PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sendou Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano comes to the cage accompanied by Yoshida Brothers - Ibuki. Bubba Dee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kitano
vs
Dee

196 cm
23
252 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

197 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Dee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kitano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kitano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kitano misses with a right hand

and Dee counters by moving into the clinch.
Dee lands a shoulder strike.

Dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dee lands the left hand.

It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Kitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
Dee connects with a single shot there.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitano.
Kitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kitano throws a wild body kick that Dee sees coming a mile off.
Dee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Kitano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kitano throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
A jab from Kitano misses.
Dee moves out of range of the body kick from Kitano.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Kitano takes the fight into the clinch.
Dee avoiding damage as Kitano throws knees to the body.
Dee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kitanos head.

Dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a really nice looking cross but Kitano seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano scores with a sloppy right hand. Dee should have avoided that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kitano working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.

Dee breaks the clinch.
Kitano misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Dee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Kitano.
Kitano misses the jab.
Dee throws out a counter right but Kitano avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee throws out a loose jab but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee catches Kitano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Sendou Kitano's cut is getting worse.
Dee moves in looking to clinch but Kitano pushes him off.
A slow jab from Kitano misses its intended target.

Dee forces Kitano back against the cage and clinches.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Kitano.

It looks like Bubba Dee has been cut.
Kitano blocking some punches.
Kitano lands a right hand.

Dee manages to break the clinch.
Dee misses with a double jab
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Kitano slips the punch.
Kitano thuds a left hand into Dee's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a left hand
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range.
Dee throws an off balance right hand
and Kitano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitano moves away.
Kitano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Kitano's head but Kitano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dee throws a hook but Kitano avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kitano. That's going to slow Dee down.

Kitano closes the distance and pushes Dee back into the cage.

Kitano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dee wants to clinch up but Kitano keeps it at a distance.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bubba Dee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Dee.
Kitano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Kitano moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kitano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance.
Kitano slips a straight right by Dee.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitano lands a nice hook to Dee's body. Dee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kitano is looking to clinch but Dee is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee tries to clinch but Kitano is having none of it.
Kitano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dee! But no joy.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee swings widly with a right hand
and Kitano counters with a low kick, right behind Dee 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano lands a really nice looking cross but Dee seems unphased.
Kitano cracks Dee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kitano scores with a decent looking hook.
Kitano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dee looks to clinch
and Kitano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dee moves out of range as Kitano throws a body kick.
Kitano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kitano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kitano throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Dee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kitano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitano fakes the leg kick and cracks Dee in the body.
Dee swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Kitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dee can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Kitano.
Kitano throwing a counter right hand but Dee manages to avoid it.
Kitano digs a good body shot into Dee's ribs.
Kitano cracks Dee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitano.
Kitano throws a front kick that sends Dee stumbling back into the cage.
Dee tries to clinch but Kitano is having none of it.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee defending well as Kitano loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Kitano's shoulder, as Kitano tries to avoid the shot.
Kitano thows a leg kick but Dee checks it
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.
Dee moves in looking to clinch but Kitano pushes him off.
Kitano throws a leg kick which misses Dee's front leg but catches the back leg as Dee tries to avoid it.
Kitano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kitano misses
and Dee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kitano cracks a nice hook into Dee's ribs.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Dee throws a series of punches but Kitano moves out of range.
Dee looks to clinch
and Kitano counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Kitano misses.
Kitano misses with a shot to the body

and Dee moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Kitano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee blocking some punches.
Kitano stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Dee lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitano wants to clinch.
Kitano misses with a straight left.
Dee throws a counter combo.
Dee tries to clinch there but Kitano circles away.
Dee moves out of range of the body kick from Kitano.
Dee misses with a combination
enabling Kitano to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sendou Kitano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A shot to the body from Dee misses
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kitano here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kitano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a straight right hand.
Dee throws the left hand but Kitano avoids the punch easily.
Kitano misses with a straight right.
Kitano throws a front kick aimed at Dee's knee but Dee avoids it well.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kitano misses with a body kick.
Kitano lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kitano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch but Dee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dee looks to land a combination but Kitano avoids it well.
Kitano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left lands for Kitano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano is looking to land body kicks.
Dee tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target.
Dee moves out of range as Kitano strikes.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Kitano saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Kitano.
Nice uppercut lands for Kitano. That snapped Dee's head back.

That has opened up Bubba Dee's cut even more.
Kitano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Kitano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Kitano ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kitano.
Kitano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dee misses with a hook.
Kitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dee.

Kitano forces Dee back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kitano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow.
Dee being controlled against the cage.
Dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dee breaks the clinch.
Kitano jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kitano scores with a jab. Dee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kitano misses with a kick to the body
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kitano misses with a body shot.
Dee is looking for the big counter here.
Dee throws the left hand but Kitano avoids the punch easily.
Dee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kitano throws a body shot but no joy.
Dee tries to counter by closing the distance.
A cross from Dee lands.
Dee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kitano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Kitano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely.
Kitano misses with a hook.
Kitano throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Kitano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Kitano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kitano. That's going to slow Dee down.
Donk. Kitano catches Dee right on the button with a cross.

The cut above Bubba Dee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kitano thuds his right hand into Dee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kitano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sendou Kitano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kitano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sendou Kitano!
After winning the bout, Sendou Kitano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.