PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derwin Vannles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Kamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Kamamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derwin Vannles's chin.

Vannles
vs
Kamamoto

181 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derwin Vannles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Kamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kamamoto scores a takedown into full mount!
Kamamoto working Vannles over with strikes here.
Vannles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vannles manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Kamamoto.
Vannles has hold of Kamamoto's hands but Kamamoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kamamoto winds up and cracks Vannles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vannles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kamamoto is thwarting Vannles's attempts to control the position.
Kamamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Vannles's temple.
Kamamoto trying to mount his opponent but Vannles defends it.

Vannles is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kamamoto pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamamoto working Vannles over with strikes.
Vannles won't allow Kamamoto to pass to mount.
Kamamoto moves into full mount! Vannles won't be happy about that!
Kamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamamoto looking to finish Vannles with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vannles!
Vannles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vannles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kamamoto landing strikes from the mount.
Kamamoto dominating with strikes here.
Kamamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Vannles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vannles is working to get back to half guard.
Kamamoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vannles is trying desperately to improve position.
Vannles is breathing heavily.
Vannles is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kamamoto.
A nice elbow there by Kamamoto.
Kamamoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kamamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Kamamoto lands a big elbow.
Kamamoto landing shots from mount.
Kamamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vannles hang on?
Kamamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vannles is looking to get to half guard.
Kamamoto with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vannles hang on?
Kamamoto landing strikes from the mount and Vannles is in trouble!
Kamamoto blocks Vannles's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Vannles regains half guard.
Vannles trying to control but Kamamoto postures up.
Vannles is trying to stand back up but Kamamoto is controlling him
Vannles wants to control but Kamamoto is keeping busy.
Vannles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vannles trying to control but Kamamoto postures up.
Kamamoto blocks the strikes from Vannles.
Vannles wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vannles tries to clinch up.
Vannles doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamamoto circles away.
Kamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vannles misses with a takedown attempt - Kamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kamamoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vannles's guard.
Kamamoto postures up.
Kamamoto passes into half guard.
Kamamoto working Vannles over with strikes.
Vannles wants to get back to his feet.
Kamamoto uses his free foot to push down on Vannles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vannles.
Kamamoto lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Kamamoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vannles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vannles tries to clinch but Kamamoto is having none of it.

Kamamoto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kamamoto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vannles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamamoto lands a heavy elbow.
Kamamoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Kamamoto unloading with bombs!
Vannles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kamamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kamamoto landing strikes from the mount.
Kamamoto lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vannles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vannles manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vannles wants to control but Kamamoto is keeping busy.
Kamamoto throwing shots but Vannles is blocking nicely.
Vannles is trying to stand up here but Kamamoto is controlling him well.
Kamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vannles is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vannles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kamamoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Vannles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vannles trying to control from half guard but Kamamoto is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vannles pulls his head out easily.
Vannles perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vannles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kamamoto is looking to get to half guard.

Vannles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kamamoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kamamoto throws a couple of elbows from the bottom.
Vannles trying to control the action but Kamamoto is working from the bottom.
Kamamoto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamamoto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kamamoto wants to get back to full guard but Vannles has passed into side control.
Vannles wants to control the pace but Kamamoto is squirming around nicely.
Vannles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Vannles is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kamamoto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kamamoto is trying to reverse the position but instead Vannles has taken his back - oops!
Kamamoto is covering up but some of the strikes from Vannles are getting through and doing damage.

Kamamoto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vannles's arms.
Vannles wants to control but Kamamoto is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vannles lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kamamoto tries to roll but Vannles sticks to his back.
Will Vannles go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kamamoto is in bad spot here.
Vannles struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kid Kamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamamoto breaks Vannles's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Vannles's brow.
Kamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vannles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Vannles.
Vannles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derwin Vannles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vannles digs a good hook to Kamamoto's body.
Vannles shoots in for a takedown but Kamamoto shows good takedown defense.

Vannles gets caught flat footed, as Kamamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kamamoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kamamoto landing strikes.
Kamamoto cracks Vannles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kamamoto lands a few punches from side control.
Vannles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vannles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vannles is trying to control Kamamoto's posture but Kamamoto avoids it.
Vannles is pushing Kamamoto's head away, looking to escape. Kamamoto manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamamoto working the strikes but Vannles uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vannles flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vannles misses with a takedown attempt - Kamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vannles tries for a takedown but Kamamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derwin Vannles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamamoto avoids the head kick by Vannles.
A punch combination from Vannles misses.
Kamamoto fails with the takedown.
Kamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Vannles fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Vannles.
Kamamoto avoids the head kick by Vannles.

Kamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vannles taking some punishment here, with Kamamoto in his half guard.
Vannles wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vannles gets back to full guard.
Vannles looking to control.
Kamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vannles is trying to keep Kamamoto in close.
Vannles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kamamoto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kamamoto wants to get back to full guard but Vannles has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vannles wants to control the pace but Kamamoto is squirming around nicely.
Kamamoto regains half guard.
Vannles is looking to take a break and control but Kamamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vannles wants to get back to his feet.
Kamamoto tries to roll over but Vannles keeps him under control.
Vannles tries to pass to full mount but Kamamoto defends it.
Kamamoto wants to improve his position but Vannles is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kamamoto is looking to get back to full guard here but Vannles has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vannles manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kamamoto to take his back!
Vannles controlling well, preventing Kamamoto from escaping the position.
Kamamoto breaks Vannles's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kamamoto is in close to Vannles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamamoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Kamamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamamoto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vannles manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Vannles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Kamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamamoto 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Kamamoto!