PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazzard's choice of entrance music: Warrior's Dance. On his way into the cage it seems that Saku Katsumoto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Saku Katsumoto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Katsumoto
vs
Hazzard

180 cm
28
190 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

178 cm
30
185 lbs
14 - 22 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katsumoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto misses with a left hand

and Hazzard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks for a moment.

Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Katsumoto gets tackled into the cage by Hazzard. Hazzard maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazzard obliges.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Hazzard throws an elbow that misses.
Hazzard scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hazzard.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Katsumoto is breathing heavily.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Hazzard.
Hazzard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Katsumoto's defenses.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazzard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katsumoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazzard lands an uppercut.
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!
Hazzard lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Katsumoto is rocked!
Hazzard digs a right hand into Katsumoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katsumoto's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Hazzard scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Katsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Katsumoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsumoto won't want to take too many of those.
Katsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.
Hazzard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard stops a takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Katsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Hazzard misses with a knee to the head.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsumoto avoids it.
A knee to the head by Hazzard.
Katsumoto is trying to force a seperation but Hazzard has the dominant position.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Katsumoto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Hazzard pushes Katsumoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hazzard is looking to clinch but Katsumoto is avoiding it.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katsumoto backs up against the cage.
Katsumoto dodges the punch combination from Hazzard.
Hazzard throws a right and a left that Katsumoto avoids nicely.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hazzard.

Katsumoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard keeps control of Katsumoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Katsumoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katsumoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Hazzard - that landed with a thud.
Hazzard lands a shoulder strike.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Hazzard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katsumoto wants a takedown.
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katsumoto's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hazzard lands a body punch.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bio Hazzard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hazzard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Katsumoto tries to keep at a distance but Hazzard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsumoto won't want to take too many of those.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard lands a shoulder strike.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hazzard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bio Hazzard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard digs a right hand into Katsumoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katsumoto's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazzard lands a damaging elbow.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Katsumoto 's eye.
Katsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazzard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazzard working Katsumoto over with knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazzard.
Hazzard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katsumotos head.
Katsumoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hazzard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard tries to land a leg kick but Katsumoto saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hazzard moves into the clinch.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsumoto won't want to take too many of those.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katsumoto's face.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.
Katsumoto is trying to push Hazzard away but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazzard.
A short right from Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Katsumoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hazzard wants to stand up but Katsumoto is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wants to pass the guard but Hazzard is keeping the position.
Katsumoto won't allow Hazzard to get back to his feet.

Hazzard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hazzard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katsumoto is trying to break the clinch but Hazzard is controlling him.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Hazzard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazzard misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hazzard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Hazzard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks with his arms.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside that Katsumoto shrugs off.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsumoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsumoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Hazzard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Katsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks for a moment.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bio Hazzard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hazzard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsumoto's sensitive parts.

Hazzard closes the distance and clinches.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katsumoto.
Hazzard prevents Katsumoto from breaking the clinch.
Katsumoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Hazzard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsumoto avoids it.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Hazzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Hazzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside that Katsumoto shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazzard.
Katsumoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazzard misses with a knee strike.
Hazzard has Katsumoto pressed against the cage, preventing Katsumoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard misses with an elbow strike.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katsumoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Katsumoto is trying to break the clinch but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Katsumoto's ribcage.
Katsumoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazzard has double underhooks.
Hazzard connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Katsumoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazzard controls his hands.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.
Katsumoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard lands a body punch.
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!
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto can't get the takedown.
Hazzard lands a right hand.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katsumoto.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katsumoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Hazzard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Katsumoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Katsumoto tries for a takedown but Hazzard manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Katsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
A short uppercut from Hazzard.
A knee to the head by Hazzard.
A right hand to the body from Hazzard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katsumoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Katsumoto is trying to push Hazzard away but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsumoto managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a punch to the body.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazzard is just out of range.
Katsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Katsumoto throws a nice looking combination but Hazzard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Katsumoto counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Hazzard tries to clinch up but Katsumoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Katsumoto fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saku Katsumoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Katsumoto keeps it at a distance.
Saku Katsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazzard is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bio Hazzard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hazzard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!

Bio Hazzard wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bio Hazzard made sure he mentioned Golden Supplements , along with how happy he was to win his fight.