PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tremaine Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Tremaine Van has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kikuchi
vs
Van

170 cm
25
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kikuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tremaine Van !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van avoids it really well and circles away.

Van gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kikuchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but Kikuchi blocks with his arms.
Van misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van with a knee to the head.

Kikuchi is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Van just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kikuchi's brow.
Oh Kikuchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van throws an elbow that misses.
Van lands an elbow inside.
Van throws an elbow but it misses.
Van lands an elbow that stopped Kikuchi in his tracks for a moment.
Van creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Kikuchi! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Van .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tremaine Van !
In his post fight interview, Tremaine Van gave a big smile as he said 'Three wins in a row! Guess we better start moving up in the world. Pay me more! Bitches'.