PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kamei
vs
Jones

182 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
29
167 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei misses with a double jab.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That kick from Kamei tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones won't allow Kamei to sweep him here.
Kamei is working hard here to advance position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kamei keeps moving.
Kamei wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Kamei looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamei, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Jones.
Kamei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamei as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Kamei misses.

Jones scores with a takedown into Kamei's guard.
Kamei wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamei is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kamei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kamei avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Kamei both land. Nice combination.
Kamei throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamei finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a nice body kick.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kamei lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Kamei misses with a hook.
Kamei tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to control but Kamei is working from the bottom.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kamei.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
That kick from Kamei tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamei counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamei enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamei wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Kamei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Michael Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kamei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Kamei connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kamei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kamei.
Kamei misses with the combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Kamei scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Kamei throwing strikes but Jones bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamei has wrist control.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kamei working a defensive guard but Jones passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamei tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kamei lands an overhand right.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones staying out of range there.
Kamei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamei throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Kamei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamei rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamei misses with a left hand

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kamei is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamei works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kamei thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kamei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones postures up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kamei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamei manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Michael Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throwing strikes but missing.
Kamei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamei trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Koichi Kamei just wasn't active enough.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Kamei throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Kamei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kamei is looking to land body kicks.
Kamei throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Kamei tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kamei did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamei trying to control here.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Kamei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is keen to just control but Kamei is a slippery customer.
Kamei is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jones jumps into side control!
Jones wants to control but Kamei is keeping him busy.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kamei will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei tries to improve position but can't.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Kamei is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Kamei is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a looping left.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kamei's guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Kamei looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones unloading with bombs!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Kamei from getting the reversal.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Kamei gets back to half guard.
Kamei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kamei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamei wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Kamei has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jones 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Koichi Kamei!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!