PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamy Studinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuga Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Studinski
vs
Ikeda

186 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

189 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kamy Studinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuuga Ikeda!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ikeda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Studinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ikeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ikeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ikeda leaning against his opponent.
Studinski throws a head punch that misses.

Ikeda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Studinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ikeda.
Studinski tries to kick Ikeda off but Ikeda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ikeda gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Studinski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ikeda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Studinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ikeda.
Ikeda looking to sit in guard and control but Studinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikeda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Studinski wants to stand but Ikeda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Studinski is fighting to break Ikeda's control of his arms but Ikeda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ikeda wants to sweep here but Studinski controlling him for the moment.
Ikeda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Studinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ikeda is controlling him.
Ikeda throws an elbow that misses. Studinski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ikeda's guard. Nice move by Studinski!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Studinski gets to his feet - Ikeda follows without any prompting.
Ikeda misses the shot to the body.

Ikeda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ikeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Ikeda decides to stand and escape the position.
Ikeda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Studinski clinches.
Studinski lands a left hand.

Ikeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ikeda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Studinski to the mat! Studinski manages to get full guard.
Ikeda throwing strikes from guard but Studinski blocks nicely.
Ikeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Studinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ikeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ikeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ikeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Studinski has wrist control.
Ikeda passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ikeda stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Studinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Studinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Ikeda.

Ikeda has Studinski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ikeda pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Studinski tumbling to the mat - Ikeda dives into Studinski's guard.

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

Ikeda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Studinski manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikeda throws a strike but Studinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ikeda controlling Studinski's posture.
Ikeda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Studinski is controlling him.

Studinski stands and steps away. Ikeda gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Studinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Studinski pushes Ikeda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Studinski lands an uppercut.

Ikeda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ikeda throwing shots but Studinski is blocking nicely.
Ikeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Studinski won't allow Ikeda to pass to mount.
Ikeda is looking to pass Studinski's guard but actually Studinski recovers to full guard.
Ikeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Studinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda throws a strike but Studinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Studinski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Studinski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ikeda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ikeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ikeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ikeda wants to sweep here but Studinski controlling him for the moment.
Studinski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Studinski forces Ikeda back against the cage and clinches.
Ikeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kamy Studinski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ikeda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ikeda working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Studinski's thigh. Studinski counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ikeda wants to pass the guard but Studinski is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikeda stops Studinski from standing up.
Ikeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Studinski has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ikeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Studinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Studinski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ikeda, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Ikeda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ikeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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

Ikeda shoots in and gets a takedown into Studinski's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ikeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ikeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Studinski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ikeda throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda passes Studinski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Studinski is looking to escape.
Ikeda trying to advance position but Studinski counters by regaining guard.
Ikeda tries to free his leg and advance position but Studinski is retaining full guard.
Ikeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Ikeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Studinski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ikeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Studinski rushes Ikeda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Studinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ikeda.

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

Ikeda gets tackled into the cage by Studinski. Studinski maintains the clinch.
Studinski pushes Ikeda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Studinski.

Ikeda tightens his grip and picks Studinski up, before dumping him to the ground. Studinski manages to land in guard.
Studinski is looking to stand up but Ikeda isn't so interested in that idea.
Ikeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ikeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Studinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ikeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Studinski rushes Ikeda and presses him up against the cage.

Ikeda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Studinski regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ikeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Studinski is looking to stand up but Ikeda isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ikeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuga Ikeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ikeda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuga Ikeda!