PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onni Shinigami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Toyoki Kawamura has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kawamura
vs
Shinigami

178 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Prefers standup

Namunamu Clothing
Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Namunamu Clothing

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Onni Shinigami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawamura closes the distance looking to clinch

and Shinigami counters by moving into the clinch.
Shinigami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shinigami.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinigami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinigami pushes off an throws an elbow but Kawamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinigami looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shinigami lands an elbow inside that Kawamura shrugs off.
Kawamura with a knee to the head.

It looks like Onni Shinigami has been cut.
Kawamura avoids the elbow strike from Shinigami, against the cage.
Shinigami misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinigami misses with an elbow strike.
Shinigami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinigami's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Shinigami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kawamura blocks an elbow strike from Shinigami.
Kawamura lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinigami looks winded!
Kawamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinigami blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawamura looking to throw knees to the head but Shinigami is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura looking to throw knees to the head but Shinigami is blocking nicely.
Kawamura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinigami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinigami avoiding damage as Kawamura throws knees to the body.
Shinigami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinigami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shinigami throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawamura landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawamura.
Kawamura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kawamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shinigami misses with an elbow strike.
Kawamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawamura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawamura tries to land a knee to the head but Shinigami blocks with his arms.
Shinigami is trying to stall.
Kawamura missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinigami creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shinigami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinigami managing to block the knees to the body from Kawamura.
Shinigami working aggressively here.
Shinigami throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shinigami throws an elbow but misses.
Kawamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinigami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinigami manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinigami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawamura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kawamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinigami has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawamura with a knee to the head.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawamura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shinigami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinigami lands a nice elbow.
Kawamura dodges an elbow strike from Shinigami.
Kawamura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.

Shinigami is rocked!
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Shinigami won't want to take too many of those.
Shinigami is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawamura finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawamura misses with a knee strike.
Kawamura blocks an elbow strike.
Kawamura scores with a knee to the head.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinigami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinigami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawamura has Shinigami pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Shinigami is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kawamura - that's hurt Shinigami badly! Oh, another knee lands and Shinigami is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Shinigami doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Toyoki Kawamura!
After the big win, Toyoki Kawamura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.