PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Mclain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mclain
vs
Kono

175 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorenzo Mclain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Kono!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kono ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mclain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mclain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kono takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mclain looks to land a combination but Kono avoids it well.
Kono throws a series of punches but Mclain moves out of range.
Mclain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mclain stalks Kono and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kono's face. Kono staggers backwards, shaken.
Mclain looks to land a combination but Kono avoids it well.
Kono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kono moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kono misses the jab.
Kono misses with a combination
and Mclain counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Kono to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Mclain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lorenzo Mclain!