PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronburger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turn up. Takashi Katsumoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Katsumoto
vs
Kronburger

170 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

184 cm
29
180 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Kronburger moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kronburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kronburger scores with a head kick. Katsumoto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kronburger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Katsumoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Katsumoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Kronburger's head.
Katsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Kronburger blocks a head kick by Katsumoto.
Kronburger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Kronburger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katsumoto in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Kronburger there.
Katsumoto throws a jab when Kronburger was well out of range.
Kronburger blocks a leg kick.
Kronburger avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronburger. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronburger misses with a few strikes there.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Kronburger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kronburger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsumoto.
Kronburger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronburger cracks the inside of Katsumoto's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kronburger, right into the meat.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Kronburger avoids it.
Kronburger tries to land a leg kick but Katsumoto saw it coming and moves away.
Kronburger connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto tries to land a front kick but Kronburger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Katsumoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronburger misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kronburger.
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Kronburger slaps the foot to one side.
Katsumoto looks to land a right hand but Kronburger moved out of range.
Katsumoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
The fighters circling - Katsumoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Kronburger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katsumoto.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronburger throws a lazy uppercut
letting Katsumoto counter with a right hand.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Kronburger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kronburger throws a chopping leg kick but Katsumoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kronburger swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Katsumoto blocks the leg kick.
Kronburger swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Kronburger misses with a body shot.
Kronburger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronburger.
Katsumoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Kronburger.
Kronburger blocks a head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Katsumoto. That's going to slow Kronburger down.
Kronburger is looking to land body kicks.
Kronburger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsumoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Kronburger cracks Katsumoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the body kick from Kronburger.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Kronburger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Katsumoto misses with an uppercut
and Kronburger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Katsumoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kronburger with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kronburger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto looks for the body kick but Kronburger saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto tries to clinch up.
Kronburger avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Kronburger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katsumoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kronburger throws a sloppy head kick and Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Kronburger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Kronburger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice body kick from Katsumoto.
Kronburger lands a body shot.
Kronburger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Kronburger lands with a good body shot.
Kronburger looks for the body kick but Katsumoto saw that one coming.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kronburger checks the leg kick.
Katsumoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Katsumoto wants to clinch.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Katsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kronburger misses with an uppercut. Katsumoto saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katsumoto.
A clash of legs there as Kronburger blocks the low kick.
Katsumoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kronburger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick that knocks Kronburger off balance momentarily.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Kronburger moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
Kronburger thows a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it
and Katsumoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kronburger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Katsumoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kronburger works Katsumoto's body with a nice hook.
Katsumoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronburger lands a really nice looking cross but Katsumoto seems unphased.
Katsumoto feints and then cracks Kronburger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kronburger down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsumoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronburger throws out the jab.
Kronburger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kronburger blocks a head kick by Katsumoto.
Kronburger stuns Katsumoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kronburger lands a jab to the nose.
Kronburger thows a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it
and Katsumoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Kronburger swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kronburger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katsumoto drops his hands momentarily and Kronburger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kronburger connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Kronburger throws an overhand right that lands on Katsumoto's shoulder, as Katsumoto tries to avoid the shot.
Kronburger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with an uppercut. Kronburger saw that one coming.
Kronburger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsumoto throws out a loose jab but Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger throws out a powerful jab.
Katsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronburger. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsumoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronburger.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Kronburger tries a low kick but Katsumoto avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kronburger.
Katsumoto throws the left hand but Kronburger avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Kronburger.
Katsumoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kronburger takes a swing at Katsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Kronburger as he checks the leg kick.
Katsumoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kronburger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kronburger counters with a nice uppercut.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kronburger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Katsumoto. That one must have hurt.
Katsumoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shawn Kronburger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shawn Kronburger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Katsumoto throws a hook but Kronburger blocks it.
Kronburger looks to throw the jab but Katsumoto is out of range.
Katsumoto wants to land a leg kick but Kronburger is out of range.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kronburger moves away.
Katsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kronburger misses with a looping right.
Kronburger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kronburger avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Kronburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kronburger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Kronburger. That snapped Katsumoto's head back.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Kronburger thows a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it
and Katsumoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kronburger looks for the body kick but Katsumoto saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Kronburger throws a front kick aimed at Katsumoto's knee but Katsumoto avoids it well.
Katsumoto staying out of range there.
Katsumoto throws a right and a left that Kronburger avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kronburger throws a shot from downtown. Katsumoto moves away and avoids it.
Kronburger tries to bum rush Katsumoto with a series of wild strikes but Katsumoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Kronburger.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Kronburger moves out of range.
A head kick from Katsumoto lands but Kronburger takes it in his stride.
Kronburger scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronburger.
Kronburger looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Katsumoto tries to clinch there but Kronburger circles away.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot.
Kronburger throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Kronburger blocks the body kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kronburger checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses
and Kronburger counters with a stiff right hand.
Katsumoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronburger blocks a low kick nicely.
Kronburger tries to land a front kick but Katsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kronburger lands with a slapping head kick.
Kronburger lands a nice looking body shot.
Kronburger lands a nice shot to the body.
Kronburger cracks Katsumoto with a good jab.
Katsumoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Kronburger moves out of range of the body kick.
Takashi Katsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kronburger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kronburger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands a nice looking body kick.
Katsumoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kronburger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Kronburger moves out of range.
Kronburger tests Katsumoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsumoto.
A head kick by Katsumoto misses
and Kronburger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kronburger scores with a decent looking hook.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kronburger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronburger blocks a low kick nicely.
Kronburger is looking to land body kicks.
Kronburger blocks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Kronburger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kronburger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Kronburger!
Our winner, Shawn Kronburger, 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.