PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kronies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Kiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kronies
vs
Kiyoshi

188 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Kronies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Kiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiyoshi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kronies swinging wildly here.
Kiyoshi tries for a takedown but Kronies circles away easily
and Kronies counters with a series of strikes. Kiyoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kronies has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kronies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kronies drives through and clinches with Kiyoshi against the cage.
Kronies presses Kiyoshi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Kronies on the inside.
Kronies works on Kiyoshi's body with a couple of short punches.

Kronies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronies scores with a three punch combo!
Kiyoshi fails with the takedown.

Kronies lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kiyoshi sprawling to the canvas. Kronies follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kiyoshi hang on?
Kiyoshi looks winded!
Kronies prevents Kiyoshi from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronies seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Kiyoshi kicks Kronies off and gets back to his feet.

Kronies closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kronies lands a shoulder strike.

Kronies breaks from the clinch.
King Kronies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kronies darts in and clinches Kiyoshi up against the cage.

Kronies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kronies moves into range and clinches up with Kiyoshi.
Kronies works on Kiyoshi's body with a couple of short punches.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronies stalks Kiyoshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kiyoshi's face. Kiyoshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Kiyoshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Kronies closes the distance and clinches.

Kronies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kronies takes the fight into the clinch.
Kronies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kronies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kronies.

Kronies breaks the clinch.

Kronies takes the fight into the clinch.

Kronies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Kronies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiyoshi doesn't seem phased though.
Kronies throws a right and a left that Kiyoshi avoids nicely.

Kronies closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Kronies.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kronies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kronies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kronies.

Kronies darts in and clinches Kiyoshi up against the cage.
Kronies could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kronies manages to break the clinch.

Kronies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiyoshi, pushing him back against the cage.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kronies clinches up with Kiyoshi and pushes him back against the cage.

Kronies breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Kronies.
Kronies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Kronies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kronies lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kronies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kronies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kronies drops Kiyoshi with a right and a left! Kronies comes rushing in but Kiyoshi regains his composure and manages to keep Kronies in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Kronies dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kronies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

It looks like Takeo Kiyoshi has been cut.
Kronies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kiyoshi.
Kronies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kronies lands a lovely overhand right.

Kronies has closed the distance and engaged Kiyoshi in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kronies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiyoshi backwards.

Kiyoshi tumbles to the floor! Kronies threw a big shot that dropped him and now Kronies is on top looking to finish! Kiyoshi has guard but can he survive?!

Kiyoshi is rocked!
Kronies wants to stand but Kiyoshi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kiyoshi is still in real trouble! Can Kronies finish him?
Kiyoshi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiyoshi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Kronies gets to his feet - Kiyoshi follows without any prompting.
King Kronies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kronies rushes Kiyoshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kronies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kronies lands with a left to the head.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiyoshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Kronies moves into the clinch.
Kronies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kronies clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kronies takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kronies breaks the clinch.
Kronies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kronies.

Kronies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kronies breaks from the clinch.
King Kronies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kronies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kronies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiyoshi backwards.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kronies moves into the clinch.
Kronies gets through Kiyoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kronies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kiyoshi gets tackled into the cage by Kronies. Kronies maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kronies.

Kronies manages to break the clinch.

Kronies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiyoshi, pushing him back against the cage.

Kronies breaks from the clinch.
Kronies scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Kronies closes the distance and pushes Kiyoshi back into the cage.
Kronies pushes Kiyoshi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kronies lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Kronies.

Kronies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kronies!

Kronies closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kronies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kronies clinches up with Kiyoshi and pushes him back against the cage.

Kronies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kronies.

Kronies closes the distance and pushes Kiyoshi back into the cage.
Kronies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiyoshi backwards.

Kronies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kiyoshi backs up against the cage.
Kronies blocks a head kick by Kiyoshi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kiyoshi gets tackled into the cage by Kronies. Kronies maintains the clinch.

Kronies breaks the clinch.
King Kronies is winning the standup battle so far.
Kronies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kiyoshi eats them both and turns towards Kronies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Kronies clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Kronies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeo Kiyoshi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kiyoshi tries to move into range but Kronies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Kronies darts in and clinches Kiyoshi up against the cage.
Kiyoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kronies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiyoshi can do to turn this around?
Kiyoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kronies pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Kronies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kronies instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kronies - that landed with a thud.
Kronies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kronies gets through Kiyoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiyoshi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kronies breaks the clinch.

Kronies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiyoshi backwards.
Kiyoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kronies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kronies has closed the distance and engaged Kiyoshi in a clinch.
Kronies pushes Kiyoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kronies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kronies lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiyoshi backwards.
Kronies scores with a shot to the side of Kiyoshi's head.
Kronies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kronies lands with a light punch inside.

Kronies manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Kronies.

Kiyoshi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kronies catches Kiyoshi napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Kiyoshi to the canvas!
Kiyoshi is still in real trouble! Can Kronies finish him?

Kronies gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Kronies darts in and clinches Kiyoshi up against the cage.

Kronies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kronies clinches up with Kiyoshi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiyoshi takes a shot to the head.
Kronies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronies lands a nice uppercut.
Kronies lands a body punch.
Kronies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronies.
King Kronies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kronies creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kiyoshi with a big uppercut! Kiyoshi tries to clinch up but Kronies pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kiyoshi to the mat! Kiyoshi covers up and Kronies unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Kronies!
A relieved looking King Kronies thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.