PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Dragon. Kurokawa Kenji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilson
vs
Kenji

189 cm
33
180 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

175 cm
37
203 lbs
40 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Kenji lands a high kick!
Wilson slips a jab from Kenji.
Kenji with a hook.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson stuns Kenji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at T's Private Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenji. That snapped Wilson's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson checks a low kick from Kenji.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenji scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenji lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Kenji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Wilson misses.
Kenji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Kenji takes a body punch but keeps moving.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenji.
Kenji lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Wilson is rocked!
Kenji leaning against his opponent.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenji.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Kenji has the dominant position.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kenji.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Kenji.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Kenji takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kenji.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Kenji avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson presses Kenji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Kenji shrugs off.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Wilson tries a body shot but Kenji blocks it.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenji.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Kenji is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Kenji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Kenji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That has opened up Kurokawa Kenji's cut even more.
Kenji cracks Wilson with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wilson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenji thows a body kick. Wilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Kenji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji scores with a leg kick.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.

Wilson pushes Kenji up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenji blocking some punches.
Kenji blocking some punches.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Kenji's ribcage. Kenji let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kenji pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kenji breaks the clinch.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Don Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson stalks Kenji and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenji's face. Kenji staggers backwards, shaken.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Kenji moves out of range.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Kenji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Kenji throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Kenji with an uppercut!
Don Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenji.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson cracks Kenji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The cut above Kurokawa Kenji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Don Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Wilson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Kenji swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Kenji throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson clobbers Kenji with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Kenji circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenji manages to avoid it.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenji's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenji. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Kenji is out of range.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Nice straight punches there by Kenji. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenji.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenji was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
Kenji dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Kenji walks into a straight right hand from Wilson.
Kenji moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson punishes Kenji's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenji misses with a looping right.
Kenji cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Kurokawa Kenji's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
An inside leg kick from Kenji misses.
Kenji takes one on the button.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Kenji misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurokawa Kenji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Wilson!
Don Wilson made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER in his post fight interview.