PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Under a Killing Moon by Thrice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Kenji
vs
Kane

175 cm
27
198 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

185 cm
34
214 lbs
37 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenji slips under a jab.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenji throws out the jab.
Kane feints and then cracks Kenji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenji down.
Kane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenji misses the shot to the body.

Kenji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Jigoro Kane has been cut.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane pushes Kenji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kenji works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kenji.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kenji has him pressed against the cage.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenji throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kenji.
Kane looks gassed!
Kenji tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane throws out a leg kick but Kenji moves out of range and Kane only half commits.
Kenji fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Kenji.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.
Kenji lands a jab to the head.
Kane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kenji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kane misses with a hook
and Kenji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kane takes a swing at Kenji's ribcage but misses.
Kenji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Kenji lands a big head kick that sends Kane tumbling to the mat! Kenji takes a step backwards and waves Kane back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kane is rocked!
Kane leaves his chin hanging out and Kenji seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kane crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurokawa Kenji!
Kurokawa Kenji is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Kurokawa Kenji, 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.