PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Black (ranked 2655 p4p, 241 weight class) and Hiroshi Kawanabe (ranked 2671 p4p, 243 weight class). Hiroshi Kawanabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black
vs
Kawanabe

167 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hiroshi Kawanabe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawanabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawanabe slips under a jab.
Black lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Kawanabe lands with a good body shot.
Kawanabe ducks under a wild hook from Black.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Kawanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawanabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawanabe throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black prevents a body shot from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe misses with a body punch.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kawanabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Kawanabe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe misses with the head strike.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black is looking to control Kawanabe's arms but Kawanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black looking to stall.
Kawanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawanabe blocking some punches.
Kawanabe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kawanabe can turn it around.
Kawanabe blocking some punches.
Kawanabe lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Kawanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black can't break the clinch.
Kawanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Kawanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawanabe tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
A head punch on the inside from Kawanabe fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawanabe.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with some punches.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawanabe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Kawanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawanabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawanabe gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawanabe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawanabe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.

Black is rocked!
Kawanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Kawanabe is pushing Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kawanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Black working aggressively here.
Black misses with some punches.
Kawanabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents a body shot from Kawanabe.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Kawanabe avoiding damage.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Kawanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe lands a left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawanabe.
Black working aggressively here.
Kawanabe misses with a body punch.
Kawanabe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Kawanabe is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawanabe backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Kawanabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kawanabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black looks to throw the jab but Kawanabe is out of range.

Black clinches up against the cage.
Kawanabe throws a head punch that misses.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
Black pushes Kawanabe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe blocking some punches.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawanabe.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiroshi Kawanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawanabe tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Kawanabe back against the cage.
Kawanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawanabe has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Kawanabe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Black up against the cage.
A short right from Kawanabe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Kawanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Kawanabe throws a head punch that misses.
Kawanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe lands with a left to the head.
Kawanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kawanabe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kawanabe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawanabe misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black working aggressively here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kawanabe working aggressively here.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black misses with the head strike.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Kawanabe pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawanabe working aggressively here.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black blocking some punches.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawanabe.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body.
Kawanabe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe lands a body shot.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawanabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawanabe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black tries to break free but Kawanabe pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawanabe.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kawanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawanabe unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Black! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kawanabe is unloading with more strikes now! Black drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshi Kawanabe!