PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel Kortenhorst (ranked 755 p4p, 996 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 110 p4p, 143 weight class). Michiel Kortenhorst had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kortenhorst
vs
Kyoraku

185 cm
26
200
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
195
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michiel Kortenhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kortenhorst takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Michiel Kortenhorst has been cut.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kortenhorst.
Kortenhorst seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kortenhorst walks into a stiff left hand from Kyoraku.
Kortenhorst takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kortenhorst gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyoraku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kortenhorst walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kortenhorst 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 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shunsui Kyoraku!
Shunsui Kyoraku decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.