PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Specter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kawajiri
vs
Specter

172 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Specter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Specter misses with a hook. Kawajiri ducked under it nicely.
Kawajiri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kawajiri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Specter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Specter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawajiri stuffs the takedown attempt from Specter. Specter gets slowly back to his feet.
Specter connects with a body shot that sends Kawajiri's belly button to the back.
Kawajiri slips under a jab.
Specter slips a jab and a cross from Kawajiri.
Specter misses with a body kick.
Kawajiri is looking to slow Specter down with leg kicks.
Kawajiri throws a wild body kick that Specter sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Specter just misses with a punch to the body.
Specter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Specter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kawajiri's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Specter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kawajiri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Specter's guard.
Kawajiri looking to pass the guard.
Specter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Specter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kawajiri has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specter is looking for a sweep.
Specter wants to get back to his feet but Kawajiri drags him back down.
Specter is not content to let Kawajiri control the position.
Kawajiri controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a hook to the side of Specter's head but Specter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Specter misses with a body shot.
Kawajiri throws a hook to the side of Specter's head but Specter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Specter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Specter tenderised Kawajiri's leg. Kawajiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawajiri cracks Specter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Specter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawajiri throws out the jab.
Specter scores with a nice head shot.
Kawajiri scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Specter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Specter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kawajiri is fending him off so far but Specter persists. Nope, Kawajiri circles away and we're back to standing.
Specter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Specter clobbers Kawajiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Kawajiri lands a left and a right that send Specter crashing to the mat, dazed. Kawajiri thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Specter is rocked!

It looks like Harvey Specter has been cut.
Specter is looking to chop away at Kawajiri's legs.
Kawajiri scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawajiri throws a good cross that connects.
Specter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawajiri finish him?
Specter leaves his chin hanging out and Kawajiri seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Specter crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatsuya Kawajiri!