PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Niklaus Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Kato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Michaels
vs
Kato

185 cm
26
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niklaus Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kato scores with a decent looking hook.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Kato with a nice cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels checks the leg kick.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Kato.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kato looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels throws a shot from downtown. Kato moves away and avoids it.
Kato connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Michaels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kato - the referee stops the clock and Michaels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kato. Michaels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michaels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kato digs a good hook to Michaels's body.
Nice body kick from Kato.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels tries to work over Kato's front leg with a kick but Kato checks it.
Kato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Michaels takes a step back to recover.
Kato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Kato.
Kato lands a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kato tests Michaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato lands a jab to the nose.
Kato scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels misses with a right hand
and Kato counters with a two punch combo.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Kato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Kato slams his shin into Michaels's torso.
Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michaels walks into a left hand.
Kato lands a lovely overhand right.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michaels at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michaels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
Michaels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Kato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michaels at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato cracks Michaels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michaels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kato thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Kato cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Kato dominated that round.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kato scores with a head kick. Michaels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kato digs a good hook to Michaels's body.
Kenji Kato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Michaels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michaels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Kato tenderised Michaels's leg. Michaels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kato lands a jab to Michaels's midsection.
Kato thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Kato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kato.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kato lands with a cross.
Kato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kato.
Kato feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
Kato swinging wildly here.
Kato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kato throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Kato. That snapped Michaels's head back.
Michaels misses with a hook.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kato.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato digs a good hook to Michaels's body.
Kato lands a jab to Michaels's midsection.
Good exchange - Kato coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Kato lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Kato tenderised Michaels's leg. Michaels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Kato.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michaels at a distance.
Kato scores with a decent looking hook.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands a glancing blow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michaels walks into a stiff left hand from Kato.
Kato scores with a punch to the head.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Michaels is rocked!
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels seems to have got his legs back now.
Kato pushes Michaels away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kato punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Kato thuds a left hand into Michaels's body.
Kato throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
Kato clobbers Michaels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato stuns Michaels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kato lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Kato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kato lands with a nice body kick.
Michaels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato lands with a straight right. Michaels didn't see that one coming.
Kato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Michaels on the side of the head.
Kato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato connects with a single shot there.
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Kato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Michaels's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato scores with a body shot.
Kato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Michaels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michaels. Michaels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Michaels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Kato finds it's target.
Kato throws out a powerful jab.

Kato lands a front kick to the face, that drops Michaels to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato lands a right hook to the body.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michaels has time to react.
Niklaus Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato stuns Michaels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kato lunges at Michaels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michaels's hand.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kato.
Kato connects with an inside leg kick.
Kato connects with an inside leg kick.
Kato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kato thuds a left hand into Michaels's body.
Kato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Kato scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kato cracks Michaels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.
Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Kato lands a front kick to the face, that drops Michaels to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Michaels momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michaels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
Kato jabs Michaels right on the nose. Michaels blinks but takes it well.
Michaels walks straight into a big right, left combination from Kato and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Kato as he moves his way up the rankings!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenji Kato!
Our winner, Kenji Kato, 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.