PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyo Kurokami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurokami has chosen Watain - Legions of The Black Light as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grohl
vs
Kurokami

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Grohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyo Kurokami!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurokami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Grohl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grohl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kurokami avoids it really well and circles away.
Kurokami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grohl walks into a left hand.
Grohl throws a head kick but Kurokami moves out of range.
Grohl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grohl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Kurokami finds it's way through Grohl's defenses.
Jab by Kurokami.
Kurokami's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurokami obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grohl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grohl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kurokami's waist but Kurokami gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grohl off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Grohl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurokami with a nice cross.
Kurokami throws a series of strikes that have Grohl backpedaling.
Kurokami lands an overhand right.

Grohl is rocked!
Kyo Kurokami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurokami circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Grohl to the canvas! Grohl doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kurokami keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyo Kurokami!
After the fight, Kyo Kurokami was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.