PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi's entrance music is Godzilla Theme. A fine choice. Nate Daaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kobayashi
vs
Daaz

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuo Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Daaz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi looks to land a combination. Daaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daaz is looking to clinch.
Daaz wants to clinch.
Daaz looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kobayashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Daaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi tries to bum rush Daaz with a series of wild strikes but Daaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobayashi throws a right hand that Daaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Daaz also avoids with ease.
Kobayashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daaz tries to clinch there but Kobayashi circles away.
Kobayashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kobayashi misses with a two punch combination.
Daaz thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daaz tries to clinch but Kobayashi is having none of it.
Daaz wants to clinch.
Kobayashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daaz wants to clinch.
Daaz fails to land the takedown.
Kobayashi tries to bum rush Daaz with a series of wild strikes but Daaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobayashi swinging wilding here.

Kobayashi shoots in and bounces Daaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daaz is looking to sweep but instead, Kobayashi has passed into half guard.

Kobayashi wants to work for an arm triangle but Daaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kobayashi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Daaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daaz wants to control but Kobayashi passes easily into half guard.
Daaz tries to kick Kobayashi off but Kobayashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz is looking to control Kobayashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daaz avoid being mounted?
Kobayashi wants to get back to his feet.
Kobayashi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daaz tries to get to full guard but Kobayashi has control of the leg.
Daaz moves into full guard.
Daaz wants to control but Kobayashi passes easily into half guard.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daaz is looking to control Kobayashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daaz avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobayashi trying to mount his opponent but Daaz defends it.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.

Daaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Daaz moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daaz looking for a guillotine here but Kobayashi defends easily.
Kobayashi trying to control but Daaz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuo Kobayashi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Daaz tries to clinch there but Kobayashi circles away.
Kobayashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kobayashi throws a series of punches but Daaz avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Kobayashi misses.
Daaz tries to clinch up.
Kobayashi throws a series of punches but Daaz avoids them all with ease.
Daaz wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
Daaz tries to clinch up but Kobayashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Daaz tries to clinch there but Kobayashi circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daaz has his takedown stuffed
and Kobayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kobayashi counters with a three punch combo that has Daaz backing up. Daaz nods at Kobayashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kobayashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Daaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kobayashi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobayashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Kobayashi does no damage.
Kobayashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daaz slips a jab and a cross from Kobayashi.
Daaz closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kobayashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Daaz darts in trying to clinch

and Kobayashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daaz manages to get to full guard.
Daaz trying to control the position.
Kobayashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kobayashi's guard.
Daaz passes Kobayashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kobayashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kobayashi working a defensive guard here.
Daaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kobayashi is keeping the position for now.
Daaz controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is looking to stand up but Daaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Daaz pushing down on Kobayashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kobayashi tries to roll over but Daaz keeps him under control.
Kobayashi is trying to stand up here but Daaz is controlling him well.

Kobayashi kicks Daaz off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Kobayashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daaz doesn't seem phased though.
Kobayashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kobayashi lands a jab-cross combination.
Kobayashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a right and a left that Daaz avoids nicely.

Kobayashi feints and as Daaz raises his hands in defense, Kobayashi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kobayashi is looking to stand up but Daaz won't let him.
Daaz controls Kobayashi momentarily but Kobayashi frees himself.
Daaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kobayashi is now in half guard.
Kobayashi controlling the pace.
Daaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Daaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuo Kobayashi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kobayashi cracks a nice hook into Daaz's ribs.

Kobayashi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kobayashi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kobayashi is thwarting Daaz's attempts to control the position.
Daaz trying to get back to full guard but Kobayashi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kazuo Kobayashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daaz tries to reverse the position but Kobayashi maintains control.
Daaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi working Daaz over with strikes here.
Daaz is squirming around, avoiding Kobayashi's attempts to control the action.
Daaz is trying desperately to improve position.

Kobayashi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daaz is surviving well by controlling Kobayashi's body position as best he can.
Daaz is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kobayashi lands a heavy elbow.
Daaz tries to hold on but Kobayashi postures up.
Daaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daaz gets full guard.
Daaz is trying to control the position but Kobayashi postures up.
Daaz has control of Kobayashi's left arm, preventing Kobayashi from doing any damage.

Kobayashi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Daaz darts in trying to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a series of strikes. Daaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kobayashi throws a series of punches but Daaz avoids them all with ease.
Kazuo Kobayashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daaz tries to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kobayashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobayashi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Kobayashi.
Daaz slips a jab and a cross from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kobayashi works over Daaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Daaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daaz fails to land the takedown.
Kobayashi throws a right hand that Daaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Daaz also avoids with ease.
Kobayashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobayashi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daaz backs up against the cage.
Nate Daaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobayashi scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuo Kobayashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kobayashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuo Kobayashi!