PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kajiwara
vs
Awa

183 cm
29
184 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

198 cm
24
168 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa misses with a double jab.
Kajiwara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Awa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kajiwara breaks from the clinch.
Kajiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kajiwara clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kajiwara.
Awa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut.
Nice elbow from Awa.
Kajiwara looking for a takedown.

Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Awa clinches up against the cage.

Kajiwara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Awa throws a series of strikes that have Kajiwara backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kajiwara moves in looking to clinch but Awa pushes him off.
Kajiwara throws a hook to the side of Awa's head but Awa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Awa pushes Kajiwara up against the cage in a clinch.
Awa lands an elbow that stopped Kajiwara in his tracks for a moment.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Awa manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awa throws a head kick that misses.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kajiwara drives through and clinches with Awa against the cage.

Awa manages to break the clinch.
Kajiwara avoids the head kick by Awa.
Awa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kajiwara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Awa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara shoots in looking for a takedown. Awa tries to sprawl out of it but Kajiwara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Kajiwara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kajiwara throws a lazy head kick
and Awa counters with a thumping low kick.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses
and Awa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricardo Awa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Awa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kajiwara shoots for a takedown but Awa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa thumps Kajiwara with a low kick.
Satoshi Kajiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A low kick from Kajiwara misses
and Awa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Awa moves out of range of the body kick from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara moves in looking to clinch but Awa pushes him off.
Awa swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara is breathing heavily.
Awa blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
Awa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Awa scores with a one two! Kajiwara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Awa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awa lands a nice looking body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kajiwara. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kajiwara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Awa scores with a shot to the side of Kajiwara's head.
Kajiwara working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Kajiwara pushes him off.
Kajiwara is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Awa.

Kajiwara closes the distance and clinches.
Awa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick
and Awa counters with a three punch combo that has Kajiwara backing up. Kajiwara nods at Awa to acknowledge the strikes.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but Awa is having none of it.

Kajiwara instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Awa manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick and Awa moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Awa throws a series of strikes that have Kajiwara backpedaling.

Awa moves into the clinch.
Kajiwara wants to break free but Awa has control.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
Awa gets through Kajiwara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Awa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Satoshi Kajiwara's cut is getting worse.

Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awa misses with a few strikes there.
Awa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kajiwara misses the shot to the body.
Awa blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.

Awa rushes Kajiwara and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kajiwara tries to pull guard but Awa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kajiwara takes an elbow to the temple.
Kajiwara can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Awa.
Kajiwara is trying to push Awa away but Awa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Awa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara's cut.
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.

Kajiwara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kajiwara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Awa is fending him off so far but Kajiwara persists. Nope, Awa circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Awa coming out on top.
Ricardo Awa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kajiwara blocks a head kick by Awa.
Awa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Awa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kajiwara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awa lands a body shot.

Awa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Awa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Awa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Kajiwara misses
and Awa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kajiwara gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Awa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kajiwara working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Awa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kajiwara tries a knee to the head but Awa blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.

Satoshi Kajiwara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kajiwara takes an elbow to the forehead.

Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but Awa moves away
and Awa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kajiwara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Awa.
Awa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kajiwara circles away.
Kajiwara doesn't manage to clinch there - Awa circles away.
Kajiwara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Awa counters with an outside leg kick.

Awa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Awa.
Awa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Awa takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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!

Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kajiwara shoots in but no luck this time.

Kajiwara moves into range and clinches up with Awa.

Awa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awa lands a head kick!

Kajiwara is rocked!
Whack! Awa lands a heavy head kick that drops Kajiwara. The ref tackles Awa to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kajiwara was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ricardo Awa!
Ricardo Awa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Happy Pills 159Q, into his post fight interview.