PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kekoa Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kai
vs
Matsumoto

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekoa Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matsumoto tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Matsumoto jabs at Kai's body.
Matsumoto throws a good cross that connects.
Kai lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Kiyoshi Matsumoto has been cut.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kekoa Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kai is defended easily by Matsumoto.
Kai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Kai drops Matsumoto with a nice combination! Kai dives into Matsumoto's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.
Matsumoto has his hands on Kai's head, controlling the position.
Kai wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsumoto has wrist control.
Kai wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.
Kai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Matsumoto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kai throws a nice looking combination but Matsumoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai tries to move into range but Matsumoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsumoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kai.

Matsumoto drives through and clinches with Kai against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.

Kai pulls guard effortlessly.

Matsumoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matsumoto has managed to get both his arms back between Kai's legs - danger averted.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.

Kai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matsumoto is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsumoto stopping the sweep attempt from Kai.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsumoto is in close to Kai's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing strikes from guard but Kai blocks nicely.
Kai trying to keep a closed guard but Matsumoto is proving a slippery customer.

Kai looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matsumoto passes into side control.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound.
Kai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Matsumoto's best efforts.
Matsumoto stalling.

Kai actively working from the bottom here.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai is trying to get back to full guard.
Kai throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsumoto is working away from the top position though.
Matsumoto trying to pass the guard but Kai defending well.

Kai looking for submissions off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Matsumoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Kai misses.
Matsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Kai.
Kai is breathing heavily.
Matsumoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matsumoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kekoa Kai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiyoshi Matsumoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai misses with a few strikes there.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsumoto is looking to clinch but Kai is avoiding it.
Matsumoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsumoto blocks a jab.
Matsumoto lands a really nice looking cross but Kai seems unphased.
Matsumoto scores with a jab.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Matsumoto moves away and avoids it.
Kai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Matsumoto lands a head shot.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Kai strikes.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsumoto.
Kai scores with a nice head shot.
Matsumoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kai in his tracks.
Kai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsumoto avoids the body shot from Kai.
Matsumoto looks to land a combination but Kai avoids it well.
Matsumoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsumoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kai's hands.
A lazy left from Matsumoto finds it's target.
Kai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Matsumoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsumoto scores with a nice strike.

Kai is rocked!
Kekoa Kai is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsumoto drops Kai with a straight right hand, right on the button! Matsumoto follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiyoshi Matsumoto!