PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 7930 p4p, 786 weight class) and Ori Anna (ranked 7240 p4p, 753 weight class). Kamogawa comes to the ring accompanied by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ori Anna enters the ring!

Kamogawa
vs
Anna

188 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
17
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Anna!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Kamogawa misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Anna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamogawa throws a solid leg kick but Anna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anna! But no joy.
Ori Anna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Anna backs away, Kamogawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Kamogawa instigates a clinch.
Anna leaning against his opponent.
Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anna tries to pull guard but Kamogawa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anna drops back down to his feet.

Kamogawa breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anna is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamogawa 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 Anna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamogawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamogawa clinches.
Anna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anna misses with some punches.

Kamogawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamogawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kamogawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Anna.
Kamogawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anna jabs Kamogawa right on the nose. Kamogawa blinks but takes it well.

Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Anna.
Kamogawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Anna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Kamogawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Kamogawa blocks the low kick.
Anna looks to land a body kick but Kamogawa moved away.
The fighters circling - Anna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamogawa clinches up with Anna and pushes him back against the ropes.

Kamogawa breaks from the clinch.
Anna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamogawa misses with a leg kick.
Anna checks a leg kick.
Kamogawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anna is out of range and Kamogawa settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anna jabs Kamogawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamogawa 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.
A leg kick checked by Anna.
Anna misses with a body shot.
Kamogawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kamogawa misses with a low kick as Anna jumps back.
Anna tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Kamogawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick but Anna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anna gets tackled into the ropes by Kamogawa. Kamogawa maintains the clinch.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Anna moves into range and clinches up with Kamogawa.
Anna lands an uppercut.
Anna tries a body shot but Kamogawa blocks it.
Anna blocks an elbow strike from Kamogawa.
Anna takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kamogawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anna throws out a leg kick but Kamogawa moves out of range and Anna only half commits.
Anna doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamogawa circles away.
Anna looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Kamogawa forces Anna back against the ropes and clinches.
Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamogawa misses with a knee to the head.
Anna taking a breather.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.

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!

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Anna counter with a right hand.
Anna swings for the body but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Anna checks a low kick from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a solid leg kick but Anna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamogawa.
Kamogawa checks a leg kick.
Kamogawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anna finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamogawa's head.
Anna throws out a powerful jab.
Anna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamogawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kamogawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Kamogawa misses with a low kick.
Anna tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Kamogawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamogawa throws a chopping leg kick but Anna manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa staying out of range there.
Kamogawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Anna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamogawa.
Jab, jab by Anna - just one landing.
A jab from Anna does it's job there.
Anna misses with a low kick.
Kamogawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anna throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Anna there.
Anna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamogawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Anna avoided it.
Kamogawa tries a low kick but Anna avoids it.
Kamogawa throws a low kick but Anna moves out of range easily.
Kamogawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anna is out of range.
Anna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamogawa counters with a nice leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Anna blocks the leg kick.
Kamogawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamogawa with a body shot.
Kamogawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Anna blocks the low kick.
Anna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anna wants to clinch up but Kamogawa keeps it at a distance.
Kamogawa throws a front kick aimed at Anna's knee but Anna avoids it well.
Anna looks to throw the jab but Kamogawa is out of range.
Anna looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Anna gets tackled into the ropes by Kamogawa. Kamogawa maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Anna fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamogawa.
Anna tries to throw a body punch but Kamogawa avoids it by throwing Anna back against the ropes.
Kamogawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamogawa throws an elbow that misses.
Anna looking to slow down the pace here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anna tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kamogawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anna.
Kamogawa tries to score with a low kick but Anna moves his leg out of the way.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick but Anna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anna feints and then cracks Kamogawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamogawa down.
A bone on bone clash there as Anna blocks the leg kick.
Anna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamogawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anna checks a leg kick.

