PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Gde Vkaragande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Americo Meano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vkaragande kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Morbid Angel - God of Emptiness. Meano has chosen Sugar Ray- Mean Machine as his entrance music. Americo Meano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vkaragande
vs
Meano

169 cm
29
141 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

169 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gde Vkaragande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Americo Meano!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Vkaragande there.
Meano doesn't manage to clinch there - Vkaragande circles away.
Vkaragande looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vkaragande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vkaragande. That did some damage!

Vkaragande closes the distance and clinches.

Vkaragande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Meano lands.
Vkaragande feints and then cracks Meano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meano down.
Vkaragande lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Vkaragande.
Meano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vkaragande looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vkaragande throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Americo Meano has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meano. Vkaragande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meano lands a leg kick that knocks Vkaragande off balance momentarily.
Vkaragande walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vkaragande scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Meano is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vkaragande circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Meano tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Vkaragande wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gde Vkaragande!
Gde Vkaragande gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).