PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Halpert
vs
Kaneko

173 cm
26
169 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
171 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kichiro Kaneko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaneko looking to score a takedown here. Halpert is defending well but Kaneko drives through and ends up in Halpert's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halpert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaneko's guard.
Halpert stopping the sweep attempt from Kaneko.
Kaneko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halpert with a nice head shot there.
Kaneko pulls Halpert in to control the position.
Halpert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaneko is pulling down on Halpert's head to control his posture.
Halpert stopping the sweep attempt from Kaneko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaneko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Halpert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaneko is trying to keep Halpert in close.
Halpert postures up in Kaneko's guard and throws a big left but Kaneko blocks it.
Halpert stands up over Kaneko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halpert postures up in Kaneko's guard and throws a big left but Kaneko blocks it.
Kaneko keeping moving, preventing Halpert from controlling successfully.

Halpert drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kaneko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kaneko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kaneko!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is looking for a sweep.
Halpert is working hard here to advance position.
Kaneko working the head and body with strikes.
Halpert is trying to control Kaneko's posture but Kaneko avoids it.
Kaneko lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaneko working the ground and pound.
Kaneko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Halpert misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaneko working the body and head with strikes.
Kaneko working the ground and pound.
Halpert is trying to control Kaneko's posture but Kaneko avoids it.
Kaneko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Halpert is trying to improve his position.
Kaneko wants to control but Halpert is keeping him busy.
Halpert takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kaneko wants to take a breather but Halpert manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kaneko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Halpert is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaneko defends well.

Halpert is looking for a triangle but Kaneko pushes his legs off easily.
Kaneko throws a big right hand that misses.
Halpert keeping moving, preventing Kaneko from controlling successfully.
Kaneko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaneko forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halpert taking some punishment here, with Kaneko in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kichiro Kaneko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Halpert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaneko pinned against the cage. Kaneko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Halpert shoots in for a double leg but Kaneko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halpert throws a body kick that misses.

Kaneko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Halpert's half guard.
Kaneko working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Kaneko seems content to control.
Kaneko throwing shots but Halpert is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Kaneko seems content to control.
Halpert wants to get back to full guard.
Halpert trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kaneko manages to pass to mount!
Kaneko is landing with some decent strikes but Halpert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko trying to control but Halpert is having none of it.
Kaneko working the ground and pound effectively.
Halpert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kaneko dominating with strikes here.
Kaneko lands a big elbow.
Halpert is squirming around, avoiding Kaneko's attempts to control the action.
Kaneko blocks Halpert's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Halpert tries to lock up and control but Kaneko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko landing punches.
Kaneko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaneko landing strikes, looking to finish!

Halpert is rocked!
Kaneko avoids the attempt from Halpert to control.
Oh Halpert is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halpert taking shots to the head.
Halpert seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaneko landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Kaneko.
Kaneko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Halpert is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaneko prevents Halpert from getting the reversal.
Kichiro Kaneko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaneko looking to control but Halpert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaneko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kaneko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Halpert hang on?
Kaneko looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Kaneko.
Halpert is desperately trying to improve his position but Kaneko has a good base and remains in mount.
Kaneko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halpert?
Kaneko blocks Halpert's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaneko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kaneko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kaneko dominating with strikes here.
Kaneko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kaneko avoids the attempt from Halpert to control.
Kaneko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaneko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaneko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaneko scoring with strikes but Halpert is staying in there.
Kaneko lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Halpert! Kaneko sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Halpert and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kichiro Kaneko!
Kichiro Kaneko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.