PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. Kurokawa Kenji acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

al Din
vs
Kenji

187 cm
31
207 lbs
34 - 7 - 0

175 cm
31
203 lbs
32 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Kenji misses.
Kenji lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenji.
Kenji walks into a left hand.

It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji checks a leg kick.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenji.
Kenji avoids the body shot from al Din.
Kenji blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din tries to work over Kenji's front leg with a kick but Kenji checks it.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Kenji slips the punch.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenji lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by al Din.
Kenji works al Din's body with a nice hook.
Kenji scores with a crisp jab that stopped al Din in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
Kenji punishes al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
al Din keeps Kenji at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Kenji does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Din avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
Kenji punishes al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kenji.
al Din turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Kenji throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Din feints and then cracks Kenji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenji down.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenji.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Din.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenji.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
Kenji takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
Kenji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
al Din connects with a nice looking jab.

That has opened up Kurokawa Kenji's cut even more.
al Din with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenji looks winded!
al Din misses with an uppercut. Kenji saw that one coming.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
al Din throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kenji scores with a body shot.
Kenji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Din thumps Kenji with a low kick.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
al Din fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenji misses with a looping right.
al Din fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
al Din connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenji's hands.

The cut above Kurokawa Kenji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenji.
al Din with a hook.
Kenji throws a shot from downtown. al Din moves away and avoids it.
al Din scores with a decent looking hook.

Kenji is rocked!

Kurokawa Kenji's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
al Din throws a push kick but Kenji slaps the foot to one side.
Kenji is still on wobbly legs! Can al Din finish him?
al Din looks to land a combination but Kenji avoids it well.
Kenji seems to have recovered his senses.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenji.
al Din fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

al Din drops Kenji with a beautiful combination! Kenji stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - al Din is looking for the KO!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurokawa Kenji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.