PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes to the cage accompanied by Älä Enää Lyö. Kagawa has chosen Radio Ga Ga as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ahokas
vs
Kagawa

172 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ville Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Ahokas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kagawa scores with a push kick.
Kagawa tries a low kick but Ahokas avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Ahokas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kagawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kagawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ahokas lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahokas blocks a head kick by Kagawa.
Ahokas is looking to counter punch.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kagawa.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
A combination from Ahokas does no damage.
Ahokas cracks Kagawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahokas throws a hook but Kagawa avoids it easily.
Kagawa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ahokas will feel that in the morning.
Lee Kagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kagawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kagawa misses with the combination.
Ahokas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ahokas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Ahokas.
Ahokas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Ville Ahokas has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagawa.
A head kick by Kagawa misses
enabling Ahokas to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahokas is looking to score with low kicks.
Despite the aggression on Kagawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagawa, right into the meat.
Ahokas avoids a kick to the body.
Ahokas scores with a punch to the head.
Kagawa lands a head kick. Ahokas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kagawa throws a nice head kick!
Nice shot by Ahokas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Ahokas lands.
Kagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahokas throws a hook but Kagawa avoids it easily.
Ahokas blocks a head kick by Kagawa.
Kagawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kagawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kagawa throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahokas.
Kagawa tries to land a front kick but Ahokas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kagawa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Kagawa misses.
Kagawa misses with a low kick.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Kagawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kagawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kagawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kagawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Ahokas connects with the punch.
A cross from Ahokas lands.
Ahokas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ahokas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kagawa's head backwards.
Ahokas scores with a hook.
Kagawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kagawa scores with a kick to the body.
Ahokas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kagawa.
Despite the aggression on Kagawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kagawa throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ahokas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ahokas scores with a nice strike.
Ahokas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagawa.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kagawa!
An inside leg kick lands from Kagawa.
Ahokas digs a good body shot into Kagawa's ribs.
Kagawa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ahokas blocks a head kick by Kagawa.
A little feinted left hand from Ahokas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kagawa is looking to slow Ahokas down with leg kicks.
Kagawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ahokas is out of range and Kagawa settles back down.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Kagawa scores with a leg kick.
Ahokas sizes up Kagawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Ahokas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagawa.
Kagawa feints and then cracks Ahokas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahokas down.
Ahokas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kagawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ahokas stalks Kagawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kagawa's face. Kagawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Kagawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahokas sizes up Kagawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahokas, as that shot connected.

Kagawa is rocked!
Ahokas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kagawa.
Kagawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahokas finish him?
Kagawa throws a head kick that misses
and Ahokas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Kagawa blocks the leg kick.
Kagawa misses with a head kick.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that drops Kagawa like a sack of potatoes! Ahokas dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Ahokas!
Our winner, Ville Ahokas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.