PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Crope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ushijima
vs
Crope

190 cm
23
245 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

191 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Crope!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushijima tries to clinch up.
Crope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ushijima at a distance.
Ushijima tries to clinch there but Crope circles away.
Ushijima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crope misses with a head kick.

Crope instigates a clinch.
Crope wants to get back to striking at distance but Ushijima won't allow it.

Crope breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ushijima. Those never looked like landing.

Ushijima moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Crope.

It looks like Buffalo Ushijima has been cut.
Crope wants to stall.
Ushijima missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ushijima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ushijima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ushijima takes the fight into the clinch.
Crope misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushijima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ushijima stalling the fight.
Ushijima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Crope trying to land knees to the body.
Crope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crope lands a nice elbow.
Crope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ushijima dodges an elbow strike from Crope.
Ushijima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crope avoids it.
Ushijima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crope avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ushijima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ushijima breaks from the clinch.
Ushijima wants to clinch.
Crope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ushijima has closed the distance and engaged Crope in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crope wants to break free but Ushijima has control.
Ushijima trying to land knees to the body.
Ushijima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ushijima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ushijima misses with the head strike.
Ushijima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Crope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crope is looking to clinch.
Trent Crope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ushijima if he has to take too many more of those.

Crope throws out a head kick that Ushijima doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Ushijima crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Ushijima's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushijima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crope paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ushijima walks into a big right hand from Crope and goes down! The referee sends Crope to a neutral corner as Ushijima gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Buffalo Ushijima's cut is getting worse.
Crope is looking to clinch but Ushijima is avoiding it.
Crope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ushijima.
Ushijima leaves his chin hanging out and Crope seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ushijima crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Crope!
Trent Crope tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.