PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ne Hi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kagawa has chosen Radio Ga Ga as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Hi
vs
Kagawa

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ne Hi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kagawa moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hi. Kagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kagawa throws a head kick but Hi moves out of range.
Hi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kagawa.
Hi blocks a head kick by Kagawa.
Hi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kagawa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kagawa scrambles back to his feet.
Hi lands with a nice body kick.
Hi tests Kagawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagawa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kagawa throws out the jab.
Kagawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Kagawa wants to slow Hi down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagawa. That's going to slow Hi down.
Kagawa misses with a head kick.
Hi misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Kagawa is predictable there
and Hi counters with a straight right hand.
Kagawa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kagawa misses with a low kick.
Kagawa misses with a head kick.
Ne Hi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hi. Kagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hi connects with a crisp jab.
Kagawa blocks the body kick.
Hi misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kagawa misses with a body kick.
Hi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kagawa!
Kagawa is looking to chop away at Hi's legs.
Kagawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hi is looking to wear down Kagawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kagawa at a distance.
Kagawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hi checks it well.
Kagawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kagawa manages to avoid it.
Hi blocks a head kick by Kagawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagawa is just out of range.
Hi misses the shot to the body.
Hi throws a body punch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Hi thumps Kagawa with a low kick.
Kagawa throws a jab when Hi was well out of range.
Hi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kagawa in his tracks.
Kagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hi misses with the body kick
and Kagawa counters with an outside leg kick.
Hi throws a body punch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Hi throws a body punch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Hi looks to land a combination but Kagawa avoids it well.
Hi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kagawa lands with a kick to the temple. Hi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hi blocks the low kick.
Hi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hi scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Hi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hi misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hi. Kagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Hi.
Kagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hi.
Hi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kagawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Hi catches Kagawa right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ne Hi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kagawa looks for the body kick but Hi saw that one coming.
Kagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ne Hi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hi avoids the head kick by Kagawa.
Lee Kagawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kagawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hi swings for the body but Kagawa moves out of range.
Hi throws a head kick but Kagawa moves out of range.
Hi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kagawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hi.
Kagawa misses with a head kick.
Kagawa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kagawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hi lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa throws a leg kick but Hi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hi connects with a body shot that sends Kagawa's belly button to the back.
Hi scores with a jab to the head.
Hi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kagawa counters with a low kick, right behind Hi 's knee.
Kagawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hi finds it's way round the side to connect with Kagawa's head.
Hi scores with a push kick.
Kagawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kagawa.
Kagawa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kagawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Kagawa.
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!
Kagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Kagawa is rocked!
A low kick from Kagawa is predictable there
and Hi counters with a huge left! Kagawa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kagawa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ne Hi!