PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kazuhiro
vs
Dearborn

180 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 7 - 2

182 cm
30
175 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dearborn.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Dearborn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dearborn checks a leg kick.
Dearborn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dearborn throws a low kick, looking for Kazuhiro's leg but Kazuhiro calmly moves out of range.
Kazuhiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kazuhiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dearborn with a nice cross.
Kazuhiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dearborn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kazuhiro cracks Dearborn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dearborn cracks a nice hook into Kazuhiro's ribs.
Dearborn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dearborn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dearborn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kazuhiro lands a right hook to the body.
Dearborn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Kazuhiro catches Dearborn right on the button with a cross.
Dearborn blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dearborn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kazuhiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kazuhiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazuhiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dearborn throws a sloppy head kick
and Kazuhiro counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Dearborn is predictable there
and Kazuhiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazuhiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazuhiro swings for the body but Dearborn moves out of range.
Kazuhiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Dearborn.
Kazuhiro avoids the head kick by Dearborn.
Kazuhiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kazuhiro - that will leave a mark!
Dearborn looks to throw the jab but Kazuhiro is out of range.
Dearborn wants to slow Kazuhiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Kazuhiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Kazuhiro staying out of range there.
Dearborn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazuhiro thows a body kick. Dearborn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Dearborn.
Kazuhiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dearborn under the eye.
Kazuhiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Dearborn takes a swing at Kazuhiro's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that misses.
Kazuhiro works over Dearborn's head and body with a nice combination.
Kazuhiro lands an overhand right.

Dearborn is rocked!
Dearborn misses with a head kick.
Dearborn is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazuhiro finish him?
Kazuhiro checks a leg kick.
Dearborn seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazuhiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dearborn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazuhiro counters with a nice body kick.
Dearborn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kazuhiro scores with a jab. Dearborn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kazuhiro lands a nice shot that snaps Dearborn's head back.
Dearborn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kazuhiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Dearborn avoided it.
Dearborn misses with a straight right.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but Dearborn checks it.
Kazuhiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kazuhiro throws a solid leg kick but Dearborn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kazuhiro.
Dearborn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kazuhiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dearborn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dearborn.
Dearborn misses with a wild body shot.
Dearborn checks a leg kick.
Dearborn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kazuhiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dearborn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dearborn.
Kazuhiro cracks the inside of Dearborn's front leg.
Dearborn throws a low kick but Kazuhiro avoids it.
Dearborn throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhiro moves away and avoids it.
Kazuhiro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dearborn is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dearborn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazuhiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dearborn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dearborn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kazuhiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dearborn ducks right into an uppercut from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dearborn is out of range and Kazuhiro settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Kazuhiro misses.
Kazuhiro throws out a powerful jab.
Dearborn moves forwards but Kazuhiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Dearborn.
Dearborn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kazuhiro misses with a leg kick.
Kazuhiro is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazuhiro tries to land a leg kick but Dearborn saw it coming and moves away.
Kazuhiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dearborn.
Kazuhiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dearborn moves away.
Dearborn blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuro Kazuhiro dominated that round.
That's time! Kazuhiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body punch from Dearborn.
Dearborn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kazuhiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dearborn takes a step back to recover.
Dearborn tries a head kick but it misses.
Dearborn delivers a nice body kick.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro misses with a body kick.
Dearborn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazuhiro.
Dearborn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kazuhiro checks a low kick from Dearborn.
Kazuhiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dearborn can do to turn this around?
Kazuhiro swings widly with a right hand
and Dearborn counters with a left to the body.
Dearborn blocks the body kick.
Dearborn throws out a powerful jab.
Dearborn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kazuhiro misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazuhiro. That's going to slow Dearborn down.
Dearborn throws a head kick that misses
and Kazuhiro counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazuhiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dearborn on the side of the head.
Dearborn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dearborn throws a big shot that misses.
Kazuhiro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kazuhiro slips a jab and a cross from Dearborn.
Kazuhiro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dearborn avoids it.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick from Kazuhiro.
An inside leg kick lands from Dearborn.
Dearborn avoids the head kick by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dearborn feints a counter leg kick.
Dearborn connects with a nice looking jab.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dearborn lands a nice hook to Kazuhiro's body. Kazuhiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kazuhiro - that will leave a mark!
Dearborn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazuhiro throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazuhiro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dearborn checks it well.
Dearborn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the side of Dearborn's head but Dearborn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazuhiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dearborn.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dearborn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dearborn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dearborn throws the left hand but Kazuhiro avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Dearborn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dearborn avoids the head kick by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dearborn checks a leg kick.
Dearborn misses with a right hand
and Kazuhiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dearborn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kazuhiro has got the better of the exchanges.
Dearborn lands a head kick!
Dearborn loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhiro slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dearborn manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dearborn misses.
Dearborn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazuhiro misses with an uppercut. Dearborn saw that one coming.
Kazuhiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dearborn moves away.
Dearborn lands an overhand right.
Dearborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick but Dearborn moves out of range.
Dearborn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Kazuhiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazuhiro looks to land a body kick but Dearborn moved away.
Kazuhiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Dearborn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuhiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kazuhiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. Dearborn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kazuhiro throws a hook but Dearborn avoids it easily.
Dearborn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kazuhiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dearborn's calf.
Kazuhiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kazuhiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dearborn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick which misses Dearborn's front leg but catches the back leg as Dearborn tries to avoid it.
Dearborn cracks Kazuhiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dearborn staying out of range there.
Kazuhiro moves out of range as Dearborn strikes.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dearborn digs a good body shot into Kazuhiro's ribs.
Dearborn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dearborn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro connects with a looping right hand.
Dearborn blocks a low kick nicely.
Kazuhiro blocks a head kick by Dearborn.
It appears Kazuhiro was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Dearborn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dearborn ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhiro.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazuhiro.
Dearborn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook.
Dearborn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazuhiro misses with a right hand
and Dearborn counters with a stiff right hand.
Dearborn looks to land a body kick but Kazuhiro moved away.
Kazuhiro throws a body punch but Dearborn moves out of range.
Dearborn misses with a right hand
and Kazuhiro counters with a good low kick that Dearborn was not able to check.
Kazuhiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dearborn.
Dearborn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dearborn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kazuhiro. That did some damage!
Dearborn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dearborn walks into a stiff left hand from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. Dearborn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dearborn throws a right hand that misses
and Kazuhiro counters with a straight right hand.
Dearborn connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dearborn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazuhiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dearborn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazuhiro looks to land a combination but Dearborn avoids it well.
Dearborn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dearborn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dearborn throws a low kick but Kazuhiro avoids it.
Dearborn checks a low kick from Kazuhiro.
Dearborn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Dearborn connects with a nice looking jab.
Kazuhiro cracks a nice hook into Dearborn's ribs.
Kazuhiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Dearborn responds with a good body kick, but Kazuhiro manages to step out the way in time.
Kazuhiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dearborn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dearborn avoids the head kick by Kazuhiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazuhiro. Dearborn does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn works over Kazuhiro's head and body with a nice combination.

