PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Weese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Weese
vs
Kawajiri

172 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Weese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshihiro Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weese tries to keep at a distance but Kawajiri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weese managing to block the knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawajiri crunches a lovely knee into Weese's ribcage.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawajiri lands a knee to the body.
Weese is breathing heavily.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Weese takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawajiri scores with a knee to the head.
Weese takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawajiri leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weese takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weese takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weese's defenses.
Kawajiri lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow.
Kawajiri with a knee to the head.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside.
Weese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawajiri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kawajiri trying to control the position but instead, Weese has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawajiri into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri prevents Weese from breaking the clinch.
Weese tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawajiri smiles and moves away.

Weese tries to keep at a distance but Kawajiri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but Weese blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands an elbow that stopped Weese in his tracks for a moment.
Weese wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weese's defenses.
Weese tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawajiri avoids the damage to the body.
Weese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawajiri with a knee to the head.
Weese is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawajiri has double underhooks.
Kawajiri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weese drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kawajiri gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kawajiri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weese's face.
Kawajiri pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but Weese blocks it.
Weese drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Weese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawajiri misses with a knee strike.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weese wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawajiri won't allow it.
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses.
Weese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weese wants to break free but Kawajiri has control.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weese has had enough of the clinch but Kawajiri keeps him there for the moment.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Weese is blocking nicely.
Kawajiri prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but Weese blocks with his arms.

Weese manages to pull guard.
Weese throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Weese seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Weese looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kawajiri passes into side control.

Kawajiri decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Weese or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawajiri which made him look bad.

Kawajiri moves into the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a knee strike.
Weese fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside that Weese shrugs off.
Weese drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawajiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Kawajiri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kawajiri connects with a high kick.
Kawajiri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weese will feel that in the morning.

Weese tries to keep at a distance but Kawajiri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside.
Kawajiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawajiri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weese's face.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawajiri has Weese pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weese being controlled against the cage.
Weese tries to break the clinch but Kawajiri is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri prevents Weese from breaking the clinch.
Weese tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weese is trying to break the clinch but Kawajiri has him pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawajiri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weese's defenses.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Weese blocks an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Weese tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weese throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weese fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Weese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kawajiri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshihiro Kawajiri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawajiri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weese tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawajiri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kawajiri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weese.
Weese can't get the takedown.

That's two 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.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but Weese blocks it.
Kawajiri misses with a knee to the head.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow strike.

Weese pulls guard.
Weese seems keen to control Kawajiri's posture.
Weese throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Weese has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kawajiri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weese is trying to control the position but Kawajiri postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Weese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kawajiri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weese throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Kawajiri stands up and waves to Weese to follow him.

Kawajiri rushes Weese and presses him up against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head.
Weese is trying to break the clinch but Kawajiri has him pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri lands an elbow just above Weese 's eye.
Weese throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the body.
Kawajiri lands a damaging elbow.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Weese is blocking nicely.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawajiri missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weese has Kawajiri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kawajiri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head.
Weese has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawajiri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Kawajiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Weese takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kawajiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Weese circles away.
Weese throws the kick towards the body but Kawajiri avoids it.

Kawajiri clinches up with Weese and pushes him back against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a damaging elbow.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.
Weese takes an elbow to the temple.
Weese jumps guard but Kawajiri stands there with Weese around his waist. Weese gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Weese has had enough of the clinch but Kawajiri keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawajiri scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weese can't break the clinch.
Kawajiri crunches a lovely knee into Weese's ribcage.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses.
Kawajiri crunches a lovely knee into Weese's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawajiri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawajiri missing with knees to the body.
Weese tries to break the clinch but Kawajiri is controlling the position.
Weese using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawajiri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weese is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kawajiri gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside.
Weese can't break the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the body.
Kawajiri prevents Weese from breaking the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawajiri is looking to control Weese's arms but Weese gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawajiri has his back to the cage.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weese is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawajiri has double underhooks.
Kawajiri looking to stall.
Weese managing to block the knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Weese tries to score a body lock takedown but Kawajiri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Weese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawajiri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weese jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kawajiri walks away with a smile on his face. Weese gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kawajiri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawajiri wants to clinch up but Weese keeps it at a distance.
Weese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawajiri.

Kawajiri pushes Weese up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawajiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawajiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weese jumps guard but Kawajiri stands there with Weese around his waist. Weese gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawajiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawajiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a knee to the head.
Weese has had enough of the clinch but Kawajiri keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kawajiri landing knees to the head.
Weese misses with the head strike.
Kawajiri landing knees to the head.
Weese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Weese trying to control the position but instead, Kawajiri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weese into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri gets underhooks to prevent Weese's takedown attempt.
Weese can't break the clinch.
Kawajiri lands an elbow just above Weese 's eye.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawajiri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weese jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kawajiri walks away with a smile on his face. Weese gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kawajiri clinches with his opponent.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Weese is blocking nicely.
Weese dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Weese wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawajiri won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Kawajiri.
Weese tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawajiri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weese blocks an elbow strike.
Weese tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawajiri smiles and moves away.
Weese moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Weese is having none of it.
Weese waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kawajiri.
Kawajiri connects with a high kick.
Weese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kawajiri closes the distance and clinches.
Randy Weese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshihiro Kawajiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weese is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Kawajiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawajiri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Kawajiri!