PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Mass. Yokohama has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kang
vs
Yokohama

183 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
177 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Yokohama.
Yokohama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yokohama is looking to score with low kicks.
Kang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yokohama.
Kang lands a body shot.
Kang misses with a straight right.
Kang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kang connects with a jab.
Kang clobbers Yokohama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yokohama takes one to the chin there.
Kang swings for the body but Yokohama moves out of range.
Yokohama drops his hands momentarily and Kang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang moves away from the strike by Yokohama.
Kang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Kang swinging wilding here.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Kang moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yokohama.
Yokohama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yokohama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yokohama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yokohama.
Yokohama walks into a left hand.
Yokohama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kang's sensitive parts.
Yokohama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yokohama misses with a low kick.
Yokohama swinging wilding here.
Kang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yokohama slips under a jab.
Yokohama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kang throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yokohama counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kang tries to clinch
and Yokohama counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yokohama.
Yokohama defending well as Kang loads up on a big left hand.
Kang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yokohama is looking to land body kicks.
Yokohama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yokohama lands with a nice body kick.
Kang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kang misses with an uppercut.
Demian Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Yokohama misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kang misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yokohama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kang is breathing heavily.
A big right from Yokohama misses.
Yokohama misses with a kick to the body.
Yokohama connects with the punch.
Yokohama is looking to chop away at Kang's legs.
Yokohama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kang.
A head kick misses from Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a one two combo.

It looks like Demian Kang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yokohama scores with a punch to the head.
Kang moves out of range of the leg kick from Yokohama.
Kang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hulohot Yokohama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kang thows a body shot but no joy.
Kang avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yokohama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yokohama.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kang misses with a double jab
and Yokohama counters with a leg kick.
Yokohama feints and then cracks Kang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kang down.
Yokohama throws a leg kick which misses Kang's front leg but catches the back leg as Kang tries to avoid it.
Kang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yokohama.
Yokohama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yokohama looks to land a body kick but Kang moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yokohama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yokohama swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Yokohama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yokohama thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulohot Yokohama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Kang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yokohama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kang.
Yokohama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yokohama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yokohama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yokohama thumps Kang with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yokohama connects with the punch.
Yokohama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yokohama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kang counters with a right hand to the body.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yokohama.
Kang slips a straight right by Yokohama.
A punch combination from Yokohama misses.
Kang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yokohama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
Yokohama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yokohama duly obliges.
Kang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Yokohama counter with a right hand.

Kang is rocked!
Kang connects with a jab.
Yokohama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kang throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yokohama counters with a big uppercut that knocks Kang off his feet! Yokohama dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Kang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yokohama decides to stand back up. Yokohama steps back and let's Kang get back to his feet.
Hulohot Yokohama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yokohama throws a leg kick which misses Kang's front leg but catches the back leg as Kang tries to avoid it.
Kang seems to have got his legs back now.
Yokohama tries to work over Kang's front leg with a kick but Kang checks it.
A head kick misses from Yokohama.
Nice cross by Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang checks the leg kick.
Yokohama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kang on the side of the head.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kang. That did some damage!
Kang blocks a head kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Yokohama misses the target.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yokohama.
Kang throws a jab when Yokohama was well out of range.
Demian Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kang throws a nice looking combination but Yokohama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yokohama jabs Kang right on the nose. Kang blinks but takes it well.
Kang throws a combination that misses
letting Yokohama counter with a right hand.
Yokohama cracks a nice hook into Kang's ribs.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Yokohama! Kang is out on his feet! Yokohama rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kang is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kang is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulohot Yokohama!