PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Kakihara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakihara has chosen The Boredoms- Juu as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Mack
vs
Kakihara

185 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Kakihara!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kakihara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mack.
A punch combination from Mack misses.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Kakihara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakihara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack misses with a double jab.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Kakihara is looking to clinch.
Kakihara wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Mack.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack throws a series of punches but Kakihara avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.

Kakihara gets a clinch.
Mack is pressed up against the cage. Kakihara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mack down to the mat. Mack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mack looks to land a combination but Kakihara avoids it well.
Mack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mack lands a nice shot that snaps Kakihara's head back.
Kakihara takes one to the side of the head.
Kakihara looks gassed!
Kakihara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kakihara throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack stalks Kakihara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kakihara's face. Kakihara staggers backwards, shaken.
Mack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kakihara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kakihara somewhat.
Jeremy Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Kakihara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack fails to land with a series of punches.
Mack is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mack throws a series of punches but Kakihara moves out of range.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakihara.
Nice shot lands for Mack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mack lands with a right hand.
Kakihara moves in looking to clinch but Mack pushes him off.
Kakihara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack lands a two punch combo.
Mack looks to land a combination. Kakihara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
Mack lands with a nice combination. Kakihara backs away looking to recover.
Mack cracks Kakihara with an open hand slap.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack tries to bum rush Kakihara with a series of wild strikes but Kakihara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mack misses with the combination.
Kakihara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kakihara shoots in looking for a takedown but Mack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kakihara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mack lands a two punch combo.
Mack throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakihara shoots in looking for a takedown. Mack tries to sprawl out of it but Kakihara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack throws a right and a left that Kakihara avoids nicely.
Mack lands a jab.
Jeremy Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakihara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kakihara is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mack is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kakihara.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack throws a right hand that Kakihara ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakihara also avoids with ease.
Mack blocks a leg kick.
Kakihara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Mack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kakihara tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
Kakihara throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Mack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakihara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeremy Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kakihara counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mack's guard now.
Mack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kakihara!
Mack fails to take his opponent's back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack lands with some strikes.
Mack forces the positional change into back control.
Mack just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Mack has his arm under Kakihara's chin here. Game over son! Mack squeezes tightly and Kakihara is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeremy Mack!
A victorious Jeremy Mack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.