Kazuhiro is rocked!

It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
Dearborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Kazuhiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dearborn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro sets himself, and Dearborn steps forward looking for the clinch! Kazuhiro avoids it this time.
Kazuhiro delivers a nice body kick.
Dearborn misses with a body kick.
Kazuhiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Dearborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazuhiro misses with a kick to the body.
Dearborn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kazuhiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dearborn.
And Kazuhiro counters with a quick kick to the body but Dearborn blocks it.
Dearborn throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhiro ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dearborn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dearborn misses with a low kick.
Kazuhiro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kazuhiro blocks the body kick.
Kazuhiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dearborn.
Dearborn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dearborn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Dearborn.
Kazuhiro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dearborn misses the shot to the body.
Dearborn misses the jab.
Kazuhiro misses with a looping right.
Dearborn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dearborn looks to throw a body kick
and Kazuhiro counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazuhiro. That's going to slow Dearborn down.
Dearborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kazuhiro misses the shot to the body.
Dearborn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Kazuhiro moves out of range as Dearborn strikes.
It appears Kazuhiro was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dearborn moves away.
Kazuhiro checks a low kick from Dearborn.
Dearborn misses with a jab to the body
and Kazuhiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dearborn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kazuhiro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kazuhiro throws a chopping leg kick but Dearborn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kazuhiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Dearborn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kazuhiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dearborn takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Kazuhiro misses.
Kazuhiro moves out of range as Dearborn strikes.
Kazuhiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dearborn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dearborn moves out of range of the body kick from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Katsuro Kazuhiro.
Well Kazuhiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Kazuhiro!
Katsuro Kazuhiro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.