PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshinobu Tokugawa (ranked 1828 p4p, 371 weight class) and Kai Kona (ranked 234 p4p, 48 weight class). Kona has chosen A Warriors Call as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tokugawa
vs
Kona

175 cm
26
158
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
162
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshinobu Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kona throws a solid leg kick but Tokugawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kona.
A jab from Kona does it's job there.
Kona misses the jab.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tokugawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kona throws out the jab.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tokugawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
Kona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Kona's body. Kona takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kona misses with a low kick.
Kona tried to score with a low kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Kona takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tokugawa gets a takedown into half guard.

Kona has one foot on Tokugawa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kona swinging wildly here.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tokugawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokugawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kona tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Kona moves out of range.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kona.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kona.
Tokugawa tests Kona's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a two punch combination.
Tokugawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tokugawa.
Kai Kona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kai Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kona throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tokugawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Kona jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Kona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokugawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokugawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to wear down Kona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Kona throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa tries to counter with a takedown but Kona is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a one two combo.
Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Kona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kona is just out of range.
Kona loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kona.
Kona thows a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it
and Kona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kona throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
Kona throws an off balance right hand
and Tokugawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kona lands a body shot.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Kona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tokugawa gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kona has his hands clasped together around Tokugawa's back. He's all about the action.
Tokugawa drops an elbow to the side of Kona's head.
Kona is trying to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kona defending well though.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kona blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tokugawa.
Kona wants to get back to full guard.
Kona has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Golden Harvest. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yoshinobu Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
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.

Nice body kick there by Kona.
Kona missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses its target.
Kona throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Kona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kona lands a nice hook to Tokugawa's body. Tokugawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokugawa checks a low kick from Kona.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kona sprawls and moves away.
Tokugawa throws a right and a left that Kona avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a left to the body.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kona throws out the jab.
Kona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kona misses with a wild body shot.
Kai Kona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kona lands with a hook. Tokugawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tokugawa on the side of the head.
Tokugawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kona is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tokugawa somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kona is looking to slow Tokugawa down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kona. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kona sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Kona counters with a body kick.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Kona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kona throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Kona tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Kona throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kona misses with a low kick.
Kona misses the jab.

Tokugawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tokugawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Kona is staying active underneath Tokugawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kona avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kona to regain full guard.
Tokugawa 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.

Tokugawa stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kona throws up his legs and catches Tokugawa in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tokugawa tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kona! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kai Kona!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kai Kona thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).