PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Hubston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angel of Doom - Shiro Sagisu. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kitano
vs
Hubston

180 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Kitano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louie Hubston !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Hubston avoids the body shot from Kitano.
A little jabbing left from Hubston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kitano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hubston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kitano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hubston throws a counter combo.
Hubston ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.

Kitano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kitano is pushing Hubston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Hubston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taichi Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kitano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Hubston misses.
Kitano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hubston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano wants to clinch.
A jab from Hubston does it's job there.
Hubston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kitano cracks Hubston with an open hand slap.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hubston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hubston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hubston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kitano is looking to wear down Hubston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good exchange - Kitano coming out on top.
Kitano jabs Hubston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hubston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Kitano clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hubston backwards.
Hubston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano gets through Hubston 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hubston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kitano lands a body punch.
Hubston swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hubston backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kitano.
Hubston looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
A bit of stalling here from Kitano.
Kitano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hubston .
Hubston takes a shot to the head.
Kitano lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hubston is rocked!
Kitano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hubston is still on wobbly legs! Can Kitano finish him?
Kitano lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Kitano as the two fighters clinch.
Kitano cracks Hubston with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Kitano as the two fighters clinch.
Kitano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kitano lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hubston to his knees! Kitano keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taichi Kitano!
Taichi Kitano retains his welterweight title!
As Taichi Kitano got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would like to fight Khan for the 185 belt, I don't know if that is possible, but I would like it!! Thank you everybody!'.