PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mat Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotetsu Yamamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mat Kenny's chin.

Kenny
vs
Yamamoto

181 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mat Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.

Yamamoto rushes Kenny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the side of Kenny's head.
Yamamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamamoto keeps control of Kenny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kenny is looking for a takedown.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the side of Kenny's head.
Yamamoto is working Kenny over against the cage.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is leaning against Kenny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamamoto stalling against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
Yamamoto has Kenny pushed against the cage.
Kenny trying to control the position but instead, Yamamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenny into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Kenny is rocked!
Yamamoto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kenny! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yamamoto is unloading with more strikes now! Kenny drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotetsu Yamamoto!