PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taiei Kin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Kaczmarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Kin
vs
Kaczmarek

180 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taiei Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Kaczmarek!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Kaczmarek lands.
Kaczmarek misses with a body shot.
Kin throws a quick counter head kick but Kaczmarek was just out of range.
Kin slips a straight right by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaczmarek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaczmarek tried to score with a low kick but Kin checks it.
A head kick misses from Kin.
Kin is looking to slow Kaczmarek down with leg kicks.
Kin takes one to the side of the head.
Kin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kaczmarek lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaczmarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
Kin walks into a left hand.
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!
Kaczmarek fails to land with a series of punches.
Kin lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczmarek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaczmarek misses with a body punch
and Kin counters with a thumping low kick.
Kin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaczmarek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kin counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaczmarek blocks the leg kick.
Kaczmarek misses with a hook. Kin ducked under it nicely.
Kaczmarek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick
and Kin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick but Kin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kaczmarek manages to circle out of the way.
Kaczmarek lands a jab to the nose.
Kin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaczmarek throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaczmarek throws a jab but it's blocked by Kin.
Kaczmarek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaczmarek swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
Kin moves away from the strike by Kaczmarek.
Kin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaczmarek should have avoided that one.
Kaczmarek misses with a wild combination.
Kin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kaczmarek sprawls and moves away.
Kin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kaczmarek misses with a low kick.
As Kaczmarek tries to get set, Kin tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaczmarek manages to avoid the attempt.
Kaczmarek lands a nice shot that snaps Kin's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kin. That snapped Kaczmarek's head back.
Kaczmarek scores with a one two! Kin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut
and Kin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kin slips a straight right by Kaczmarek.
Good leg kick by Kin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaczmarek cracks a nice hook into Kin's ribs.
Kaczmarek is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Kaczmarek. Those never looked like landing.
Kaczmarek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaczmarek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kin has time to react.
Kin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaczmarek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek scores with the left hand. Kin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kin lands a high kick!
Kaczmarek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Kin is rocked!
Kaczmarek lands an uppercut, right on the button! Kin tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). TJ Kaczmarek!