PBP Commentary

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

Fujinami
vs
Kriznoff

178 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsumi Fujinami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caleb Kriznoff!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Fujinami decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujinami is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Fujinami seems content to control.
Fujinami throwing shots but Kriznoff is blocking nicely.
Fujinami throwing shots but Kriznoff is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujinami in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kriznoff is trying is best to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsumi Fujinami wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kriznoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fujinami looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kriznoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujinami is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fujinami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fujinami trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujinami trying to control the action but Kriznoff is working from the bottom.
Fujinami thows a huge punch but Kriznoff dodges it nicely.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujinami slips a nice elbow through Kriznoff's hands, connecting with Kriznoff's forehead.
Fujinami tries to pass to full mount but Kriznoff defends it.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fujinami has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fujinami wants to control but Kriznoff is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsumi Fujinami wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujinami.
Fujinami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kriznoff is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fujinami has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kriznoff!
Fujinami thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fujinami controlling his opponent.
Kriznoff looks gassed!
Kriznoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fujinami.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami tries to control but Kriznoff wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that round.
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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujinami.
Fujinami working the head with strikes.
Kriznoff parries the strikes from Fujinami easily there. Fujinami is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kriznoff to escape.
Fujinami is looking to take a break and control but Kriznoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kriznoff takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kriznoff can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriznoff is not content to let Fujinami control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fujinami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kriznoff is avoiding damage well.
Kriznoff being controlled for a moment.
Fujinami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriznoff can do to turn this around?
Fujinami fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kriznoff is avoiding damage well.
Fujinami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kriznoff keeps working.
Kriznoff takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kriznoff parries the strikes from Fujinami easily there. Fujinami is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kriznoff to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriznoff takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fujinami misses with the ground and pound.
Fujinami in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kriznoff is breathing heavily.
Fujinami looking to control but instead Kriznoff has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kriznoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujinami trying to pass the guard but Kriznoff defending well.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fujinami uses his free foot to push down on Kriznoff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kriznoff.
Fujinami looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriznoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fujinami putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fujinami throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kriznoff because Fujinami loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kriznoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fujinami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Fujinami connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that second round.
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.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kriznoff enables Fujinami to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kriznoff manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fujinami content to stall in guard here.
Fujinami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujinami throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujinami not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fujinami throwing strikes from guard but Kriznoff blocks nicely.
Fujinami trying to control but Kriznoff is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fujinami with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kriznoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujinami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kriznoff's head.
Fujinami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kriznoff is keeping the position for now.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujinami trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriznoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujinami lands a couple of digs.
Fujinami forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami thows a huge punch but Kriznoff dodges it nicely.
Fujinami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujinami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujinami not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujinami lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriznoff taking some punishment here, with Fujinami in his half guard.
Fujinami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kriznoff defending well though.
Fujinami tries to pass to full mount but Kriznoff defends it.
Fujinami content to control rather than advance.
Kriznoff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tatsumi Fujinami just wasn't active enough.

Fujinami closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fujinami tries to pass to full mount but Kriznoff defends it.
Fujinami passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kriznoff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsumi Fujinami clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fujinami bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fujinami slows the pace down.
Fujinami working the ground and pound.
Fujinami is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kriznoff's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ground and pound from Fujinami seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fujinami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kriznoff keeps working.
Kriznoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee asks Fujinami politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fujinami prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sloppy strikes there by Fujinami.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami happy to just control the position for now.
Kriznoff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fujinami throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fujinami taking a breather here.
Fujinami has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fujinami throws an elbow but Kriznoff slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fujinami working the ground and pound.
Fujinami controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Fujinami's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kriznoff is trying to escape the position but Fujinami is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriznoff is not content to let Fujinami control the position.
Fujinami misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fujinami throws an elbow but Kriznoff slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami wants to control but Kriznoff is keeping him busy.
Fujinami controlling the position from side mount.
Fujinami lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tatsumi Fujinami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujinami working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fujinami just content to control the position.
Fujinami looks up at the clock and then as Kriznoff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fujinami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujinami scores with punches from side control.
Fujinami scores with punches from side control.

Kriznoff is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kriznoff is still in real trouble! Can Fujinami finish him?
Fujinami sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fujinami with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsumi Fujinami had his way with Caleb Kriznoff in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fujinami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kriznoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujinami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fujinami looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kriznoff covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
Tatsumi Fujinami is the new light heavyweight champion!