PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Coffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsu Shozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coffee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fidelity by Regina Spektor. Shozo has chosen Five Ninety as his entrance music. Matsu Shozo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donald Coffee's chin.

Coffee
vs
Shozo

170 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Coffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsu Shozo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shozo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Coffee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shozo sprawling to the canvas! Shozo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Coffee finish him?!

It looks like Matsu Shozo has been cut.
Coffee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shozo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coffee tests Shozo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Shozo is rocked!
A punch combination from Coffee misses.
Shozo is still on wobbly legs! Can Coffee finish him?
Shozo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coffee but Coffee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shozo seems to have recovered his senses.
Shozo looks for a takedown but Coffee sprawls well.
Coffee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shozo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coffee throws a jab when Shozo was well out of range.
Coffee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coffee knocks Shozo to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Coffee working away.

Coffee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Coffee throws a right hand that Shozo ducks under and follows up with a left that Shozo also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Shozo blocks the low kick.
Coffee misses with the combination.
Coffee misses with a double jab.
Shozo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coffee connects with a superb combination that knocks Shozo out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Coffee before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Shozo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donald Coffee!