PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urban Dakker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotaro Fuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dakker
vs
Fuma

178 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urban Dakker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Fuma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakker connects with a right hand. Fuma shakes it off.

Fuma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dakker's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dakker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dakker is keeping the position for now.
Dakker looking for a sweep. Not yet Dakker, not yet.
Dakker is working hard here to advance position.
Fuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Dakker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dakker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakker is trying to control the position but Fuma postures up.
Dakker is looking to sweep but instead, Fuma has passed into half guard.
Dakker trying to control but Fuma postures up.
Dakker gets back to full guard.
Dakker is pulling down on Fuma's head. It's preventing any offense from Fuma, at least for the moment.
Dakker trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuma stopping the sweep attempt from Dakker.
Dakker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dakker looking for a sweep. Not yet Dakker, not yet.
Dakker is trying to keep Fuma in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urban Dakker.
Fuma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dakker with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakker with a hook.
Fuma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fuma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Fuma.
Fuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dakker lands a nice shot that snaps Fuma's head back.
Fuma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dakker to score with a decent uppercut.
Fuma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuma slips a straight right by Dakker.
Dakker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fuma counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dakker wants to sweep here but Fuma controlling him for the moment.
Fuma postures up.
Fuma won't allow Dakker to sweep him here.
Fuma postures up.
Fuma stopping the sweep attempt from Dakker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakker is trying to control the position but Fuma postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urban Dakker dominated that round.
That's time! Dakker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fuma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dakker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fuma scrambles back to his feet.
Dakker connects with a looping right hand.
Kotaro Fuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dakker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fuma's head.
Dakker throws a nice looking combination but Fuma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuma moves forwards but Dakker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Urban Dakker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuma slips a straight right by Dakker.
Dakker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dakker throws a looping overhand right but Fuma ducks down to avoid it.
Dakker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fuma has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Dakker. Beautiful body shot.
Dakker stalks Fuma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fuma's face. Fuma staggers backwards, shaken.
Dakker throws a lazy right hand but Fuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dakker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dakker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuma.
Dakker lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dakker as he connects with a hook.
Dakker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dakker lands a slapping body shot.
Fuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuma needs to keep his hands up - Dakker had a free shot at his head there.

Fuma rushes Dakker and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dakker has had enough of the clinch but Fuma keeps him there for the moment.
Dakker looking to slow down the pace here.
Dakker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dakker tries to pull guard but Fuma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Fuma successfully pulls guard.
Fuma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kotaro Fuma wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fuma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dakker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dakker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dakker misses with an uppercut.
Dakker connects with a single shot there.
Fuma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dakker.
Dakker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakker sizes up Fuma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fuma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dakker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fuma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuma misses with the combination.
Fuma takes one to the side of the head.
Fuma scores with a leg kick.
Urban Dakker is winning the standup battle so far.
Dakker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dakker.

Fuma scores with a takedown into Dakker's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urban Dakker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dakker punishes Fuma's body with a nice straight punch.
Fuma scores with a nice body kick.
Fuma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dakker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fuma eats them both and turns towards Dakker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fuma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fuma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dakker finds it's way round the side to connect with Fuma's head.
Dakker lands with a good body shot.
Fuma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Dakker coming out on top.
Fuma tries to move into range but Dakker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fuma defending well as Dakker loads up on a big left hand.
Dakker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fuma momentarily.
Dakker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuma.
Dakker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fuma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dakker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakker lands with a straight right. Fuma didn't see that one coming.
Fuma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dakker throws a looping overhand right but Fuma ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dakker with a nice cross.
Dakker misses with an uppercut.
Fuma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dakker stalks Fuma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fuma's face. Fuma staggers backwards, shaken.
Dakker lands a nice looking body shot.
Dakker scores with a jab to the body.
Dakker thuds his right hand into Fuma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dakker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuma manages to avoid it.
Dakker connects with a right hand. Fuma shakes it off.
Dakker swings for the body but Fuma moves out of range.
Fuma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Fuma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dakker to the mat! Dakker manages to get full guard.
Dakker wants to hit a switch here but Fuma passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dakker there!
Dakker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urban Dakker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakker working to try and regain half guard.
Fuma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dakker tries to lock up and control but Fuma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dakker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fuma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dakker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotaro Fuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakker manages to regain half guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urban Dakker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dakker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urban Dakker!