PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kitano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zeni Geva: Slam King . This should be a great matchup!

Kitano
vs
Taylor

175 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenji Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Kitano tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Kitano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kitano tries to clinch up.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Kitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Kitano tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kitano closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor feints a jab promting Kitano to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kitano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kitano moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Kitano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Kitano tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor tests Kitano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kitano moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.

Kitano clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Kitano scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kitano lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Kitano prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Kitano lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kitano has double underhooks.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
Kitano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kitano keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to break free but Kitano pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kitano has double underhooks.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kitano lands a right hand.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kitano.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitano.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kitano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Taylor tries to break free but Kitano pushes him back against the cage.
Kitano pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to break free but Kitano pushes him back against the cage.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A short left from Kitano.
Kitano gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
A short uppercut from Kitano.
A short left from Kitano.
Taylor looks winded!
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Kitano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Kitano has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
A short right from Kitano.
A short uppercut from Kitano.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
Kitano misses with some punches.
Taylor tries to break free but Kitano pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Kitano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kitano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kitano closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kitano tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kitano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kitano closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Kitano moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Kitano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Kitano.

It looks like Kenji Kitano has been cut.
Kitano wants to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitano tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.

Taylor rushes Kitano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenji Kitano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitano's elbow.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kitano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Kitano has him pressed against the cage.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kitano won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kitano won't allow it.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taylor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kitano.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kitano lands a left hand.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Kitano is controlling him.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Kitano gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Kitano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kitano keeps him there for the moment.
Kitano lands a left hand.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kitano has him pressed against the cage.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kitano lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kitano.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Kitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to circle away but Kitano has him pinned against the cage.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kitano lands an uppercut.
Kitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kitano working aggressively here.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kitano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kitano tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Taylor throws a right hand that Kitano ducks under and follows up with a left that Kitano also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Kitano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Kitano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kitano wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Kitano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kitano looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kitano closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kitano instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Kitano is controlling him.
Kitano pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Still in the clinch, Kitano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Kitano is controlling him.
Kitano working aggressively here.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor is trying to push Kitano away but Kitano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kitano scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano 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!
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Kitano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitano.

Taylor is rocked!
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Kitano finish him?
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor wants to break free but Kitano has control.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Kitano misses with some punches.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Kitano working aggressively here.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kitano won't allow it.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Kitano is controlling him.
Kitano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Kitano has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kitano misses with some punches.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kitano has him pressed against the cage.
Kitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kitano has double underhooks.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kitano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitano dips a shoulder and cracks Taylor with a mighty uppercut! Taylor falls back against the cage and Kitano unloads with a barrage of strikes! Taylor is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kitano screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Kitano!
After the fight, Kenji Kitano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.