Kamogawa gets tackled into the ropes by Anna. Anna maintains the clinch.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Anna.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries a knee to the head but Anna blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Anna.
Anna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anna blocks an uppercut.
Anna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamogawa walks away with a smile on his face. Anna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anna throws a solid leg kick but Kamogawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anna.
Kamogawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anna throws a chopping leg kick but Kamogawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamogawa is out of range.
Good work by Kamogawa as he checks the leg kick.
Anna moves in looking to clinch but Kamogawa pushes him off.
Kamogawa misses with a low kick as Anna jumps back.
Kamogawa tries to work over Anna's front leg with a kick but Anna checks it.
Kamogawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kamogawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamogawa tries to clinch but Anna moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anna cracks Kamogawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anna throws out a powerful jab.
Kamogawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anna.
Kamogawa throws a front kick aimed at Anna's knee but Anna avoids it well.
Anna with a hook.
Kamogawa motions for Anna to come forward. Kamogawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kamogawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kamogawa wants to land a leg kick but Anna is out of range.
Anna throws out a counter right but Kamogawa avoids it with no problem.
Anna is looking to clinch.
Anna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamogawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Anna.
Kamogawa misses with a low kick.
Anna cracks Kamogawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anna checks a leg kick.
Anna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamogawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Genji Kamogawa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Kamogawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamogawa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamogawa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anna just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamogawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anna raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Anna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Anna blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anna is able to avoid easily.
Kamogawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Anna takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Anna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch.
Anna throws a leg kick but Kamogawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anna looks to land a right hand but Kamogawa moved out of range.
Kamogawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anna is out of range and Kamogawa settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamogawa 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 Anna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamogawa avoids the body shot from Anna.
A leg kick checked by Anna.
Anna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamogawa slips a straight right by Anna.
Anna stuns Kamogawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anna throws a lazy right hand but Kamogawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Anna blocks the low kick.
Kamogawa tries to score with a low kick but Anna moves his leg out of the way.
Kamogawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anna.
Anna closes the distance but Kamogawa moves to the side
and Kamogawa counters with a good low kick that Anna was not able to check.
Anna checks a leg kick.
Kamogawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anna tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
As Anna backs away, Kamogawa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamogawa slips under a jab from Anna.
Kamogawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Anna avoided it.
Kamogawa throws a solid leg kick but Anna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamogawa.
Anna connects with a crisp jab.
Anna tests Kamogawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamogawa 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 Anna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anna checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy left from Anna finds it's target.
Anna checks a leg kick.
Anna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Kamogawa.
Anna checks a low kick from Kamogawa.
Anna feints and then cracks Kamogawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamogawa down.
Kamogawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anna is able to avoid easily.
Kamogawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamogawa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anna just manages to avoid it.
Anna looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamogawa is just out of range.
Kamogawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Anna.
A low kick from Kamogawa misses
and Anna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Anna as he checks the leg kick.
Kamogawa blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anna checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to clinch up.
Anna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamogawa on the side of the head.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick but Anna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anna loads up on a big right hand but Kamogawa slips the punch.
Kamogawa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kamogawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Anna.
Anna misses with a leg kick.
Kamogawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamogawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anna.
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!
Anna throws a leg kick which misses Kamogawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamogawa tries to avoid it.
Anna tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Kamogawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anna motions for Kamogawa to come forward. Anna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anna is out of range and Kamogawa settles back down.
Kamogawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kamogawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamogawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anna checks it well.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick but Anna moved away.
Anna wants to counter with a clinch but Kamogawa pushes him away.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Anna throws a poor cross that misses

and Kamogawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anna tries to throw a body punch but Kamogawa avoids it by throwing Anna back against the ropes.

Kamogawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamogawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ori Anna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamogawa misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anna is trying to pull guard but Kamogawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Anna looking to slow down the pace here.
Anna tries to pull guard but Kamogawa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anna drops back down to his feet.
Kamogawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

Kamogawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Anna misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anna avoiding damage as Kamogawa throws knees to the body.
Anna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kamogawa is keeping busy.
Kamogawa looking to throw knees to the head but Anna is blocking nicely.

Anna pulls Kamogawa into guard.
Kamogawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anna striking off his back but it's not causing Kamogawa any problems.
Kamogawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa wants to control from the top but Anna keeps moving.

Anna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anna keeping full guard, as Kamogawa tries to pass.
Anna wants to sweep here but Kamogawa controlling him for the moment.
Kamogawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kamogawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anna looking for a sweep. Not yet Anna, not yet.
Kamogawa looking to pass the guard.
Kamogawa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kamogawa stopping the sweep attempt from Anna.
Anna controls Kamogawa momentarily but Kamogawa frees himself.
Kamogawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Anna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anna throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Anna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kamogawa controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamogawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamogawa throws out a leg kick but Anna moves out of range and Kamogawa only half commits.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamogawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kamogawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anna throws out the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Anna tries to keep at a distance but Kamogawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anna misses with a short punch on the inside.

Anna jumps into guard, dragging Kamogawa to the mat.
Anna striking off his back but it's not causing Kamogawa any problems.

Anna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kamogawa stays in close to Anna's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamogawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kamogawa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anna trying to control the position.
Kamogawa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ori Anna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ori Anna!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ori Anna!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!

Ori Anna wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Ori Anna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.