PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Potvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaaki Kanagawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kanagawa
vs
Potvin

186 cm
25
211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Potvin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanagawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kanagawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kanagawa scores with a hook to the body.
Potvin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potvin is looking to control Kanagawa's arms but Kanagawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potvin has his back to the cage.
Kanagawa misses with a punch to the body.
Potvin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanagawa.
Kanagawa working aggressively here.
Potvin misses with a short punch on the inside.

Potvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot.
Kanagawa takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potvin. Kanagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potvin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanagawa. Kanagawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Potvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanagawa.
Kanagawa is looking to clinch.
Potvin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potvin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanagawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Potvin scores with a jab.
Potvin throws a right and a left that Kanagawa avoids nicely.
Potvin misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Potvin.
Potvin with a nice cross.
Potvin works the jab nicely.

Kanagawa closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanagawa.
Kanagawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Kanagawa.
A head punch on the inside from Potvin fails to land.
Kanagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Potvin controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potvin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kanagawa presses Potvin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kanagawa misses with a punch to the body.
Kanagawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Potvin backwards.
Kanagawa is leaning against Potvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanagawa misses with a body punch.
Kanagawa tries to throw a body punch but Potvin avoids it by throwing Kanagawa back against the cage.
Potvin slows down the pace here.
Potvin prevents a body shot from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanagawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kanagawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanagawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Potvin looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa is working Potvin over against the cage.
Kanagawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Potvin backwards.
Potvin prevents a body shot from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanagawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanagawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanagawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanagawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kanagawa misses with a punch to the body.
Kanagawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potvin misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Kanagawa as the two fighters clinch.
Kanagawa cracks Potvin with a nice body shot.
Kanagawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kanagawa scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanagawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Potvin or not.
Kanagawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kanagawa.

Potvin is rocked!
Kanagawa lands a nice uppercut.
Potvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanagawa finish him?
Kanagawa pushes Potvin against the cage. Kanagawa is working some dirty boxing. Kanagawa pushes off with a quick right hook! Potvin goes down! Potvin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kanagawa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masaaki Kanagawa!