PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kenji
vs
Snow

175 cm
28
203 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Snow!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenji misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Kenji feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Snow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenji blocks a leg kick.
Snow blocks a leg kick.
Snow connects with a solid leg kick.
Snow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenji throws a leg kick that is checked
and Snow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow throws out a loose jab but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Snow misses
letting Kenji counter with a right hand.
Kenji looks to throw the jab but Snow is out of range.
Snow connects with a leg kick. Kenji looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Snow blocks the body kick.
Kenji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenji scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snow in his tracks.
Kenji lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow tries to land a leg kick but Kenji saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenji explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kenji avoids the head kick by Snow.
Snow misses with a leg kick.
Kenji fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenji lands a leg kick that knocks Snow off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Kenji.
Kenji throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
Kenji moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Kenji is predictable there
and Snow counters with a big head kick but Kenji shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a body punch
and Snow counters with a leg kick.
Kenji connects with a solid leg kick.
Snow with a hook.
Kenji lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snow at a distance.
Snow looks gassed!
Kenji avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenji misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Kenji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Lorenzo Snow has been cut.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Kenji pushes him off.
Snow takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Snow clinches.
Kenji is working Snow over against the cage.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenji backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenji.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Kenji blocks a body shot from Snow.
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenji's elbow.
Kenji works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji blocks a body shot from Snow.
Kenji lands an uppercut.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kenji is keeping busy.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow is trying to maintain a safe position but Kenji gets an underhook and turns Snow into the cage.
Good body shot from Kenji.
Kenji lands a right hand.
Kenji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
A head punch on the inside from Kenji fails to land.
Kenji pushes Snow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenji lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenji.
Kenji tries to throw a body punch but Snow avoids it by throwing Kenji back against the cage.
Kenji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Kenji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
Snow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji lands a hook that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Kenji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenji.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow tries to stall but Kenji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenji lands a shot to the body.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kenji - that landed with a thud.
Kenji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
Kenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow avoiding damage as Kenji throws knees to the body.
Kenji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Kenji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Snow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenji, right into the meat.
Kenji throws a leg kick that misses.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Kenji moved away.
Snow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Snow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenji takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenji as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenji throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Kenji takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenji throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kenji lands a big head kick that sends Snow to the canvas! Kenji follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurokawa Kenji!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurokawa Kenji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.