PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mistakes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kenji Kuraba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Price's chin.

Kuraba
vs
Price

180 cm
30
166 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

179 cm
26
168 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price scores with a body shot.
Kuraba moves out of range as Price throws a body kick.
Kuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Price thuds a left hand into Kuraba's body.
Kuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Price digs a good body shot into Kuraba's ribs.
Kuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Kuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuraba throws a combination. Price tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Kuraba throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Price swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuraba counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuraba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuraba stalks Price and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Price's face. Price staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Kuraba checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Kuraba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Price misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Price.
Price lands a head kick. Kuraba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Price throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuraba throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Price instigates a clinch.
Price gets underhooks to prevent Kuraba's takedown attempt.
Price prevents Kuraba from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Price is working Kuraba over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Price - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Price landing knees to the body.
Kuraba prevents a body shot from Price.
Kuraba takes a shot to the head.
Kuraba is trying to force a seperation but Price has the dominant position.
Price scores with a shoulder strike.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Kuraba is blocking nicely.
Kuraba has had enough of the clinch but Price keeps him there for the moment.

Kuraba is trying to trip Price. He has hold of a leg but Price is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kuraba persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Price is controlling Kuraba's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Price is trying to keep Kuraba in close.
Kuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Kuraba trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tim Price hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Kuraba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuraba ducks under a wild hook from Price.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price connects with a jab.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Price digs a good hook to Kuraba's body.
A jab from Price finds it's way through Kuraba's defenses.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price lands a nice looking body kick.
Kuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuraba throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Price.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price throws a one two combo.
Price scores with a nice body kick.
Kuraba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
That's time! Kuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Price works Kuraba's body with a nice hook.
Kuraba misses with a straight right.
Price connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuraba scores with a nice right hand.
Kuraba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Tim Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Price misses with a wild combination.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuraba tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuraba with a jab.
Price keeps Kuraba at a distance using the push kick.
Kuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuraba moves away from the strike by Price.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looks to throw the jab but Kuraba is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Kuraba misses with an uppercut.
Price throws a right and a left that Kuraba avoids nicely.
Kuraba swinging wildly here.
Price swings for the body but Kuraba moves out of range.
Price looks to land a right hand but Kuraba moved out of range.
Kuraba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Tim Price's cut even more.
Price comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Price misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuraba checks a leg kick.
Price connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kuraba. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuraba.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuraba.
Kuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuraba.
Kuraba lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Price turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuraba moves away from the strike by Price.
Kuraba misses with a hook to the body
and Kuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Price throws a jab when Kuraba was well out of range.
Kuraba misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Kuraba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuraba.
Kuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price misses with a leg kick.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuraba misses with the combination.
Kuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Kuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuraba drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuraba lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
Price lands a slapping body shot.
Price misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuraba.
A punch combination from Kuraba misses.
Kuraba misses with an uppercut
and Price counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Kuraba misses.
Kuraba throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price keeps Kuraba at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Kuraba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kuraba really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuraba misses with an uppercut.
Kuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Price takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Price will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Price throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuraba on the side of the head.
Kuraba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Kuraba misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuraba misses the target.
Kuraba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A cross from Price lands.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Price thumps Kuraba with a low kick.
Kuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price throws a leg kick but Kuraba checks it.
Price lands a leg kick that knocks Kuraba off balance momentarily.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuraba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Kuraba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Price tries to work over Kuraba's front leg with a kick but Kuraba checks it.
Price lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Price throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuraba on the side of the head.
Price jabs Kuraba right on the nose. Kuraba blinks but takes it well.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuraba throws a one two combo.
Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuraba is out of range and Price settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Price.
Kuraba with a nice cross.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Price.
Kuraba lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the cage and back into range.
Kuraba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Kuraba throws a right hand that misses
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick from Price lands but Kuraba takes it in his stride.
Kuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuraba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
A jab from Price finds it's way through Kuraba's defenses.

Kuraba is rocked!
Price misses with a head kick.
Oh Kuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Price lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a series of punches but Kuraba moves out of range.
Price stalks Kuraba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuraba's face. Kuraba staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Kuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Price throws a hook but Kuraba avoids it easily.
Kuraba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kenji Kuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Kuraba misses with a looping right.
Price misses with a looping right.
Price feints and then cracks Kuraba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuraba down.
Price throws a series of punches but Kuraba moves out of range.
Price slips under a jab.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Kuraba moves away and avoids it.
Kuraba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Price. That one must have hurt.
Kuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Price.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuraba.
Kuraba seems to have got his legs back now.
Price on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuraba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Price back to the cage. Kuraba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Price walks into a straight right hand from Kuraba.

Price is rocked!
Kuraba drops Price with a huge uppercut! Price drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kuraba is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Kuraba!
Kenji Kuraba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.