwara.
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Kajiwara tries to clinch up.
Kajiwara moves in looking to clinch but Pretorian pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kajiwara.
An inside leg kick lands from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kajiwara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pretorian swivels and escapes.
Kajiwara works Pretorian's body with a nice hook.
Kratus Pretorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown but Pretorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kajiwara lands a nice shot to the body.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kajiwara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pretorian avoids it really well and circles away.
Pretorian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pretorian.
Kajiwara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pretorian is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown but Pretorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pretorian but Pretorian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pretorian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pretorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kajiwara circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that Kajiwara avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Pretorian. Those never looked like landing.
Kajiwara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Kajiwara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Pretorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pretorian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Satoshi Kajiwara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pretorian slips a jab and a cross from Kajiwara.
Pretorian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pretorian.

Kajiwara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pretorian to the mat! Pretorian manages to get full guard.
Pretorian wants to get back to his feet but Kajiwara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pretorian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kajiwara on the ground.
Pretorian keeping moving, preventing Kajiwara from controlling successfully.

Pretorian has his feet on Kajiwara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kajiwara.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Pretorian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kajiwara.
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pretorian as he jumps to the side.
Kajiwara is breathing heavily.
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Pretorian misses with the combination.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kajiwara shoots in and drives through. Pretorian sprawls well.
Kratus Pretorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
Nice sprawl there from Pretorian as Kajiwara shoots in.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Kajiwara avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Kajiwara misses.
Pretorian lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian slaps away a takedown attempt from Kajiwara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pretorian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pretorian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Kajiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick and Pretorian moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Pretorian. Those never looked like landing.
Kajiwara throws a leg kick but Pretorian moved away.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Kajiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pretorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kajiwara dodges the punch combination from Pretorian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara throws a low kick, looking for Pretorian's leg but Pretorian calmly moves out of range.
Pretorian scores with a three punch combo!
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pretorian as he jumps to the side.
Pretorian misses with the combination.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pretorian.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Kajiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Kajiwara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kajiwara shoots for a takedown but Pretorian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pretorian throws a combination that misses

and Kajiwara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pretorian has one foot on Kajiwara's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pretorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Pretorian slips a jab and a cross from Kajiwara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratus Pretorian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Pretorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kajiwara counters with a leg kick.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Kajiwara avoids them all with ease.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kajiwara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pretorian avoids it really well and circles away.
Pretorian looks to land a combination but Kajiwara avoids it well.
Kajiwara slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Pretorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pretorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pretorian wants it to stay on the feet.
Kratus Pretorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Kajiwara.
Kajiwara tries for a takedown but Pretorian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Kajiwara avoids them all with ease.
Kratus Pretorian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pretorian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Kajiwara with a poor takedown
and Pretorian counters with a left and a right that stings Kajiwara.
Pretorian looks to land a combination but Kajiwara avoids it well.
Pretorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kajiwara counters with a low kick, right behind Pretorian 's knee.
Kajiwara fails with the takedown.
Pretorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kajiwara circles away quickly and effectively.

Kajiwara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kajiwara content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian is not content to let Kajiwara control the position.
Kajiwara throwing shots but Pretorian is blocking nicely.
Pretorian wants to get back to his feet.
Kajiwara is looking to take a break and control but Pretorian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Satoshi Kajiwara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Kajiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pretorian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kajiwara backs up against the cage.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt - Pretorian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara dodges the punch combination from Pretorian.
Kajiwara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Kajiwara is looking to clinch.
Pretorian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kajiwara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pretorian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pretorian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pretorian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretorian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kajiwara slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Kajiwara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pretorian but Pretorian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Kajiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kajiwara shoots in but no luck this time.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pretorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kratus Pretorian.
I think Pretorian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratus Pretorian!