PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam James (ranked 990 p4p, 184 weight class) and Kento Kawamata (ranked 136 p4p, 30 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin. Kento Kawamata has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Liam James's chin.

James
vs
Kawamata

190 cm
28
215
15 - 11 - 0

189 cm
28
226
14 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kento Kawamata!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Kawamata.
James throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Kawamata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Kawamata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kawamata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawamata has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as James is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kawamata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
A little jabbing left from Kawamata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kawamata misses with a lunging right hand
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawamata on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawamata misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawamata.
Kawamata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawamata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Kawamata cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a jab when Kawamata was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kawamata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kawamata misses the jab.
A big right from Kawamata misses.
Kawamata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Kawamata.
Kawamata throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawamata is just out of range.
Kawamata lands with a cross.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawamata misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kawamata finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
James ducks under a wild hook from Kawamata.
James scores with a jab to the head.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawamata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kawamata walks into a straight right hand from James.
James has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
James misses with a double jab.
Liam James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James loads up on a big right hand but Kawamata slips the punch.
Kawamata throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Kawamata cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawamata should have avoided that one.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawamata.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawamata! But no joy.
Kawamata throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawamata looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James missing with a left hand there. Kawamata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawamata is just out of range.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Kawamata off the cage and back into range.
James takes a swing at Kawamata's ribcage but misses.
James moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKawamata.
James throws a jab when Kawamata was well out of range.
Kawamata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Kawamata misses with a body shot.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawamata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a combination

and Kawamata counters with a head kick that drops James to the mat! James scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

James is rocked!
Kawamata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kawamata feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends James sprawling to the canvas! James rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kawamata finish him?!
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawamata weaves into range and cracks James right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! James goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kawamata is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kento Kawamata! Kento Kawamata retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Kento Kawamata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Liam James had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.