PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diasaku Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Kyunkell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Machida
vs
Kyunkell

185 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diasaku Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dai Kyunkell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyunkell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Kyunkell pushes him off.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyunkell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Kyunkell drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Kyunkell has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kyunkell.
Kyunkell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kyunkell scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Kyunkell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machida or not.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Kyunkell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kyunkell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Kyunkell managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Kyunkell is leaning against Machida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyunkell.
Kyunkell lands a left hand.
Kyunkell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyunkell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kyunkell as the two fighters clinch.
Kyunkell lands a big right hand that drops Machida! The killer instinct kicks in and Kyunkell finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kyunkell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Kyunkell!