PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Carosella (ranked 2186 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 116 p4p, 121 weight class). Carosella kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue - Eiffel 65. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carosella
vs
Kirin

200 cm
30
284
12 - 16 - 0

203 cm
31
275
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guido Carosella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kokkoro Kirin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carosella lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirin at a distance.
Kirin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirin walks into a stiff left hand from Carosella.
Carosella swings widly with a right hand
and Kirin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Carosella misses.
Carosella takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carosella misses the shot to the body.
Kirin connects with an inside leg kick.
Carosella swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carosella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirin.
Kirin lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carosella fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carosella throws a looping overhand right but Kirin ducks down to avoid it.
Kirin looks to land a left hand but Carosella moved out of range nicely.
Kirin lands a jab to Carosella's midsection.
Carosella misses with a right hand
and Kirin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kirin throws an off balance right hand
and Carosella counters with a nice body shot.
Carosella connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kirin avoids the body shot from Carosella.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carosella throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carosella's knee momentarily.
A left lands for Kirin.

It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Carosella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirin manages to avoid it.
Kirin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carosella.
Carosella throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carosella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirin.
Jab from Kirin.
Carosella connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kirin scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Carosella misses.
Kirin throws out a loose jab but Carosella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirin scoring well with a low kick there.
Carosella rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kirin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirin punishes Carosella's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been hearing reports that Carosella has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carosella misses with a hook.
Kirin slips a jab from Carosella.
Kirin throws a sloppy head kick and Carosella moves out of range easily.
Kirin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carosella walks into a left hand.
Kirin looks to land a combination. Carosella sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carosella throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kirin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Kirin.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carosella looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirin is just out of range.
Kirin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirin lands a leg kick that knocks Carosella off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carosella. Kirin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kirin has closed the distance and engaged Carosella in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kirin misses with the head strike.
Carosella working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carosella jumps guard but Kirin stands there with Carosella around his waist. Carosella gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carosella trying to control the position but instead, Kirin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carosella into the cage.
Kirin tries to work over Carosella's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carosella goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirin lands a hook that snaps the head of Carosella backwards.
Kirin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carosella is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Carosella controls the action.
Kirin trying to land knees to the body.
Carosella is trying to pull guard but Kirin has him pressed against the cage.
Kirin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Kirin.
Carosella misses with the head strike.
Carosella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirin.
Carosella is breathing heavily.
Kirin lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kirin.
Kirin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carosella backwards.
Kirin lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirin lands with a left to the head.
Kirin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carosella takes a shot to the head.
Kirin lands a body punch.
Kirin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carosella's elbow.
Kirin misses with a body punch.
Kirin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Carosella pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carosella takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carosella jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carosella drops his hands momentarily and Kirin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Carosella is rocked!
A big left from Carosella misses.
Oh Carosella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Carosella! Kirin dives in looking to finish! Carosella is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kokkoro Kirin!
Kokkoro Kirin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.