PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kawada
vs
Montana

188 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montana misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Kawada.
Kawada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Yoji Kawada has been cut.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Kawada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawada fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kawada clinches up against the cage.
Kawada lands an elbow just above Montana 's eye.

It looks like Tony Montana has been cut.
Montana avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawada.
Kawada lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawada.
Kawada throws an elbow but it misses.
Montana takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Tony Montana's cut even more.
Montana tries to stall but Kawada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kawada lands an elbow just above Montana 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Montana.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Kawada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawada throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kawada.
Montana stalling the fight.
Montana avoids the elbow strike from Kawada, against the cage.
Kawada pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawada missing with knees to the body.
Kawada creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montana.
Montana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montana is trying to force a seperation but Kawada has the dominant position.
Kawada pushes off an throws an elbow but Montana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montana working hard to break the clinch.
Kawada lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Tony Montana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kawada blocks an uppercut.
Montana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kawada to work.
A short left from Montana.
Kawada taking a breather.
Kawada throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawada lands an elbow inside that Montana shrugs off.

Tony Montana's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kawada creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montana's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Montana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yoji Kawada!
Our winner, Yoji Kawada, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.