PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Kable (ranked 1458 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Ichioka Kaori (ranked 180 p4p, 295 weight class). Kaori is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: YAKUZA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kable
vs
Kaori

191 cm
24
270
6 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
218
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demo Kable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichioka Kaori!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kable throws a body punch but Kaori moves out of range.
Kable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Kaori misses.
Kable throws a right hand that misses
and Kaori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kable misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kaori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaori has Kable pressed against the cage, preventing Kable from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kable prevents a body shot from Kaori.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaori as Kable tries to tie him up.
Kaori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kable misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaori swings wildly with an uppercut but Kable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kable backwards.
Kaori lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaori digs a right hand underneath Kable's ribcage. Kable let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaori swings wildly with an uppercut but Kable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaori misses with a punch on the inside.
Kable struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaori controls his hands.
Kaori lands an uppercut.
Kaori scores with a shot to the side of Kable's head.
Kaori working aggressively here.
Kable's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kaori blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kaori.
Kaori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaori lands a hook that snaps the head of Kable backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kaori fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kable.
A short right from Kaori on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaori lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaori lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaori digs a right hand into Kable's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kable's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Kable's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kable blocking some punches.

Kaori breaks the clinch.
Kable misses with a wild body shot.
Kable looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kable is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaori. That snapped Kable's head back.

It looks like Demo Kable has been cut.
Kable throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaori has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kable is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Kaori gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kaori manages to break the clinch.

Kaori pushes Kable up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kaori.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaori lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kaori.
Kable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaori lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaori.
A nice left hand lands by Kaori.
Kaori has a couple of punches blocked by Kable.
Kable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaori lands with a left to the head.
Kaori throws a punch but it's blocked by Kable.
Kable taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kable wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaori blocks a body shot from Kable.
Kable is trying to push Kaori away but Kaori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kable.
Kaori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kable's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kable tries to break the clinch but Kaori is controlling the position.
Kable misses with a punch on the inside.
Kable has had enough of the clinch but Kaori keeps him there for the moment.
Kaori lands a left hand.
Kaori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kable blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaori.
Kable blocks an uppercut.
Kaori blocking some punches.
Kable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kable backwards.
Kable tries to work over Kaori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kable backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kaori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kaori sends Kable crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kaori is motioning to the referee to let Kable up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kaori looks to score with a jab to the body but Kable is just out of range.

Kaori lands a big right hand that sends Kable crashing to the mat! Kaori stays standing though and waves Kable back to his feet!

Kable is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ichioka Kaori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demo Kable's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kable lands a nice looking body shot.

Kaori sends Kable crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kaori is motioning to the referee to let Kable up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Kable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaori slips a straight right by Kable.
Kable seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Kable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaori swings for the body but Kable moves out of range.
Kable dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaori ducks under a wild hook from Kable.
Kaori misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demo Kable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kable misses with a body punch
and Kaori counters with a left to the body.
Kaori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Kaori.
Kable just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Kable misses.

Kaori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kaori. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kaori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kaori fails to land.
Kaori misses with the head strike.
Kaori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaori lands a body punch.
Kaori lands a nice shot to the body.
Kable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kable backwards.

Kaori breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Kaori.
Jab, jab by Kaori - just one landing.

Demo Kable's cut is getting worse.
Kaori looks to land a left hand but Kable moved out of range nicely.
Kable throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaori.
Kable takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kaori forces Kable back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Kaori as the two fighters clinch.
Kaori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaori pushes Kable back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaori lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kaori - that landed with a thud.
Kaori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaori lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kaori.
A short right from Kaori on the inside.
Kaori lands a right hand.
Kaori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kable backwards.
Kaori pushes Kable back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Kaori.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaori.
Kaori works on Kable's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaori lands an uppercut.

Demo Kable's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good body shot from Kaori.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaori scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kaori breaks the clinch.

Kaori drives through and clinches with Kable against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kaori.
A short left from Kaori.
Kaori lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Kaori.
Kable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaori scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Kaori.
Kaori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaori scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kaori on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kaori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaori lands a big right hand that drops Kable! The killer instinct kicks in and Kaori finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kaori!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichioka Kaori!
Ichioka Kaori is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ichioka Kaori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.