PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobashi comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Krush - Kemuri. Bob has chosen Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time as his entrance music. Kenta Kobashi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kobashi
vs
Bob

186 cm
23
198 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

197 cm
24
267 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conquer
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob tries to clinch up
and Kobashi counters with a leg kick.
Kobashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kobashi. Bob shrugs it off though.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob tries to clinch but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kobashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bob wants to clinch but Kobashi slips to the side
letting Kobashi counter with a right hand.
Kobashi misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kobashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob is looking to clinch but Kobashi is avoiding it.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Kobashi lands.
Kobashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob moves to clinch but Kobashi breaks away
and Kobashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob closes the distance but Kobashi moves to the side
and Kobashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Bob is looking to clinch but Kobashi is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kobashi.
Bob wants to clinch but Kobashi slips to the side
and Kobashi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bob closes the distance but Kobashi moves to the side
and Kobashi counters with a head kick. That will keep Bob thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi scores with a shot to the body.
Bob closes the distance but Kobashi moves to the side
and Kobashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kobashi.
Bob wants to clinch.
Bob tries to clinch but Kobashi moves away
and Kobashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bob clinches with his opponent.
Kobashi misses with the head strike.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob has Kobashi pressed against the cage, preventing Kobashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kobashi avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.
Kobashi blocks an uppercut.
Kobashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Kobashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob looking for a takedown.
Kobashi working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobashi.
Bob fails to pull guard.
Bob tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silent Bob.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kobashi.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Kobashi won't want to take too many of those.
Kobashi trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kobashi into the cage.
Kobashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob misses with an elbow strike.
Kobashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kobashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
Bob tries a knee to the head but Kobashi blocks it.
Bob tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kobashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobashi lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Kobashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kobashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi scores with a kick to the body.
Bob closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bob blocks a head kick by Kobashi.
Bob moves to clinch but Kobashi breaks away
and Kobashi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kobashi throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Kobashi.
Bob wants to clinch.
That kick from Kobashi tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kobashi.
Kobashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kobashi feints and then cracks Bob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bob down.
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!

Kobashi jabs at Bob's body.
Bob tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Kobashi rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Bob throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bob tries to pull guard but Kobashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
Kobashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bob pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kobashi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Kenta Kobashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kobashi misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kobashi.
A short uppercut from Kobashi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobashi lands a nice uppercut.
Bob pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kobashi as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Kobashi.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Bob prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
A short right from Kobashi on the inside.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kobashi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob tries a body shot but Kobashi blocks it.
Kobashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kobashi.

Kobashi gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Kobashi can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kobashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kobashi gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kobashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kobashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Kobashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Kobashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kobashi fails to land.
Kobashi lands a shoulder strike.
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Kobashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Kobashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kobashi misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Kobashi lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kobashi.
Bob blocking some punches.
Kobashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob blocking some punches.
Kobashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob blocks an uppercut.

Kobashi breaks the clinch.
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kobashi scores with a spinning back kick!
Kobashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob wants to clinch.

Kobashi has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kobashi tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Kobashi back against the cage.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Kobashi controls the action.
Kobashi looking to stall.
Bob misses with some punches.
Kobashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Kobashi has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Kobashi has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
A short body shot lands from Kobashi as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Kobashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kobashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kobashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Kobashi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bob wants to clinch
and Kobashi counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kobashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bob looks to clinch
and Kobashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kobashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Kobashi lands a jab.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi misses with a double jab.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Kobashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kobashi has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Bob has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kobashi.
Kobashi blocks a body shot from Bob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
A nice left hand lands by Kobashi.

Kobashi breaks the clinch.
Kobashi lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Kobashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kobashi pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kobashi blocks an elbow strike from Bob.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Kobashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kobashi blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kobashi.
Kobashi tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Kobashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kobashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kobashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kobashi working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kobashi fails to land.
Bob prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Kobashi lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kobashi.
Kobashi blocks an elbow strike from Bob.
A short right from Kobashi.

Bob is rocked!
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenta Kobashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kobashi manages to break the clinch.
Kobashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bob if he has to take too many more of those.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Kobashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kobashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob blocking some punches.
Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kobashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kobashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobashi with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob wants to clinch
and Kobashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Kobashi jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Kobashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Kobashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kobashi scores with a leg kick.
Kobashi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kobashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kobashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Kobashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kobashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi!
In his post fight interview, Kenta Kobashi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.