PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kawashima
vs
Bickle

182 cm
29
175 lbs
27 - 3 - 0

176 cm
30
184 lbs
20 - 8 - 2

Great wrestler
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Bickle .
Bickle scores with a spinning back kick!
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle slips a jab from Kawashima.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawashima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bickle walks into a stiff left hand from Kawashima.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawashima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Kawashima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle .
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Kawashima lands with a straight right. Bickle didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle cracks Kawashima with an open hand slap.
Kawashima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawashima scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kawashima.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bickle .
Kawashima tests Bickle 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawashima scores with a nice right hand.
Kawashima looks to land a body kick but Bickle moved away.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawashima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kawashima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle .
Bickle misses with a double jab.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kawashima cracks Bickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kawashima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kawashima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima motions for Bickle to come forward. Kawashima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Bickle moved away.
Kawashima takes a jab right on the kisser.

Bickle rushes Kawashima and presses him up against the cage.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawashima controls his hands.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Kawashima stalling.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawashima avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Kawashima.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawashima.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawashimas head.
Kawashima is trying to push Bickle away but Bickle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kawashima prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Bickle dodges an elbow strike from Kawashima.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Kawashima's ribcage. Kawashima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawashima is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawashima.

Kawashima breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawashima. That did some damage!
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawashima needs to keep his hands up - Bickle had a free shot at his head there.
Kawashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawashima. That did some damage!
Bickle tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Kawashima tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bickle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle slips under a jab.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bickle cracks Kawashima with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A good leg kick by Bickle .
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kawashima looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Kawashima's leg. Kawashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kawashima throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawashima's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a jab to the head.

Bickle closes the distance and clinches.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Kawashima controls the action.
Kawashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawashima.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Kawashima has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Bickle drops Kawashima with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawashima is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kawashima is rocked!

It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Kawashima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bickle walks into a jab.
A lazy body kick from Bickle
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Kawashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawashima slips a jab and a cross from Bickle .
Bickle works over Kawashima's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kawashima.
Bickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawashima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle throws a shot to the body.
Kawashima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bickle moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawashima controls his hands.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawashima misses with some punches.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
Bickle throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Kawashima misses with some punches.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawashima's brow.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawashima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Kawashima.
Kawashima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickle s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kawashima breaks from the clinch.
Bickle wants to clinch up but Kawashima keeps it at a distance.
Kawashima is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Kawashima's leg. Kawashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawashima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses.
Kawashima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Kawashima in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawashima controls his hands.
Kawashima stalling.
Kawashima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kawashima misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Bickle there.
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
Bickle sizes up Kawashima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Kawashima misses its intended target.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Kawashima circles away.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Bickle . Beautiful body shot.
Kawashima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawashima cracks Bickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Kawashima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawashima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bickle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bickle drops his hands momentarily and Kawashima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kawashima misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Bickle as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawashima scores with a nice head shot.
Kawashima thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kawashima misses with a wild combination.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Kawashima.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Bickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bickle tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Kawashima misses with the body kick

and Bickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kawashima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawashima tries to break free but Bickle pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawashima takes a shot to the head.
Kawashima wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
Kawashima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Kawashima.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawashima.
Kawashima working hard to break the clinch.
Kawashima tries to stall but Bickle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kawashima takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Kawashima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kawashima's efforts to push away.
Kawashima wants to break free but Bickle has control.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawashima is working Bickle over against the cage.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawashima controls his hands.
Kawashima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bickle up against the cage.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawashima backwards.
Kawashima is trying to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling him.
Kawashima blocks an uppercut.
Kawashima throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Kawashima.
Kawashima swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kawashima clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Bickle .
Kawashima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle punishes Kawashima's body with a nice straight punch.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body

and Bickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawashima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Kawashima lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle lands an elbow inside.
Kawashima lands a right hand.
Kawashima looking to slow down the pace here.
Kawashima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle working aggressively here.
Kawashima has had enough of the clinch but Bickle keeps him there for the moment.
Travis Bickle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawashimas head.
Bickle lands a big right hand! Kawashima is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Bickle !
Travis Bickle is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Travis Bickle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.