PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowser Stormcrow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stormcrow
vs
Hoshino

180 cm
34
176 lbs
47 - 8 - 0

165 cm
30
174 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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On Tap (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormcrow slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Stormcrow misses
and Hoshino counters with a right hand to the body.
Stormcrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stormcrow lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow scores with a body shot.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stormcrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Stormcrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow throws a lazy head kick
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Stormcrow takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Stormcrow misses the shot to the body.
Stormcrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoshino.
Stormcrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Bowser Stormcrow has been cut.
Stormcrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoshino has time to react.
Stormcrow feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Stormcrow misses with an uppercut
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stormcrow lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stormcrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stormcrow is looking to wear down Hoshino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stormcrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stormcrow wants to clinch.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stormcrow tries to clinch up.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoshino! But no joy.
Hoshino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stormcrow scores with a jab.
Stormcrow throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stormcrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
Stormcrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoshino. That did some damage!
Stormcrow throws a sloppy head kick and Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stormcrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range and Stormcrow settles back down.
Stormcrow with a jab.
Stormcrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stormcrow darts in trying to clinch
and Stormcrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stormcrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoshino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stormcrow thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Stormcrow throws the kick towards the body but Hoshino avoids it.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Stormcrow lands.
Hoshino has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stormcrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow slips under a jab.
Stormcrow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stormcrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Stormcrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowser Stormcrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bowser Stormcrow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stormcrow misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Hoshino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stormcrow counters with a nice body kick.
Stormcrow throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hoshino to counter with a crisp jab.
Stormcrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Hoshino does it's job there.

Stormcrow drives through and clinches with Hoshino against the cage.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Hoshino gets through Stormcrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hoshino manages to break the clinch.
Hoshino swats away the attempt to clinch by Stormcrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormcrow takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow can't find room to land a body shot as Hoshino controls the action.
Stormcrow misses with the head strike.
Stormcrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoshino can do to turn this around?
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Stormcrow lands an uppercut.

Hoshino manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Stormcrow delivers a nice body kick.
Stormcrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoshino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stormcrow ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Stormcrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoshino takes a step back to recover.
Stormcrow wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Stormcrow.
Hoshino lands a nice looking body shot.
Stormcrow thows a leg kick but Hoshino checks it
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoshino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Stormcrow.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stormcrow tries to land a front kick but Hoshino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stormcrow throws a shot to the body.
Stormcrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Stormcrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Hoshino avoided it.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoshino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Stormcrow avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Stormcrow. That snapped Hoshino's head back.
Stormcrow connects with a jab.
Stormcrow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stormcrow.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Hoshino jabs Stormcrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino throws out a counter right but Stormcrow avoids it with no problem.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Stormcrow misses with a right hand
and Hoshino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stormcrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoshino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stormcrow throws a chopping leg kick but Hoshino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stormcrow throws a front kick aimed at Hoshino's knee but Hoshino avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Stormcrow misses its intended target.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Hoshino lands a big uppercut and Stormcrow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stormcrow looks OK. Hoshino waves Stormcrow back to his feet!

Stormcrow is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Stormcrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stormcrow ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoshino counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kantaro Hoshino thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).