PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davey Allen (ranked 2824 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 340 p4p, 219 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Kyoraku

188 cm
26
188
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
195
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davey Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Davey Allen has been cut.
Kyoraku stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kyoraku to counter with a crisp jab.

Kyoraku lands a left and a right that send Allen crashing to the mat, dazed. Kyoraku thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Allen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen moves out of range as Kyoraku strikes.
Allen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kyoraku's coach down at Elite Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kyoraku's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Kyoraku cracks Allen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kyoraku finish him?
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Davey Allen's cut is getting worse.
Allen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyoraku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.

Kyoraku drops Allen with a beautiful combination! Allen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kyoraku is looking for the KO!

Allen is rocked!
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyoraku.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyoraku.

Kyoraku lands a big uppercut and Allen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Allen looks OK. Kyoraku waves Allen back to his feet!
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Davey Allen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Allen walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Allen limp body while Kyoraku jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A victorious Shunsui Kyoraku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.