PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akisame Hikaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Kosinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hikaru's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ultimate Battle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hikaru
vs
Kosinski

172 cm
22
180 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER

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ATTICUS BLACK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Hikaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerzy Kosinski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kosinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosinski connects with a body shot that sends Hikaru's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Kosinski. Those never looked like landing.
Kosinski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Kosinski.
Jab by Hikaru.
Kosinski takes a swing at Hikaru's ribcage but misses.
Kosinski misses with a wild body shot.
Kosinski checks the leg kick.

Hikaru looking to score a takedown here. Kosinski is defending well but Hikaru drives through and ends up in Kosinski's guard.
Hikaru controlling from the top position.
Hikaru wants to pass the guard but Kosinski is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hikaru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hikaru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kosinski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hikaru!
Hikaru is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hikaru to take his back!
Hikaru is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kosinski.
Kosinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hikaru. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kosinski controlling well, preventing Hikaru from escaping the position.
Kosinski is riding his opponent, not letting Hikaru buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru turns into Kosinski and is now in his guard.
Hikaru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hikaru is fighting to break Kosinski's control of his arms but Kosinski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerzy Kosinski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hikaru shoots in looking for a takedown but Kosinski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hikaru's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hikaru is looking to chop away at Kosinski's legs.
Kosinski swinging wildly here.
Hikaru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kosinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hikaru clinches up against the cage.
Hikaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hikaru to work.
Hikaru prevents Kosinski from breaking the clinch.
Kosinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kosinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hikaru throws an elbow that misses.

Kosinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosinski misses with a wild body shot.
Hikaru misses with a hook. Kosinski ducked under it nicely.
Hikaru throws a solid leg kick but Kosinski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hikaru.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosinski throws a lazy head kick

and Hikaru counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kosinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kosinski working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akisame Hikaru will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kosinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Hikaru.
Kosinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hikaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosinski.

Hikaru shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kosinski won't allow Hikaru to pass to mount.
Hikaru thows a huge punch but Kosinski dodges it nicely.
Hikaru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kosinski keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru drops an elbow to the side of Kosinski's head.
Kosinski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hikaru is working away from the top position though.
Hikaru is trying to control the action in half guard but Kosinski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hikaru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hikaru seems to be looking for submissions.
Hikaru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hikaru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kosinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hikaru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hikaru looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Hikaru is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kosinski defends it well.
Hikaru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kosinski defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kosinski defending well though.
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. Hikaru connects with a nice short shot to Kosinski's temple.
Hikaru seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hikaru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kosinski's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru is trying to control. Kosinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hikaru passes to full mount!
Hikaru punching from mount but Kosinski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hikaru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hikaru throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kosinski because Hikaru loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akisame Hikaru dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hikaru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kosinski.
Kosinski is looking to chop away at Hikaru's legs.
Hikaru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kosinski missing with a left hand there. Hikaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hikaru. Kosinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kosinski misses with a wild body shot.
Kosinski throws a series of punches but Hikaru avoids them all with ease.
Kosinski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hikaru back to the cage. Kosinski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kosinski misses with a body shot.
Hikaru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kosinski as he jumps to the side.
Kosinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hikaru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kosinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kosinski misses with a left hand
and Hikaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jerzy Kosinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosinski scores with a head kick.
Kosinski throws a head kick that misses.
Kosinski misses with a body shot.
Jerzy Kosinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hikaru drives through with a takedown into Kosinski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hikaru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hikaru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kosinski has momentary wrist control but Hikaru slips an elbow through the middle.
Jerzy Kosinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hikaru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hikaru wants to pass the guard but Kosinski is keeping the position.
Hikaru connects with a couple of short punches.
Hikaru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hikaru drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kosinski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hikaru has Kosinski in his guard.

Hikaru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hikaru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kosinski is aware though and is defending well.
Kosinski wants to get up but he can't break Hikaru's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hikaru is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hikaru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kosinski defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hikaru is proving hard to escape from.
Akisame Hikaru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hikaru is looking for a triangle but Kosinski pushes his legs off easily.
Hikaru looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hikaru working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kosinski has passed into half guard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Akisame Hikaru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hikaru, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akisame Hikaru!
After the big win, Akisame Hikaru made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.