|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshihiro Kai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
25
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
|
215 cm
30
157 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toshihiro Kai!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen misses with a low kick as Kai jumps back.
Some wild striking there from Kai.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Kai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kai stalks Allen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Allen's face. Allen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Allen tries to land a body kick
and Kai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Kai moves into the clinch.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Kai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Kai moved away.
A jab from Allen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crunch! Kai slams his shin into Allen's torso.
Kai wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai lands with a nice body punch.
Allen wants to slow Kai down by chopping away at his legs.
Kai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kai thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen misses with a hook.
Kai throws a good cross that connects.
Kai throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Allen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kai.
Kai clinches up against the cage.
Allen tries to circle away but Kai has him pinned against the cage.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai controls his hands.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Kai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai lands a left hand.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen taking a breather.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
A bit of stalling here from Allen.
Kai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai lands a shot to the body.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen trying to stall but Kai improves his position.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen pushes Kai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Kai.
Allen working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshihiro Kai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Allen throws a leg kick but Kai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kai misses with the combination.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Kai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen thows a leg kick but Kai checks it
and Kai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Kai with a jab.
Kai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kai avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai.
Kai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kai tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Toshihiro Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Kai sees coming a mile off.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kai moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Kai connects with a jab.
Kai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Kai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kai lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kai tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Kai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Kai walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Kai moved away.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Allen gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Allen scores with a hook.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen misses with a low kick as Kai jumps back.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Kai off balance momentarily.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Kai is out of range.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Kai does no damage.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Kai ducks down to avoid it.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kai lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Allen.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toshihiro Kai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kai, as that shot connected.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Kai counters with a nice body kick.
Kai misses with a wild combination.
Kai misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kai.
Kai checks a leg kick.
Kai blocks a jab.
A head kick from Kai lands but Allen takes it in his stride.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Kai moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Kai is looking to land body kicks.
Kai throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Kai checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Kai lands.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kai is out of range.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Kai sees coming a mile off.
Kai lands with a nice body punch.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Kai misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen wants to slow Kai down by chopping away at his legs.
Kai wants to clinch.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kai finds it's target.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kai.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Kai misses with a series of wild punches.
Kai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kai, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen moves out of range of the leg kick from Kai.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kai throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Kai lands with an overhand left.
Kai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Kai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Toshihiro Kai just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allen slips a jab from Kai.
Kai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kai throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Kai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Kai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kais head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kai.
A short right from Kai.
Toshihiro Kai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai working aggressively here.
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kai tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen is leaning against Kai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Still in the clinch, Kai scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen cracks Kai with a nice body shot.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai blocks a body shot from Allen.
Kai working aggressively here.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Kai is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Allen blocks a body shot from Kai.
Allen gets through Kai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen tries to work over Kai's front leg with a kick but Kai checks it.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kai is out of range.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws a low kick but Kai moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kai is able to avoid easily.
Allen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kai counters with a big head kick but Allen shrugs it off.
Kai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Kai tries to clinch up.
Kai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Kai throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Kai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai is looking to clinch.
Kai lands a head shot.
Allen avoids the body shot from Kai.
Allen avoids the body shot from Kai.
A cross from Kai lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Kai checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Toshihiro Kai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Allen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kai swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Kai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Kai lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Allen lunges at Kai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kai's hand.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kai is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Allen avoids the body shot from Kai.
Allen blocks a jab.
Kai swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Allen throws a head kick but Kai moves out of range.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Allen's head.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Allen throws a push kick but Kai slaps the foot to one side.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Kai is out of range.
Kai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Kai moves his leg out of the way.
Allen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Kai.
Allen slips under a jab.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toshihiro Kai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Allen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai scores with a nice strike.
Kai lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai blocks a leg kick.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a low kick but Kai moves out of range easily.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Kai checks it.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Kai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Kai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab from Kai.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Kai moved away.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen misses with a low kick as Kai jumps back.
Kai cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands with a right hand.
Kai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Kai avoids it.
Kai throws a one two combo.
Kai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Kai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kai moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Allen misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshihiro Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshihiro Kai!
After winning the bout, Toshihiro Kai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
