PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kins comes to the cage accompanied by . Daigon Kins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kins
vs
Augusto

175 cm
25
151 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
32
165 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daigon Kins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kins misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Augusto.
Augusto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kins throws out the jab.
Augusto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Kins has managed to clinch.
Kins lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Kins.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kins misses with an elbow over the top.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Kins lands with a left to the head.
Augusto trying to land knees to the body.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Augusto lands an uppercut.

Augusto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augusto shoots for a takedown but Kins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augusto misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto delivers a nice body kick.
Augusto walks into a stiff left hand from Kins.
Kins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Augusto is rocked!

Kins clinches up with Augusto and pushes him back against the cage.
Augusto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kins finish him?
Augusto misses with a punch to the body.
Augusto seems to have recovered his senses.
Augusto is trying to force a seperation but Kins has the dominant position.
Augusto tries a knee to the head but Kins blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kins.
Come on Kins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kins as Augusto tries to tie him up.
Kins pushes Augusto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augusto misses with some punches.
Kins prevents the takedown attempt.
Daigon Kins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Augusto.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Augusto works on Kins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Augusto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kins lands a damaging elbow.
Augusto tries to score a body lock takedown but Kins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Augusto's brow.
Kins lands an elbow that stopped Augusto in his tracks for a moment.
Kins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Antonio Augusto has been cut.

Kins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kins drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Augusto right on the button. Augusto goes down! Kins follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kins gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daigon Kins!
Daigon Kins retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Daigon Kins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.