PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawada comes to the cage accompanied by Dio - Rainbow in the Dark. Johnny Nutz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kawada
vs
Nutz

198 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
218 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazuo Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Kawada catches Nutz right on the button with a cross.
Nutz shoots for a double leg takedown but Kawada sprawls well. He's pushed Nutz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kawada cracks Nutz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nutz scores with the left hand. Kawada knows he should have avoided that one.
Kawada slaps away a takedown attempt from Nutz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nutz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for Nutz with that takedown attempt.
Kazuo Kawada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Nutz.
Nutz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kawada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawada leaves Nutz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawada.
Kawada jabs at Nutz's body.
Nice uppercut there from Kawada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nutz looks gassed!
Kawada's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kawada duly obliges.
Kawada connects with a body shot that sends Nutz's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Nutz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kawada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nutz walks into a left hand.
Kawada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kawada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kawada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawada scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nutz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawada lands a nice looking body shot.
Kawada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nutz on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Nutz is rocked!
Kawada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nutz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nutz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kawada scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Nutz 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawada lands a body shot.
Kawada with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawada. That snapped Nutz's head back.
Nutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawada finish him?
Kawada jabs Nutz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawada lands a jab to Nutz's midsection.
Nutz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kawada scores with a shot to the body.
Nutz takes one to the chin there.
Nutz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kawada scores with the left hand. Nutz knows he should have avoided that one.
Kawada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, jab by Kawada - just one landing.
Kawada scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Kawada.
Nutz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kawada gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nutz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuo Kawada!