PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Valderena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valderena comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique - Golpe De Estado kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hugo Valderena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kawashima
vs
Valderena

182 cm
35
170 lbs
37 - 12 - 0

185 cm
33
171 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Valderena!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Valderena sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valderena misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima with a hook.
Valderena misses the jab.
Valderena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valderena lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Valderena as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Kawashima misses its intended target.
Kawashima avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valderena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawashima.
Valderena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valderena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valderena will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kawashima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kawashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valderena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawashima.
Valderena lands a jab.
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!
Valderena scores with a head kick.

Kawashima is rocked!
Valderena throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kawashima counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valderena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valderena.
Valderena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawashima pushes Valderena away with a front kick.
Valderena throws a chopping leg kick but Kawashima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kawashima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valderena throws a solid leg kick but Kawashima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valderena.
Kawashima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Valderena misses its intended target.
Kawashima connects with a right hand. Valderena shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valderena.
Valderena throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valderena misses the jab.
Valderena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kawashima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Kawashima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valderena's sensitive parts.
Valderena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valderena misses with a shot to the body
and Kawashima counters with a right hand to the body.
Valderena misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws an overhand right that lands on Valderena's shoulder, as Valderena tries to avoid the shot.
Kawashima lands the left hand.
Valderena throws a low kick but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima throws a hook to the side of Valderena's head but Valderena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Valderena slips under a jab.
Kawashima takes a swing at Valderena's ribcage but misses.
Valderena shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valderena finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valderena thuds his right hand into Kawashima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kawashima checks the leg kick.
Valderena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valderena checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kawashima blocks the low kick.
Valderena throws an overhand right that lands on Kawashima's shoulder, as Kawashima tries to avoid the shot.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Valderena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valderena down.
Valderena looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kawashima there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valderena ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a chopping leg kick but Valderena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valderena misses with a low kick.
Valderena throws a leg kick
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valderena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawashima. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawashima.
Valderena tries a low kick but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawashima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Kawashima misses.
A clash of legs there as Kawashima blocks the low kick.
Kawashima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawashima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valderena in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a sloppy head kick
and Valderena counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kawashima lands a jab to the head.
Kawashima misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima misses with a double jab
and Valderena counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Valderena. Beautiful body shot.
Kawashima moves out of range as Valderena throws a body kick.
Kawashima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawashima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kawashima slips under a jab from Valderena.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawashima.
Kawashima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valderena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valderena connects with a looping right hand.
Kawashima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valderena wants to slow Kawashima down by chopping away at his legs.
Valderena takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kawashima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valderena scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valderena attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valderena.
Valderena throws a wild body kick that Kawashima sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valderena scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valderena moves out of range of the body kick from Kawashima.
Good standup being displayed there by Valderena as he connects with a hook.
Kawashima scores with a one two! Valderena had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valderena scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawashima.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Valderena throws a leg kick but Kawashima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawashima lands with a nice body punch.
Valderena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Valderena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valderena down.
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Valderena in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Valderena misses with an uppercut.
Valderena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawashima is looking to counter punch.
Kawashima throws a low kick, looking for Valderena's leg but Valderena calmly moves out of range.
Valderena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawashima.
Kawashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valderena can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valderena misses with a low kick.
Valderena misses with a kick to the body
and Kawashima counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Valderena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valderena throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
Valderena wants to land a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
Valderena tries to score with a low kick but Kawashima moves his leg out of the way.
Kawashima half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crunch! Kawashima slams his shin into Valderena's torso.
Kawashima lands a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Valderena.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. Valderena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from Kawashima.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valderena might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kawashima has got the better of the exchanges.
Kawashima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valderena tries a quick counter leg kick but Kawashima is wise to it.
Valderena lands a nice shot that snaps Kawashima's head back.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Valderena lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kawashima. That's going to slow Valderena down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valderena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Valderena.
Valderena blocks a head kick by Kawashima.
As Kawashima backs off Valderena throws a huge counter combo but Kawashima manages to avoid it all.
Kawashima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valderena.
Valderena takes one to the chin there.
Valderena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valderena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valderena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Valderena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima misses with a hook
enabling Valderena to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawashima stuns Valderena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kawashima misses with a wild body shot.
Kawashima is looking to slow Valderena down with leg kicks.
Valderena misses with a body shot.
Valderena throws a solid leg kick but Kawashima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valderena.
Kawashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valderena looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Kawashima swings for the body but Valderena moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kawashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawashima!
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kawashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valderena can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Kawashima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valderena checks a leg kick.
Valderena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valderena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawashima throws out the jab.
Valderena throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima lands an overhand right.
Valderena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kawashima.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kawashima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valderena's calf.
Valderena pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range and Valderena settles back down.
Kawashima throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Valderena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kawashima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Kawashima tenderised Valderena's leg. Valderena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valderena tried to score with a low kick but Kawashima checks it.
Valderena throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Jab by Valderena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valderena.
Valderena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawashima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valderena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valderena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawashima - the referee stops the clock and Valderena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawashima. Valderena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kawashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valderena.
Kawashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valderena is out of range and Kawashima settles back down.
Kawashima thumps Valderena with a low kick.
Kawashima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valderena momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valderena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Valderena.
Kawashima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawashima checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kawashima 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!

Valderena missing with a left hand there. Kawashima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valderena throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valderena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kawashima scoring well with a low kick there.
Valderena ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Valderena takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valderena throws a solid leg kick but Kawashima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valderena.
Valderena throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima keeps Valderena at a distance using the push kick.
Valderena digs a good body shot into Kawashima's ribs.
Kawashima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Kawashima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valderena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Valderena avoids it.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valderena.
Kawashima slips under a jab from Valderena.
Valderena throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawashima.
Valderena throws a leg kick but Kawashima moved away.
Kawashima is looking to counter punch.
Valderena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kawashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valderena takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Valderena turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valderena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valderena tries a quick counter leg kick but Kawashima is wise to it.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valderena.
Valderena staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valderena 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 Kawashima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kawashima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Kawashima finds it's target.
Valderena connects with a body shot.
Kawashima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valderena misses with a looping right.
Hugo Valderena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valderena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valderena throws a jab when Kawashima was well out of range.
Kawashima scores with a body shot.
Valderena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valderena tries to land a leg kick but Kawashima saw it coming and moves away.
Valderena attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Valderena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valderena down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
Kawashima jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Valderena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valderena down.
Valderena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valderena scores with a leg kick.
Kawashima thumps Valderena with a low kick.
Valderena is looking to chop away at Kawashima's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valderena takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valderena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valderena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawashima - the referee stops the clock and Valderena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawashima. Valderena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valderena.
Kawashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valderena throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.
Valderena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kawashima.
Valderena misses with a low kick.
That kick from Kawashima tenderised Valderena's leg. Valderena is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Valderena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valderena.
Valderena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawashima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kawashima slips a jab from Valderena.
Valderena with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kawashima to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valderena looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima blocks the body kick.
Kawashima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valderena.
Kawashima scores with a nice strike.
Valderena tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawashima thuds his right hand into Valderena's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valderena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawashima.
Kawashima's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kawashima duly obliges.
Eiji Kawashima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawashima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Valderena off balance momentarily.
Kawashima thumps Valderena with a low kick.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Valderena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valderena down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valderena throws a low kick but Kawashima moves out of range easily.
Kawashima lands a right hook to the body.
Valderena fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Kawashima.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawashima 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Hugo Valderena had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.