PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musashi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato comes to the cage accompanied by 神風 Musashi Kato is gyrating in front of the ring girls. The crowd seem to be enjoying O Conghaile's choice of entrance music: The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kato
vs
O Conghaile

188 cm
32
190 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

186 cm
32
201 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Hellbent

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Musashi Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Conghaile throws out the jab.
O Conghaile throws an off balance right hand
and Kato counters with a good low kick that O Conghaile was not able to check.
Kato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Conghaile needs to keep his hands up - Kato had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
Kato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Conghaile to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Musashi Kato has been cut.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that Kato semi-blocks.
O Conghaile is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that O Conghaile has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kato with a nice cross.

O Conghaile has closed the distance and engaged Kato in a clinch.
Kato lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Conghaile backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Conghaile effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Kato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Conghaile tries a body shot but Kato blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kato.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Conghaile.
Kato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kato throws a head punch that misses.
O Conghaile lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Conghaile is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Conghaile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato gets through O Conghaile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kato throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from O Conghaile.
Kato misses with the head strike.
O Conghaile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Conghaile tries to break the clinch but Kato is controlling the position.

O Conghaile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Conghaile doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Conghaile scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kato. O Conghaile does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Conghaile.
Kato throws a body kick that misses.
Kato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Musashi Kato's cut is getting worse.
O Conghaile feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kato's calf.
O Conghaile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from O Conghaile misses its intended target.
O Conghaile connects with the punch.
O Conghaile misses with a wild body shot.
Kato drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
O Conghaile throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Conghaile tries to work over Kato's front leg with a kick but Kato checks it.
Kato misses with a low kick.
O Conghaile misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by O Conghaile.
Kato takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Conghaile slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Conghaile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Musashi Kato's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
O Conghaile slips a jab from Kato.
O Conghaile is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kato with a body shot.

O Conghaile cracks Kato with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. O Conghaile has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kato to stand back up!

Kato is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Conghaile throws a leg kick but Kato sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from O Conghaile.
Kato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kato is looking to counter punch.

O Conghaile lands a big right hand that sends Kato crashing to the mat! O Conghaile stays standing though and waves Kato back to his feet!
Oh Kato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Musashi Kato's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
O Conghaile lands a nice looking body shot.
Kato seems to have got his legs back now.
O Conghaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
O Conghaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oisin O Conghaile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a body kick.
It seemed like O Conghaile was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Conghaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
Kato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - O Conghaile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Conghaile throws a sloppy body shot
and Kato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Conghaile throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Conghaile.
Donk. O Conghaile catches Kato right on the button with a cross.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oisin O Conghaile!
Oisin O Conghaile was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.