PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibuki Kengo (ranked 6328 p4p, 6545 weight class) and Johnny Propane (ranked 640 p4p, 651 weight class). Kengo comes to the cage accompanied by Speedom. Johnny Propane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kengo
vs
Propane

200 cm
24
185
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibuki Kengo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Propane!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kengo throws a wild body kick that Propane sees coming a mile off.

Kengo has closed the distance and engaged Propane in a clinch.

Propane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Propane scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Ibuki Kengo has been cut.
Propane tests Kengo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Propane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Propane misses with a body shot.
Kengo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kengo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Johnny Propane has been cut.
Propane throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Kengo misses.
Propane throws out a counter right but Kengo avoids it with no problem.
Propane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Propane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut there from Propane.

Kengo is rocked!
Propane throws a hook but Kengo blocks it.
Oh Kengo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Propane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kengo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kengo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Propane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Propane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kengo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kengo does no damage.
Propane connects with the punch.
Propane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kengo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Propane. That did some damage!
Propane lands a nice shot to the body.
Propane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Propane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Propane cracks Kengo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Propane has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kengo to stand back up!

Ibuki Kengo's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kengo throws a body kick that misses
and Propane counters with a nice uppercut.
Propane measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kengo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johnny Propane!