PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Hall has chosen Serial Killa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Matsumoto
vs
Hall

178 cm
37
170 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

178 cm
32
163 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

LOD: Affordable Quality
GREEN!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Matsumoto.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Matsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Matsumoto moved out of range.
Matsumoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsumoto scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a straight left.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Matsumoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Hall.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsumoto misses with a wild combination.
Matsumoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Matsumoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsumoto tries to avoid it.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsumoto momentarily.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall cracks Matsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Hall looks to land a right hand but Matsumoto moved out of range.
Hall lands a nice hook to Matsumoto's body. Matsumoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Matsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Hall moves out of range as Matsumoto throws a body kick.
Matsumoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Matsumoto is out of range.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto scores with a shot to the body.
Hall misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto connects with the punch.
Matsumoto lands a slapping body shot.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsumoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsumoto throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matsumoto cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Matsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
A head kick by Hall misses
and Matsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall tries to clinch but Matsumoto is having none of it.
A cross from Matsumoto lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Matsumoto's head but Matsumoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsumoto is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Matsumoto moved away.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked

and Matsumoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Matsumoto won't allow Hall to get back to his feet.
Matsumoto wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Matsumoto is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kiyoshi Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matsumoto avoids the body shot from Hall.
Matsumoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michael Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsumoto thows a body kick. Hall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsumoto checks it well.
Matsumoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Matsumoto delivers a nice body kick.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsumoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsumoto tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Matsumoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsumoto slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a swing at Matsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall motions for Matsumoto to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsumoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsumoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Matsumoto slips the punch.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Matsumoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsumoto scores with a body shot.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Matsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
A slow jab from Matsumoto misses its intended target.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matsumoto throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall feints and then cracks Matsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsumoto down.
A head kick misses from Matsumoto.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Matsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsumoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsumoto ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
Matsumoto with a jab.

Hall is rocked!
Matsumoto lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
A relieved looking Kiyoshi Matsumoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.