PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masato Koyabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koyabashi
vs
Baxter

174 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Koyabashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter dips to his left and cracks Koyabashi with an uppercut!
Baxter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koyabashi.
Koyabashi lands with a kick to the temple. Baxter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koyabashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koyabashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baxter.
Koyabashi thumps Baxter with a low kick.
Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Koyabashi tries to work over Baxter's front leg with a kick but Baxter checks it.
Baxter misses with a low kick as Koyabashi jumps back.
Baxter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyabashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baxter digs a good hook to Koyabashi's body.
Koyabashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Koyabashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Baxter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koyabashi doesn't seem phased though.
Koyabashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baxter. Koyabashi shrugs it off though.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baxter stalks Koyabashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koyabashi's face. Koyabashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Baxter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koyabashi's hands.

Koyabashi is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Koyabashi blocks the leg kick.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baxter misses with a low kick.
Koyabashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Koyabashi knocks Baxter to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Baxter is rocked!

It looks like Evan Baxter has been cut.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Koyabashi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Baxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Koyabashi finish him?
Baxter lands an overhand right.
Oh Koyabashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baxter drops Koyabashi with a huge uppercut! Koyabashi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Baxter is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Baxter!