PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Vengeance has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vengeance
vs
Kawamura

190 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Knox Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vengeance darts in and clinches Kawamura up against the cage.
Kawamura misses with a knee to the head.
Vengeance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawamuras head.
Vengeance missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Vengeance's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vengeance digs a right hand underneath Kawamura's ribcage. Kawamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawamura's coach down at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kawamura's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vengeance.
Vengeance leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kawamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vengeance is defending well for now.
Vengeance avoiding damage as Kawamura throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Vengeance.
Kawamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vengeance avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengeance holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kawamura missing with knees to the body.
Kawamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vengeance is defending well for now.
Vengeance tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kawamura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vengeance's face.

It looks like Dark Vengeance has been cut.
Vengeance putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kawamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vengeance avoids it.
Vengeance lands an elbow inside.
Kawamura looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura misses with a knee to the head.
Vengeance managing to block the knees to the body from Kawamura.
Vengeance digs a right hand underneath Kawamura's ribcage. Kawamura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vengeance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawamura or not.
Vengeance cracks Kawamura with a nice body shot.
Vengeance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vengeance.
Vengeance has Kawamura pressed against the cage.
Kawamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vengeance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Still in the clinch, Vengeance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vengeance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vengeance lands an elbow that stopped Kawamura in his tracks for a moment.
Vengeance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vengeance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kawamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vengeance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vengeance presses Kawamura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vengeance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vengeance stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vengeance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Vengeance.
Vengeance lands a nice elbow.
Vengeance stalls.
Vengeance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vengeance lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vengeance - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Vengeance.
Vengeance lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawamura backwards.
Kawamura looking to throw knees to the head but Vengeance is blocking nicely.
A short left from Vengeance.
Kawamura trying to land knees to the body.
Vengeance managing to block the knees to the body from Kawamura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vengeance.
Vengeance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vengeance.
Vengeance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vengeance - that landed with a thud.
Vengeance has Kawamura pressed against the cage.
Vengeance lands a body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vengeance lands an elbow that stopped Kawamura in his tracks for a moment.
Vengeance lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vengeance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vengeance tries to land a knee to the head but Kawamura blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Vengeance.
A right hook to the body lands for Vengeance.
Vengeance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vengeance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Vengeance scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Vengeance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance lands a body shot.
Vengeance scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Vengeance.
Vengeance lands an elbow that stopped Kawamura in his tracks for a moment.
Vengeance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Vengeance - that landed with a thud.
Vengeance lands an elbow inside.
Vengeance scores a nice knee to the body.
Vengeance lands a nice knee to the body.
Vengeance scores with a hook to the body.
Vengeance is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vengeance scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Vengeance.
Vengeance lands a shot to the body.
Vengeance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vengeance lands a damaging elbow.
Vengeance misses with a knee to the head.
Vengeance throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Vengeance.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vengeance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Vengeance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Vengeance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vengeance moves into the clinch.
Kawamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vengeance avoids it.
Vengeance avoiding damage as Kawamura throws knees to the body.
Vengeance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dark Vengeance has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Vengeance.

Kawamura is rocked!
Vengeance taking a breather.
Kawamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Vengeance finish him?
Vengeance comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vengeance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Vengeance.
Vengeance lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Vengeance.
Vengeance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawamura can do to turn this around?
Vengeance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vengeance stalling against the cage.
Vengeance lands a damaging elbow.
Vengeance works on Kawamura's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Vengeance.
Vengeance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vengeance.
Vengeance has Kawamura pressed against the cage. He pushes Kawamura back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Vengeance throws a beautiful elbow that sends Kawamura crashing to the floor! Vengeance piles on the pressure with more strikes! Kawamura is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Vengeance!
Dark Vengeance seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.