PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between x z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

z
vs
Kayne

190 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, x z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zaru Kayne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
z shoots in but Kayne avoids the takedown attempt easily.

z darts in and clinches Kayne up against the ropes.
Kayne looking to stall.
z avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
z fails to pull guard.

z pulls guard.
z is looking to sweep but instead, Kayne has passed into half guard.
z gets full guard.

z isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kayne stacks z on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kayne!
z is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kayne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
z won't allow Kayne to pass to mount.
z is looking to get back to full guard here but Kayne has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kayne looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kayne prevents z from getting the reversal.
z is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kayne.
z is in all sorts of trouble here.
z is breathing heavily.
Kayne tries to control but z wriggling away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kayne content just to control the position here.
Kayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as z is looking to escape.
Kayne controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne scoring with strikes but z is staying in there.
z is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
z working to try and regain half guard.
Kayne tries to control but z wriggling away.
Kayne lands a big shot there that rocks z but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kayne looking to finish z with some ground and pound. This is bad for z!
z is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kayne avoids the attempt from z to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne landing punches.
Kayne controlling his opponent.
z is looking to improve his position but Kayne isn't that keen on the idea.
Kayne unloading with bombs!
Kayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Zaru Kayne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. z doesn't seem bothered though.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kayne! z is backing up but he can't get away as Kayne lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops z and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zaru Kayne!