PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Fuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Baki Kurosaki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fuma
vs
Kurosaki

169 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 12 - 1

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Fuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kurosaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fuma sprawls well initially but Kurosaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fuma looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kurosaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kurosaki stalling.
Kurosaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuma's head.
Kurosaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kurosaki wants to take a breather but Fuma is having none of it.
Kurosaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurosaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurosaki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Kurosaki there.
Fuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurosaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kurosaki wants to free his trapped foot but Fuma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kurosaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurosaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fuma is refusing to be controlled, as Kurosaki sits in half guard.
Kurosaki lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kurosaki seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kurosaki throwing shots but Fuma is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fuma!
Kurosaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fuma is in a horrible position here. Kurosaki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki scoring with strikes but Fuma is staying in there.
Fuma is bucking up trying to escape but Kurosaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kurosaki cracks Fuma with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kurosaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kurosaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuma?
Kurosaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fuma hang on?
Kurosaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuma?
Kurosaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fuma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki landing strikes from the mount and Fuma is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki landing strikes from the mount and Fuma is in trouble!
Kurosaki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Kurosaki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fuma has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fuma wants to get back to his feet.
Fuma wants to control but Kurosaki is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Kurosaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Fuma in a clinch.

Kurosaki has hold of one of Fuma's legs. Fuma is fighting the takedown attempt but Kurosaki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurosaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurosaki trying to move into half guard but instead Fuma has managed to sweep!
Kurosaki wants to stand up but Fuma is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kotaro Fuma wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kurosaki shoots in for a takedown but Fuma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurosaki moves in looking to clinch but Fuma pushes him off.
Fuma shoots in looking for a takedown. Kurosaki tries to sprawl out of it but Fuma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kurosaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Fuma gets tackled into the cage by Kurosaki. Kurosaki maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuma's efforts to push away.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fuma is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kurosaki to keep the fight standing.
Kurosaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kurosaki gets control of Fuma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kurosaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fuma stops Kurosaki from standing up.
Fuma wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Kotaro Fuma wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Kurosaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki working Fuma over with knees to the body.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Fuma turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fuma manages to end up in side control.
Kurosaki is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosaki misses with a takedown
and Fuma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baki Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuma swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kurosaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fuma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuma avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuma's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fuma avoids the elbow strike from Kurosaki, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurosaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fuma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Fuma 's eye.

Kurosaki successfully pulls guard.
Kurosaki pulls Fuma in close to his closed guard and prevents Fuma from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fuma circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kurosaki clinches up with Fuma and pushes him back against the cage.
Kurosaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Fuma is blocking nicely.

Kurosaki has hold of one of Fuma's legs. Fuma is fighting the takedown attempt but Kurosaki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki wants to pass the guard but Fuma is keeping the position.
Kurosaki stands up over Fuma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuma wants to stand and escape but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Kurosaki looking to pass the guard.
Fuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuma wants to get back to his feet but Kurosaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kurosaki looking to pass the guard.
Kurosaki throws an elbow that misses. Fuma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurosaki's guard. Nice move by Fuma!
Kurosaki wants to get back to his feet but Fuma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baki Kurosaki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kotaro Fuma wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kurosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuma circles away.
Kotaro Fuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fuma gets caught napping as Kurosaki dives in and scores a takedown. Fuma manages to retain guard.

Fuma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baki Kurosaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurosaki 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Kurosaki!