PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kento Kawamata (ranked 1053 p4p, 775 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 151 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kawamata
vs
Sharma

189 cm
32
207
17 - 9 - 0

192 cm
32
212
22 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kento Kawamata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawamata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sharma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawamata.
Kawamata lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sharma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharma staying out of range there.
Kawamata ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Sharma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kawamata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawamata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawamata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kawamata lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kawamata. Beautiful body shot.
Sharma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kawamata thuds a left hand into Sharma's body.
Kawamata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawamata moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kawamata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawamata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharma.
Kawamata throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawamata.
Kawamata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sharma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kawamata stalks Sharma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharma's face. Sharma staggers backwards, shaken.
Kawamata lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawamata cracks Sharma with an open hand slap.
Sharma looks to throw the jab but Kawamata is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kawamata.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma misses with a looping left.
Sharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawamata misses with a wild body shot.
Kawamata looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Kawamata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sharma misses.
Kawamata tried to counter with a leg kick but Sharma avoided it.
Kento Kawamata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sharma.
Kawamata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawamata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawamata scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawamata throws a solid leg kick but Sharma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kawamata.
Kawamata misses with a hook
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawamata.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Kawamata is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kawamata with a jab.
Sharma walks into a straight right hand from Kawamata.
Kawamata throws a body punch but Sharma moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kawamata.
Kawamata misses with the body kick
and Sharma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kawamata slips under a jab from Sharma.
Sharma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Sharma gets tackled into the cage by Kawamata. Kawamata maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawamata gets an underhook and turns Sharma into the cage.
Sharma scores with a hook to the body.
Kawamata throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharma.
Kawamata is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kawamata swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharma.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawamata misses with the head strike.
Kawamata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawamata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharma throws a head punch that misses.
Kawamata can't find room to land a body shot as Sharma controls the action.
Sharma cracks Kawamata with a nice body shot.
Kawamata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawamata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata lands a nice uppercut.
Kawamata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kawamata lands an uppercut.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawamata's elbow.
Kawamata misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharma.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma prevents a body shot from Kawamata.
Sharma misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharma scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Kawamata.
Sharma can't find room to land a body shot as Kawamata controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kawamata fails to land.
Sharma lands a body shot.
Kawamata throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kawamata misses with a body kick.
Sharma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kawamata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharma moves away.
Sharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawamata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kawamata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharma can do to turn this around?
Kawamata misses with a looping right.
Sharma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kawamata misses with a right hand
and Sharma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sharma pushes Kawamata up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharma is working Kawamata over against the cage.
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Sharma.
A short right from Sharma on the inside.
Sharma pushes Kawamata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kawamata.
Kawamata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharma digs a right hand underneath Kawamata's ribcage. Kawamata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawamata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharma lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharma.
Sharma lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sharma.
Sharma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharma is stalling here.
Sharma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sharma receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawamata working aggressively here.
Kawamata can't find room to land a body shot as Sharma controls the action.
Kawamata lands with a left to the head.
Sharma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma takes a shot to the head.
Kawamata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawamata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharma is trying to stall.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawamata uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata scores with a shot to the side of Sharma's head.
Kawamata misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kawamata pulls guard successfully.

Sharma stands and steps away. Kawamata gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice cross by Sharma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawamata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharma checks a low kick from Kawamata.
Kawamata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawamata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharma.
Sharma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawamata manages to avoid it.
Sharma throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Kawamata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kawamata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sharma throws a lazy right hand but Kawamata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Kawamata.
Kawamata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawamata ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawamata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawamata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Kawamata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Sharma does it's job there.
A lazy left from Kawamata finds it's target.
Kawamata scores with a punch to the head.
Sharma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawamata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawamata moves away.
Kawamata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Sharma misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawamata.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawamata throws out the jab.
Sharma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sharma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Kawamata.
Sharma blocks a head kick by Kawamata.
Sharma tries a quick counter leg kick but Kawamata is wise to it.
Sharma wants to clinch.
Kawamata lands an overhand right.
Kawamata misses with a straight right.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawamata.
Sharma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawamata.
A nice side step and Sharma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sharma takes a swing at Kawamata's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kento Kawamata will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kawamata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sharma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawamata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharma.
Kawamata lands a nice looking body kick.
Kawamata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sharma. That did some damage!
Kawamata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sharma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kawamata checks it well.
Kawamata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharma avoids the head kick by Kawamata.
Sharma cracks a nice hook into Kawamata's ribs.
Sharma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawamata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sharma has time to react.
A jab from Kawamata misses.
Kawamata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kawamata throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
Sharma misses with a hook. Kawamata ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sharma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharma throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawamata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawamata looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Sharma avoids the head kick by Kawamata.
Sharma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sharma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kawamata.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawamata throws out the jab.
Sharma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Sharma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sharma.
Kawamata lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kawamata punishes Sharma's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Kawamata misses.
Kawamata motions for Sharma to come forward. Kawamata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kento Kawamata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawamata moves into range and clinches up with Sharma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawamata throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma tries a body shot but Kawamata blocks it.
Kawamata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharma misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawamata scores with a shot to the side of Sharma's head.
Sharma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kawamata up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawamata.
Sharma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kawamata seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sharma can turn it around.
Kawamata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sharma can't find room to land a body shot as Kawamata controls the action.
Kawamata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawamata tries a body shot but Sharma blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Sharma.
Kawamata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawamata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
Sharma just leaning against Kawamata, taking a breather.
Sharma throws a head punch that misses.
Sharma misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sharma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Sharma.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Kawamata.
Kawamata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma tries to stall but Kawamata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawamata's elbow.
Rohith Sharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawamata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawamata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawamata prevents a body shot from Sharma.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rohith Sharma.
I think Kawamata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kento Kawamata!
Our winner, Kento Kawamata, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.