PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 23499 p4p, 3354 weight class) and Masato Kobayashi (ranked 614 p4p, 374 weight class). Kenjiro Tokugawa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tokugawa
vs
Kobayashi

178 cm
20
168
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good kicks
Tends to cut

Katman Drip Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa with a nice calf kick.
Tokugawa tries a low kick but Kobayashi avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobayashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kobayashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kobayashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Tokugawa.

Tokugawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Kobayashi is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Masato Kobayashi has been cut.
Tokugawa pushes Kobayashi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobayashi lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa has Kobayashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Kobayashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tokugawa rushes Kobayashi and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tokugawa creates a bit of distance and cracks Kobayashi with a big uppercut! Kobayashi goes down! The referee pushes Tokugawa away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Kobayashi make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tokugawa takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenjiro Tokugawa!