PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 60 p4p, 331 weight class) and Craig Watkins (ranked 9 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kazuma
vs
Watkins

182 cm
27
195
13 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
185
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins avoids the head kick by Kazuma.

Watkins drives through and clinches with Kazuma against the cage.
Kazuma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kazuma breaks the clinch.

Kazuma takes the fight into the clinch.
Kazuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kazuma takes a shot to the head.

Watkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watkins throws a hook to the side of Kazuma's head but Kazuma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kazuma moves into the clinch.

Watkins breaks from the clinch.

Kazuma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Watkins sprawling to the canvas! Watkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kazuma finish him?!

Watkins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuma manages to avoid it.
Watkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazuma finish him?

Kazuma pushes Watkins up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kazuma.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kazuma manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watkins seems to have recovered his senses.

Watkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Watkins clinches up against the cage.

Kazuma breaks the clinch.
Watkins drops his hands momentarily. Kazuma doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Watkins staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Watkins doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Kiryu Kazuma, 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.