PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoichi Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skrillex - Kill Everybody. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cutting
vs
Kosugi

182 cm
28
174 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

187 cm
24
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shoichi Kosugi !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosugi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kosugi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kosugi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cutting.
Kosugi tries to bum rush Cutting with a series of wild strikes but Cutting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cutting lands with a hook. Kosugi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Kosugi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kosugi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cutting after a bit of a struggle.
Cutting slows down the pace here.
Kosugi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kosugi prevents Cutting from breaking the clinch.
Cutting pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kosugi misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bill Cutting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoichi Kosugi .
Cutting effectively controlling the action here.
Cutting tries a knee to the head but Kosugi blocks it.

Kosugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kosugi connects with a looping right hand.
Kosugi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cutting counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kosugi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cutting. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Cutting there.
Cutting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Kosugi misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cutting.
Kosugi throws a right and a left that Cutting avoids nicely.
Kosugi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cutting moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cutting moves out of range as Kosugi strikes.
Kosugi tries to clinch but Cutting is having none of it.
Shoichi Kosugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosugi tries to clinch but Cutting is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Cutting.
Kosugi misses with a wild combination.
Kosugi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kosugi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cutting connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kosugi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cutting counters with a low kick, right behind Kosugi 's knee.
Cutting scores with a head kick. Kosugi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Kosugi is rocked!
Cutting lunges at Kosugi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kosugi 's hand.
Kosugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutting finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Cutting!
Kosugi looks gassed!
Cutting jabs Kosugi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cutting connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cutting.
Kosugi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kosugi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cutting.
Cutting lands a brutal head kick. Kosugi looks out on his feet and Cutting throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bill Cutting!