PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kobayashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mars - The Bringer of War. Kazuki Kobayashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Falco's chin.

Kobayashi
vs
Falco

177 cm
24
157 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
32
157 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Falco!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falco connects with the punch.

It looks like Kazuki Kobayashi has been cut.
Kobayashi moves out of range as Falco strikes.
Kobayashi looks for the body kick but Falco saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Falco.
Falco lands with an uppercut that bounces Kobayashi off the cage and back into range.
Kobayashi throws a sloppy head kick and Falco moves out of range easily.
Falco lands with a good body shot.
Kobayashi connects with a high kick.

It looks like Shane Falco has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi stalks Falco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Falco's face. Falco staggers backwards, shaken.

Falco is rocked!
Falco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falco is still on wobbly legs! Can Kobayashi finish him?
Kobayashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kobayashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falco.
Falco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kobayashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Falco seems to have recovered his senses.
Falco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kobayashi is able to avoid easily.
Falco lands a nice looking body shot.

Falco moves into the clinch.

Falco breaks from the clinch.
Falco misses with a looping left.
Falco misses with a straight left.

Falco has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco tries a body shot but Kobayashi blocks it.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falco avoids it.
Falco misses with some punches.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Falco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kobayashi drops Falco with a big knee straight up the middle! Falco is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobayashi blocks a leg kick.
Falco connects with a looping right hand.
Kobayashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falco wants to land a leg kick but Kobayashi is out of range.
Kobayashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falco.
Falco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falco misses with a wild body shot.
Kobayashi tries to clinch up.
Falco checks a leg kick.
Falco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kobayashi.
A bone on bone clash there as Kobayashi blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Falco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kobayashi wants to clinch up but Falco keeps it at a distance.
Falco scores with a leg kick.
Falco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falco moves out of range of the leg kick from Kobayashi.
Falco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kobayashi under the eye.
A head kick by Falco misses
and Kobayashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kobayashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kobayashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falco.
Falco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobayashi has time to react.
Falco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kobayashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falco.
Falco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kobayashi.
Falco is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco scores with a hook to the body. Kobayashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kobayashi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falco momentarily.
Falco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick
and Falco counters with a stiff right hand.
Falco throws a front kick that sends Kobayashi stumbling back into the cage.
Falco connects with a jab.

Kobayashi clinches up against the cage.
Falco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kobayashi throws an elbow that misses.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Shane Falco's cut even more.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobayashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falco lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Falco.

Kobayashi is rocked!
Falco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kobayashi backwards.
Oh Kobayashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falco lands a big right hand that drops Kobayashi! The killer instinct kicks in and Falco finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Falco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Falco!