PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichirou Kimura (ranked 4067 p4p, 379 weight class) and Jet Chan (ranked 5545 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kimura
vs
Chan

183 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

One stop shop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichirou Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Chan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kimura misses with the combination.
Kimura throws a combination that misses

and Chan moves into the clinch.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Kimura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kimura fails to land with a series of punches.
Ichirou Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chan.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kimura's corner calls for a 1-2. Kimura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chan ducks right into an uppercut from Kimura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Kimura misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chan, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a lazy head kick
and Kimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan throws a low kick but Kimura avoids it.
Kimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chan counters by moving into the clinch.

Kimura breaks the clinch.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kimura.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kimura throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Kimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kimura misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Chan throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Kimura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kimura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kimura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kimura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chan avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Chan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kimura.

Chan moves into the clinch.

Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Chan cracks the inside of Kimura's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kimura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kimura's calf.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.

Chan rushes Kimura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura digs a good hook to Chan's body.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kimura.
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!
Kimura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been told by Kimura's head coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Kimura. Those never looked like landing.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Chan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan scores with a head kick. Kimura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kimura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chan lands a leg kick that knocks Kimura off balance momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kimura.

Chan drives through and clinches with Kimura against the cage.

Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kimura drops Chan with a beautiful combination! Chan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kimura is looking for the KO!

Chan is rocked!
Kimura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chan lands a head kick!
Kimura throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichirou Kimura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kimura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Chan.
Kimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chan.
Kimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with an outside leg kick.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Chan.
Chan lands with a slapping head kick.
Kimura throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.

Chan moves into the clinch successfully.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chan rushes Kimura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Kimura lands with a good body shot.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Chan.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kimura. Those never looked like landing.
Kimura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Kimura checks a low kick from Chan.
Chan dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.

Chan has Kimura up against the cage in a clinch.

Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kimura checks a leg kick.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Kimura.
Kimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ichirou Kimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimura stalks Chan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chan's face. Chan staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick by Chan misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Kimura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kimura misses the target.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Kimura digs a good hook to Chan's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimura.
Nice shot by Kimura.
Kimura lands with a nice body punch.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan scores with a head kick.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Chan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chan thumps Kimura with a low kick.

Chan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kimura, pushing him back against the cage.

Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan connects with a leg kick. Kimura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Kimura there.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chan wants to counter with a clinch but Kimura pushes him away.
A punch combination from Kimura misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chan.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Chan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kimura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Kimura is rocked!
Chan circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kimura drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Chan follows Kimura to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Chan!
Our winner, Jet Chan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.