PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weidman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Climb-Miley Cyrus. 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 John Kamikaze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Weidman
vs
Kamikaze

198 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Weidman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kamikaze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman is looking to clinch but Kamikaze is avoiding it.
Weidman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamikaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Weidman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamikaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Weidman lands but Kamikaze takes it in his stride.

It looks like John Kamikaze has been cut.

Kamikaze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Weidman is trying to control but can't.
Kamikaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weidman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weidman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Weidman is breathing heavily.
Weidman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamikaze controls the pace.
Weidman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kamikaze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamikaze wants to get up but he can't break Weidman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamikaze should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kamikaze stopping the sweep attempt from Weidman.
Kamikaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Weidman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kamikaze defends it nicely.

Kamikaze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kamikaze is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman wants to control but Kamikaze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kamikaze controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kamikaze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman is looking to control Kamikaze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weidman avoid being mounted?

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kamikaze shoots in and bounces Weidman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kamikaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kamikaze wants to control from the top but Weidman keeps moving.
Kamikaze trying to stand up but can't free himself from Weidman's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Kamikaze hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Kamikaze gets a double leg takedown into Weidman's guard.
Weidman looking to control.
Kamikaze wants to pass the guard but Weidman is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weidman controls Kamikaze momentarily but Kamikaze frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamikaze stopping the sweep attempt from Weidman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kamikaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kamikaze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kamikaze instigates a clinch.
Weidman is looking for a takedown.
Kamikaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kamikaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamikaze throws a head kick that misses.
Weidman lands with a slapping head kick.

Kamikaze shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Weidman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
John Kamikaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weidman trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamikaze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman looking to control.
Kamikaze controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Kamikaze was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Kamikaze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kamikaze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kamikaze working the body and head with strikes.
Weidman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Weidman wants to control but Kamikaze postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze working the head with strikes.
Kamikaze controls the position.
Kamikaze working away.
Weidman tries to improve position but can't.

Kamikaze stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kamikaze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kamikaze wants to stand but Weidman is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman is looking for a sweep.

Kamikaze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamikaze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Weidman is looking to reverse the position.
Weidman struggling a bit here.
Weidman wants to get back to his feet.
Kamikaze gets to mount! Weidman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze looking to finish Weidman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weidman!
Kamikaze controlling from mount.
Kamikaze prevents Weidman from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weidman is bucking up trying to escape but Kamikaze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kamikaze fails to advance to Weidman's back.
Weidman is in a horrible position here. Kamikaze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kamikaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Kamikaze's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kamikaze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weidman is defended easily by Kamikaze.
A bone on bone clash there as Kamikaze blocks the leg kick.
Chris Weidman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weidman looks for a takedown but Kamikaze sprawls well.

Kamikaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kamikaze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamikaze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kamikaze wants to stand but Weidman is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman keeping moving, preventing Kamikaze from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kamikaze wants to pass the guard but Weidman is keeping the position.

John Kamikaze has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Kamikaze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kamikaze decides to pull guard.
Kamikaze wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze keeping moving, preventing Weidman from controlling successfully.
Kamikaze pulls Weidman in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kamikaze gets a double leg takedown into Weidman's guard.
Weidman is trying to keep Kamikaze in close.
Kamikaze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weidman is looking to sweep but instead, Kamikaze has passed into half guard.
Weidman trying to hold on to Kamikaze's head to control him but Kamikaze postures up.

Weidman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Kamikaze there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman wants to get back to full guard.

Kamikaze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weidman defends it well.
Kamikaze tries to stand and escape but Weidman is controlling the position.
Weidman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamikaze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamikaze's back!
Kamikaze tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weidman has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kamikaze.
Kamikaze has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Weidman.
Chris Weidman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Kamikaze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Kamikaze defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Weidman's arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Kamikaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kamikaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kamikaze!
The defeated Chris Weidman had this to say: 'Loosing me.,is a big opportunity to challenge you again!'.