PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Kabayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "War," by Edwin Starr. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kabayama
vs
Geronimo

174 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akihiro Kabayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Geronimo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geronimo dodges the punch combination from Kabayama.
Kabayama looks to land a right hand but Geronimo moved out of range.
Kabayama looks to land a right hand but Geronimo moved out of range.
Kabayama misses with a body shot.
Kabayama throws a hook but Geronimo avoids it easily.
Kabayama fails with a takedown attempt.
Kabayama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geronimo is fending him off so far but Kabayama persists. Nope, Geronimo circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kabayama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Geronimo as Kabayama shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akihiro Kabayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geronimo avoids the body shot from Kabayama.
Geronimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kabayama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabayama throws out a loose jab but Geronimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kabayama throws a nice looking combination but Geronimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kabayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Kabayama does no damage.
Kabayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Geronimo does it's job there.

It looks like Akihiro Kabayama has been cut.
Geronimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kabayama.
Kabayama throws a right hand that Geronimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Geronimo also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Geronimo.
Kabayama is breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Geronimo. Beautiful body shot.
Kabayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Geronimo.
Kabayama throws a series of punches but Geronimo avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabayama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Geronimo on the side of the head.
Geronimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Geronimo. No joy for Kabayama on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kabayama, as that shot connected.
Kabayama misses with a hook.
Kabayama misses the jab.
Kabayama cracks Geronimo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Geronimo slips a jab and a cross from Kabayama.
Kabayama looks to land a combination but Geronimo avoids it well.
Kabayama throws the left hand but Geronimo avoids the punch easily.
Geronimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kabayama.
Kabayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Geronimo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabayama throws a shot from downtown. Geronimo moves away and avoids it.
Akihiro Kabayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabayama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kabayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geronimo.
Kabayama misses with a double jab.
Geronimo ducks under a wild hook from Kabayama.
Kabayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Kabayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geronimo ducks under a wild hook from Kabayama.
Kabayama misses with a jab to the body
and Geronimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kabayama scores with a sloppy right hand. Geronimo should have avoided that one.
Don Geronimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kabayama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Geronimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Geronimo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Geronimo.
Kabayama drops his hands momentarily and Geronimo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kabayama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabayama throws a left and a right that both miss

and Geronimo counters with a left and a right that hurts Kabayama! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Geronimo jumps into full mount!

Kabayama is rocked!
Kabayama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Kabayama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geronimo wants to control the pace but Kabayama is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kabayama seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabayama is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Geronimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akihiro Kabayama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Geronimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kabayama throws out the jab.
Kabayama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Geronimo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Geronimo walks into a jab.
Kabayama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geronimo counters with a left to the body.
Kabayama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Geronimo counters with a left to the body.
Geronimo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kabayama misses with a combination
and Geronimo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Geronimo takes a swing at Kabayama's ribcage but misses.
Kabayama misses with a double jab
and Geronimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geronimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kabayama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kabayama has time to react.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kabayama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Geronimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geronimo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Don Geronimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geronimo swings for the body but Kabayama moves out of range.
Kabayama tries for a takedown but Geronimo circles away easily
and Geronimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kabayama misses with an uppercut. Geronimo saw that one coming.
Kabayama throws a nice looking combination but Geronimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kabayama throws a nice looking combination but Geronimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kabayama misses with a looping right.
Geronimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kabayama.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kabayama. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jab by Kabayama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabayama falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Geronimo counter with a right hand.
Kabayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kabayama misses with a double jab.
Kabayama is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kabayama misses with a takedown
and Geronimo counters with a nice leg kick.
Geronimo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kabayama misses with the combination.
Kabayama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Geronimo counters with a good low kick that Kabayama was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geronimo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Geronimo lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Kabayama falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Geronimo!