PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenji Oki (ranked 3283 p4p, 25314 weight class) and Sam Canasta (ranked 368 p4p, 579 weight class). Sam Canasta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Oki
vs
Canasta

185 cm
19
192
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
197
3 - 2 - 1

Brawler
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenji Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Canasta!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canasta tries to close the distance and clinch but Oki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canasta.
Canasta tries to clinch but Oki is having none of it.
Canasta throws a shot from downtown. Oki moves away and avoids it.
Canasta misses the shot to the body.
Oki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canasta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Canasta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oki throws a series of punches but Canasta moves out of range.
Canasta moves in looking to clinch but Oki pushes him off.
Oki lands with a good body shot.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canasta.
Oki misses the shot to the body.
Canasta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canasta wants to counter the offense by Oki and move into the clinch position.
Canasta slips a jab from Oki.
Oki lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oki gets tackled into the cage by Canasta. Canasta maintains the clinch.
Canasta lands with a short shot to the head.
Oki tries to break the clinch but Canasta is controlling the position.
Canasta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Canasta misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Oki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canasta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canasta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canasta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canasta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canasta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow.
Oki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Canasta lands a shoulder strike.
Canasta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oki's efforts to push away.
Canasta tries a body shot but Oki blocks it.
Canasta blocks an uppercut.
Canasta blocks an uppercut.
Oki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canasta throws a head punch that misses.
Canasta misses with a body punch.
Canasta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Oki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice jab there from Canasta.
Canasta ducks under a wild hook from Oki.
Oki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oki misses with a combination
and Canasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Kenji Oki has been cut.
Canasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oki.
Canasta misses the shot to the body.
Oki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canasta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Canasta rushes Oki and presses him up against the cage.
Canasta has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Canasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki is trying to break the clinch but Canasta is controlling him.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
Canasta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canasta.
Canasta has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Sam Canasta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
Canasta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canasta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oki tries to circle away but Canasta has him pinned against the cage.
Canasta prevents Oki from breaking the clinch.
Oki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canasta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki blocks a body shot from Canasta.
Canasta misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canasta misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki prevents a body shot from Canasta.
Canasta can't find room to land a body shot as Oki controls the action.
Canasta tries to work over Oki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Canasta.
A head punch on the inside from Canasta fails to land.
Oki is trying to break free.
Canasta lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Canasta fails to land.
Canasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki working aggressively here.
Canasta misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Canasta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenji Oki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oki swats away the attempt to clinch by Canasta.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Canasta dodges the punch combination from Oki.
Oki keeps the fight on the outside.
Oki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canasta throws the left hand but Oki avoids the punch easily.
Canasta slips a jab and a cross from Oki.
Kenji Oki is winning the standup battle so far.
Canasta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oki.
Canasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oki.
Oki sets himself, and Canasta steps forward looking for the clinch! Oki avoids it this time.
Oki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canasta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canasta wants to clinch up but Oki keeps it at a distance.
Oki misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Canasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Canasta avoids the body shot from Oki.
A combination from Oki does no damage.
Oki misses the shot to the body.
Canasta digs a good hook to Oki's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oki.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canasta.
Canasta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oki is looking to wear down Canasta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canasta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oki walks into a left hand.
Oki misses with an uppercut.
Oki swats away the attempt to clinch by Canasta.
Oki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oki jabs Canasta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Canasta moves in looking to clinch but Oki pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Canasta doesn't manage to clinch there - Oki circles away.
Oki throws a big counter combination but Canasta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenji Oki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canasta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Canasta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Oki.
Canasta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oki misses with a wild body shot.
Canasta lands a glancing blow to the side of Oki's head.
Oki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Oki misses the target.
Canasta scores with a jab to the jaw.

Oki is rocked!
Oki tries to get into range but Canasta steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Oki! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Canasta scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Canasta!
Sam Canasta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.