PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Krizbaduhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah Krizbaduhl is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kobashi
vs
Krizbaduhl

186 cm
21
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judah Krizbaduhl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kobashi. Krizbaduhl shrugs it off though.
Kobashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but Kobashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobashi. Kobashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kobashi avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Krizbaduhl.
A good leg kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl avoids a kick to the body.
Krizbaduhl misses with a low kick.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick that misses.
Kobashi looks to throw the jab but Krizbaduhl is out of range.
Kobashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krizbaduhl misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi tests Krizbaduhl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kobashi misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krizbaduhl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krizbaduhl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kobashi throws a body punch but Krizbaduhl moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kobashi misses its intended target.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi motions for Krizbaduhl to come forward. Kobashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl blocks a head kick by Kobashi.
Krizbaduhl tries to land a front kick but Kobashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kobashi looks to land a right hand but Krizbaduhl moved out of range.
Krizbaduhl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kobashi cracks Krizbaduhl with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl throws a push kick but Kobashi slaps the foot to one side.
Kobashi throws a body punch but Krizbaduhl moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krizbaduhl looks to land a body kick but Kobashi moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl is looking to chop away at Kobashi's legs.
Kobashi moves out of range of the body kick from Krizbaduhl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krizbaduhl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kobashi checks it well.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krizbaduhl moves away.
Kobashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krizbaduhl. That did some damage!
Krizbaduhl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krizbaduhl motions for Kobashi to come forward. Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl tries to land a front kick but Kobashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krizbaduhl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krizbaduhl catches Kobashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobashi throws out the jab.
Kobashi delivers a nice body kick.
Krizbaduhl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krizbaduhl tries to bum rush Kobashi with a series of wild strikes but Kobashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kobashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kobashi.
Krizbaduhl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobashi throws out the jab.
Kobashi moves out of range of the body kick from Krizbaduhl.
A solid body kick from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Krizbaduhl is predictable there
and Kobashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobashi, right into the meat.
Krizbaduhl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Nice defenses there by Krizbaduhl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kobashi does it's job there.
Krizbaduhl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krizbaduhl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kobashi blocks a head kick by Krizbaduhl.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krizbaduhl moves out of range of the body kick.
Kobashi is looking to clinch but Krizbaduhl is avoiding it.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but Kobashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krizbaduhl.
Kobashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krizbaduhl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Kobashi.
Krizbaduhl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl looks for the body kick but Kobashi saw that one coming.
Krizbaduhl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krizbaduhl 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 Kobashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kobashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kobashi gets a clinch.
Kobashi keeps control of Krizbaduhl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kobashi.
Krizbaduhl is trying to break the clinch but Kobashi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kobashi working aggressively here.
Krizbaduhl looking to slow down the pace here.
Krizbaduhl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kobashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krizbaduhl backwards.
Kobashi lands a right hand.
Kobashi presses Krizbaduhl against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krizbaduhl prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krizbaduhl backwards.
Krizbaduhl has Kobashi pressed against the ropes.

Krizbaduhl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krizbaduhl slips under a jab from Kobashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krizbaduhl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krizbaduhl is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to move into range but Krizbaduhl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krizbaduhl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Judah Krizbaduhl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krizbaduhl loads up on a big right hand but Kobashi slips the punch.
Kobashi scores with the left hand. Krizbaduhl knows he should have avoided that one.
Krizbaduhl moves out of range as Kobashi throws a body kick.
Kobashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but Kobashi checks it.
Krizbaduhl throws the kick towards the body but Kobashi avoids it.
Kobashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krizbaduhl is able to avoid easily.
Kobashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi looks to land a body kick but Krizbaduhl moved away.
Krizbaduhl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krizbaduhl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Krizbaduhl is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krizbaduhl is still on wobbly legs! Can Kobashi finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses.
Kobashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kobashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krizbaduhl throws a wild body kick that Kobashi sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krizbaduhl tried to score with a low kick but Kobashi checks it.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
BOOM! Kobashi lands a beautiful left hook that drops Krizbaduhl. Krizbaduhl tries to recover but Kobashi is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Krizbaduhl lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenta Kobashi!
Kenta Kobashi retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Kenta Kobashi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.