PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent's entrance music is I'll be Back. A fine choice. Emanuel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Wizard by Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kent
vs
Emanuel

182 cm
29
196 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

187 cm
33
185 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Meet the Future

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 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent throws a nice looking combination but Emanuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel connects with a high kick.

It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Emanuel scores with a kick to the body.
Emanuel digs a good hook to Kent's body.
Emanuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Emanuel.
A slow jab from Kent misses its intended target.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Emanuel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Nice body punch from Emanuel.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kent breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kent.
Emanuel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emanuel lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Emanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kent moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kent.
An inside leg kick lands from Emanuel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Emanuel.
Kent is looking to wear down Emanuel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kent misses with a double jab.
Emanuel lands a head kick!
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kent.

Peter Kent's cut is getting worse.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emanuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kent ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Kent misses with a looping right.
Emanuel cracks Kent with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kent thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a body punch.

Kent breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Kent off the cage and back into range.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel lands a head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Emanuel.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emanuel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Emanuel misses with a body kick.

Kent moves into the clinch.

Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kent scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emanuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Emanuel.
Kent lands the left hand.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch but Emanuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is looking to slow Kent down with leg kicks.
Emanuel throws a head kick that half lands.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kent.
Kent tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Kent misses its intended target.
Emanuel misses with a head kick.
Emanuel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Kent.
Kent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent throws a jab when Emanuel was well out of range.
Kent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Kent closes the distance and clinches.
Emanuel tries to work over Kent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Emanuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Emanuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a body shot.
Kent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Emanuel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with a head kick. Kent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Emanuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kent.

It looks like Matthew Emanuel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel misses with a looping right.
Kent goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emanuel's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent feints a jab promting Emanuel to slip. Kent then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Emanuel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Emanuel is rocked!
Kent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emanuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kent finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.
Emanuel seems to have recovered his senses.
Kent on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kent throws a one two combo.
Kent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emanuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Emanuel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emanuel lands with a slapping head kick.
Kent tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kent swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Kent misses with a double jab
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Kent throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emanuel counters with a stiff right hand.

Peter Kent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emanuel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emanuel scores with the left hand. Kent knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kent blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
Kent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emanuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kent takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emanuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kent.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Kent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emanuel.
Kent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel lands a head kick!
Kent throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Emanuel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Kent does it's job there.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands with a straight right. Kent didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
Emanuel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kent lands a slapping body shot.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Kent keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel throws a series of strikes that have Kent backpedaling.

Jeez, Peter Kent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel lands a head kick. Kent smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Kent is rocked!
Emanuel lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Kent crumples to the floor! Emanuel milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matthew Emanuel!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matthew Emanuel made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.