PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 516 p4p, 62 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 254 p4p, 29 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yoshi Fujiwara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yoshi Fujiwara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Fujiwara
vs
Kai

184 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
192 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Kai thinks about the counter body kick.
Fujiwara scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Fujiwara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fujiwara moves to clinch but Kai breaks away
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fujiwara throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kai was covering up waiting for the punch and Fujiwara finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fujiwara looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kai wants to control but Fujiwara postures up.
Kai has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kai taking a bit of punishment here - Fujiwara scoring with strikes.
Kai is trying to control Fujiwara's posture but Fujiwara avoids it.
Fujiwara cracks Kai with a big right hand but Kai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fujiwara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kai is trying to improve his position.
Kai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fujiwara working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Fujiwara are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kai holding on.
Fujiwara is working Kai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kai defending against the ground and pound.
Fujiwara working the strikes but Kai uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fujiwara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kai trying to control but Fujiwara postures up.
Fujiwara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujiwara passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fujiwara punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara lands a big shot there that rocks Kai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fujiwara with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Fujiwara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fujiwara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kai tries to hold on but Fujiwara pushes him away.
Fujiwara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Fujiwara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fujiwara wants to control the pace but Kai is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fujiwara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fujiwara with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiwara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fujiwara is landing with some decent strikes but Kai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fujiwara working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara breaks from Kai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fujiwara cracks Kai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Kai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fujiwara raining down shots from the mount!
Fujiwara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fujiwara with the ground and pound from mount.
Kai tries to lock up and control but Fujiwara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fujiwara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fujiwara landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kron Kai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Kai.
Fujiwara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Fujiwara finds it's target.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai takes one on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Kai. No joy for Fujiwara on that attempt.
Kai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kron Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujiwara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai misses the body punch
and Fujiwara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kai 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 Fujiwara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fujiwara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fujiwara looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a lovely overhand right.
Kai misses with a hook to the body

and Fujiwara counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujiwara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kai can do to turn this around?
Fujiwara is trying to ground and pound but Kai uses the momentary lack of control by Fujiwara to regain half guard.
Fujiwara works his way into side control.
Fujiwara working away.
Fujiwara is putting a hurting on Kai here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fujiwara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fujiwara working the ground and pound.
Fujiwara scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai wants to control but Fujiwara postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fujiwara.
The ground and pound from Fujiwara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kai seems a little lost for a moment, as Fujiwara dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Fujiwara are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fujiwara trying to control the action but Kai is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara with the ground and pound but Kai regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fujiwara thows a huge punch but Kai dodges it nicely.
Kai is staying active underneath Fujiwara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fujiwara prevents Kai from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fujiwara lands a nice short elbow.
Fujiwara is trying to control the action in half guard but Kai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kai is trying to control but can't.

Kai actively working from the bottom here.
Kai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yoshi Fujiwara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
Fujiwara throwing shots but Kai is blocking nicely.
Kai wants to control but Fujiwara is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Fujiwara there.
Kai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fujiwara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fujiwara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujiwara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujiwara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujiwara tries to free his leg and advance position but Kai is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kron Kai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Fujiwara scores with a shot to the body.
Fujiwara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Fujiwara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kai throws out a loose jab but Fujiwara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujiwara attempts a counter takedown but Kai avoids it well and moves away.
Fujiwara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Jab by Fujiwara.
A clash of legs there as Fujiwara blocks the low kick.
Fujiwara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujiwara feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Fujiwara.
The fighters circling - Fujiwara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fujiwara.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujiwara digs a good body shot into Kai's ribs.
Kai lands with a right hand.
Fujiwara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujiwara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kai sprawls and moves away.
Kai misses with a low kick as Fujiwara jumps back.
Kai takes a swing at Fujiwara's ribcage but misses.
Fujiwara jabs Kai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiwara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Fujiwara lands with a nice body punch.
Fujiwara jabs Kai right on the nose. Kai blinks but takes it well.
Fujiwara lands with an overhand left.
Kai keeps the fight on the outside.
Kai throws a body kick that misses

and Fujiwara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fujiwara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
Fujiwara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fujiwara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujiwara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujiwara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fujiwara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fujiwara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fujiwara throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujiwara landing with the ground and pound.
Yoshi Fujiwara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fujiwara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kai for as long as he can get away with.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
Fujiwara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kai has Fujiwara pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Fujiwara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujiwara 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Fujiwara!