PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1757 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 259 p4p, 253 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenichi Misahawa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Misahawa
vs
Gonzalez

183 cm
36
210
17 - 20 - 1

190 cm
23
218
6 - 2 - 0

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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 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Misahawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Misahawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Misahawa ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez cracks Misahawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Misahawa avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Misahawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misahawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez's coach down at Canadian Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gonzalez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Misahawa moves forwards but Gonzalez connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misahawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Misahawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Misahawa.
Misahawa lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Misahawa blocks it.
Misahawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Misahawa cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Misahawa blocks it.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Misahawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Misahawa with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Misahawa.
Misahawa ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Misahawa throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez defending well as Misahawa loads up on a big left hand.
Misahawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Misahawa.
Misahawa missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misahawa staying out of range there.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Misahawa blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
A big left from Misahawa misses.

Misahawa rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misahawa smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Misahawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Misahawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Misahawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Misahawa looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Misahawa misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Misahawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Misahawa saw that one coming.
Misahawa walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Misahawa throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez misses with the body kick
and Misahawa counters with a left to the body.
Misahawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Misahawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Misahawa'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.

A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. Misahawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Misahawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Misahawa tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Misahawa moves out of range easily.
Kenichi Misahawa is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Misahawa lands.
Misahawa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Misahawa moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Misahawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.

Misahawa clinches.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa misses the jab.
Misahawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Misahawa drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Misahawa is rocked!
Gonzalez moves forwards but Misahawa connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Misahawa! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.