PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Kawajiri

178 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyo Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a straight right.
McGillicuddy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones punishes Kawajiri's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Kawajiri looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones misses with a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kawajiri digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kawajiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones checks a low kick from Kawajiri.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawajiri moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones takes one on the button.
Kawajiri staying out of range there.
A jab from Jones misses.
Kawajiri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Jones misses.
Kawajiri lands with a cross.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Kawajiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Kawajiri moved out of range nicely.
Kawajiri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones throws the left hand but Kawajiri avoids the punch easily.
Kawajiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kawajiri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.

It looks like Kyo Kawajiri has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kawajiri moves out of range as Jones strikes.
A lazy left from Kawajiri finds it's target.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones checks a low kick from Kawajiri.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawajiri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kawajiri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kawajiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kawajiri lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kawajiri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands an overhand right.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Kawajiri lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kawajiri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kawajiri throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Kawajiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones misses with a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a two punch combo.
Jones throws a jab when Kawajiri was well out of range.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kawajiri counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Kawajiri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kawajiri ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kawajiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawajiri.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a hook but Kawajiri blocks it.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kawajiri counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Kawajiri to acknowledge the strikes.
Kawajiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Kawajiri settles back down.
Kawajiri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kawajiri moves out of range as Jones strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawajiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Kawajiri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyo Kawajiri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kawajiri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kawajiri connects with a solid leg kick.
Kawajiri is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kawajiri scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Kawajiri with a hook.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawajiri scores with a nice strike.
Kawajiri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawajiri scores with a hook.
Kawajiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Kawajiri misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Kyo Kawajiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Kawajiri lands.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Jones misses.
Kawajiri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kawajiri counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Kawajiri counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Kawajiri.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawajiri slips a straight right by Jones.
Kawajiri looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Kawajiri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Kawajiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kawajiri!
Jones misses with a body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
Kawajiri misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kawajiri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawajiri cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Kawajiri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kawajiri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Kawajiri counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Kawajiri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Kawajiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Kawajiri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones throws a hook but Kawajiri blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Kawajiri.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawajiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kawajiri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawajiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawajiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Kawajiri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Kawajiri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones throws a hook but Kawajiri blocks it.
Kawajiri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kawajiri thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawajiri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
A left and a right from Kawajiri both land. Nice combination.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Kawajiri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawajiri jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones throws the left hand but Kawajiri avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kawajiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawajiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawajiri.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kawajiri counters with a nice body shot.
Kawajiri throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Kawajiri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyo Kawajiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyo Kawajiri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kawajiri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Kawajiri.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Kawajiri to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kawajiri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kawajiri.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kawajiri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawajiri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Kawajiri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawajiri throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jones stumbling backwards into the cage! Jones bounces back off the cage towards Kawajiri, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kawajiri lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kawajiri celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kyo Kawajiri!