PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Riscatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riscatelli has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kenji
vs
Riscatelli

175 cm
23
208 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
210 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Riscatelli!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riscatelli thows a leg kick but Kenji checks it
and Kenji counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Riscatelli
and Kenji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenji.
Silvio Riscatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riscatelli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kenji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a leg kick
and Riscatelli counters with a nice body shot.
Kenji tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Riscatelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riscatelli misses with a left hand
and Kenji counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Riscatelli misses
and Kenji counters with a nice leg kick.
Riscatelli feints and then cracks Kenji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenji down.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Kenji counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riscatelli tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Kenji counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Riscatelli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli misses with a body shot
and Kenji counters with a nice uppercut.
Riscatelli wants to clinch but Kenji slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenji lands with an uppercut that bounces Riscatelli off the ropes and back into rage.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Kenji counters with a nice uppercut.
Riscatelli throws a right hand that misses

and Kenji counters by clinching up.
Riscatelli is looking to control Kenji's arms but Kenji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riscatelli has his back to the ropes.
Riscatelli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenji backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenji.
Kenji throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Kenji.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riscatelli looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Riscatelli.
Riscatelli blocks a body shot from Kenji.
A head punch on the inside from Riscatelli fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riscatelli.
Riscatelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenji struggles to land a body shot inside as Riscatelli controls his hands.
Kenji working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riscatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kenji - that landed with a thud.
Riscatelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenji controls his hands.
Riscatelli can't find room to land a body shot as Kenji controls the action.
Riscatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kenji.
Kenji lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riscatelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Kenji.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Kenji.
Riscatelli blocking some punches.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riscatelli looking to slow down the pace here.
Kenji is working Riscatelli over against the ropes.
Kenji lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riscatelli or not.
Kenji scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenji working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kenji fails to land.
Kenji lands a shot to the body.
Kenji throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenji is working Riscatelli over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
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.

Kenji tries to clinch there but Riscatelli circles away.
Riscatelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenji.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Kenji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riscatelli throws a lazy body kick
and Kenji counters with an outside leg kick.
Kenji scores with a hook.
Riscatelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riscatelli walks into a straight right hand from Kenji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riscatelli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riscatelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riscatelli misses with an uppercut
and Kenji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Kenji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenji thows a leg kick but Riscatelli checks it
and Riscatelli counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Riscatelli misses
and Kenji counters with a nice uppercut.
Riscatelli checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kenji.
Riscatelli misses with a leg kick
and Kenji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riscatelli thows a leg kick but Kenji checks it
and Kenji counters with a leg kick.
Riscatelli thows a leg kick but Kenji checks it
and Kenji counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riscatelli tries to land a body kick
and Kenji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Kenji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riscatelli lands a head kick. Kenji smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kurokawa Kenji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Riscatelli misses
and Kenji counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Riscatelli is predictable there
and Riscatelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riscatelli fails to land the takedown.
Kenji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riscatelli can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Riscatelli scores with a leg kick.
Kenji throws a lazy uppercut
and Riscatelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riscatelli. Kenji does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurokawa Kenji dominated that second round.
That's time! Kenji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kenji throws out a loose jab but Riscatelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riscatelli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenji counters with a good low kick that Riscatelli was not able to check.
Riscatelli fails with the takedown
and Kenji counters with a leg kick.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Riscatelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riscatelli throws a leg kick
and Kenji counters with an outside leg kick.
Riscatelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenji counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riscatelli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Riscatelli throws a head kick that Kenji semi-blocks.
Riscatelli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riscatelli connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Riscatelli misses
and Kenji counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riscatelli thows a leg kick but Kenji checks it
and Kenji counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Riscatelli misses
and Kenji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riscatelli throws a hook but Kenji blocks it.
Kenji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riscatelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riscatelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riscatelli throws a head kick that misses
and Kenji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riscatelli misses with a body punch
and Kenji counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riscatelli thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riscatelli scores with a head kick. Kenji tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riscatelli misses with a lunging right hand

and Kenji moves into the clinch.
Kenji scores with a hook to the body.
Riscatelli trying to control the position but instead, Kenji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riscatelli into the ropes.
Kenji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenji is working Riscatelli over against the ropes.
Riscatelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenji lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kenji is working Riscatelli over against the ropes.
Kenji is leaning against Riscatelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kenji lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji lands a left hand.
Kenji pushes Riscatelli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kenji is leaning against Riscatelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvio Riscatelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenji lands a shoulder strike.
Kenji working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kenji lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riscatelli or not.
Kenji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Kenji.
Kenji throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenji lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riscatelli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurokawa Kenji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kenji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurokawa Kenji!