PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 2027 p4p, 114 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1939 p4p, 110 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen The Veer Union - Bitter End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Genji Kamogawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kidd
vs
Kamogawa

160 cm
21
136 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

175 cm
28
143 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamogawa looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Kamogawa misses with a combination
and Kidd counters with a low kick, right behind Kamogawa 's knee.
Kidd slips a jab from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa missing with a left hand there. Kidd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamogawa avoids a kick to the body.
Kamogawa looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Kidd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kamogawa misses with a hook.
A big right from Kamogawa misses.

Kidd pushes Kamogawa up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kidd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kidd scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ass Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Kidd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kidd lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kidd.
Kidd lands with a left to the head.
Kidd gets through Kamogawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd keeps control of Kamogawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamogawa can't break the clinch.
Kidd pushes Kamogawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamogawa takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa working hard to break the clinch.
Kidd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamogawas head.
Kamogawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kidd has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kidd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kidd.
Kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kamogawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kidd lands a left hand.
Kamogawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd lands with a right to the head.
Kidd lands with a light punch inside.
Kidd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Kidd.

Kamogawa manages to break the clinch.
Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamogawa.
Kidd throwing a counter right hand but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
Kidd lands with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd digs a right hand into Kamogawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamogawa's gas tank.
Kidd lands a body shot.
Kidd has Kamogawa pressed against the cage, preventing Kamogawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kidd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamogawas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kidd lands a head shot.

Kidd closes the distance and clinches.
Kidd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamogawa's efforts to push away.
Kamogawa wants to break free but Kidd has control.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Kamogawa controls the action.
Kamogawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kidd takes the fight into the clinch.
Kidd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamogawa's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamogawa's elbow.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Kamogawa avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Kidd keeps control of Kamogawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kidd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamogawa controls his hands.
Kamogawa prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd has Kamogawa pressed against the cage, preventing Kamogawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Kidd.
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!
Kamogawa misses with some punches.
Kidd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamogawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kidd has double underhooks.
Kidd scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kidd scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kamogawa takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Kamogawa misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamogawa shrugs it off.
Kidd lands with a hook. Kamogawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kidd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kidd cracks Kamogawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kidd rushes Kamogawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike.
Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd presses Kamogawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamogawa can do to turn this around?
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamogawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kidd 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.
Kamogawa is trying to push Kidd away but Kidd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kidd misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd tries to work over Kamogawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kamogawa breaks from the clinch.
Kidd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamogawa.

Kidd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kidd lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kidd on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kidd as the two fighters clinch.
Kamogawa is trying to break the clinch but Kidd has him pressed against the cage.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamogawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Killer Kidd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamogawa tries to break free but Kidd pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kidd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Kidd.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Kamogawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamogawa.
Kidd prevents Kamogawa from breaking the clinch.
Kamogawa tries to break the clinch but Kidd is controlling the position.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kidd.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamogawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kidd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamogawa can turn it around.
Kidd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamogawa can't break the clinch.
Kidd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kidd has Kamogawa pushed against the cage.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamogawa takes a shot to the head.
Kamogawa tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Kamogawa back against the cage.
Kidd presses Kamogawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamogawa is trying to force a seperation but Kidd has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kamogawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body.
Kidd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.

Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamogawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kidd is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kidd pushes Kamogawa away with a front kick.
Kidd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamogawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Kamogawa misses the body punch
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamogawa looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd clobbers Kamogawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamogawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kidd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kamogawa throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Kidd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamogawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kidd counters with an outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kidd - that will leave a mark!
Kidd defending well as Kamogawa loads up on a big left hand.
Kidd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamogawa throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with an outside leg kick.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Kidd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kamogawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kidd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamogawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kidd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Kamogawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kamogawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Kamogawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamogawa throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd cracks Kamogawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kamogawa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kidd lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamogawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamogawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kidd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kamogawa's hands.
Kamogawa misses the body punch
and Kidd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Kamogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kidd with a jab.
Kidd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Kamogawa catches Kidd right on the button with a cross.
Kamogawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kidd counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kidd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidd.
Kidd feints and then cracks Kamogawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamogawa down.
Kidd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kamogawa tries to clinch but Kidd is having none of it.
Kamogawa misses the body punch
and Kidd counters with a thumping low kick.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
Kamogawa throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Killer Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamogawa tries to clinch up
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kamogawa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kidd - the referee stops the clock and Kamogawa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kidd. Kamogawa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kamogawa tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kidd.
Kamogawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamogawa.
Kidd throws out a powerful jab.
Killer Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Kidd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kidd scores with a kick to the body.
Kamogawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kamogawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kidd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamogawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidd throws a head kick that Kamogawa semi-blocks.
Kamogawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kidd.
Kamogawa misses with a body punch
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamogawa moves forwards but Kidd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kidd closes the distance and clinches.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamogawa's elbow.
Kidd keeps control of Kamogawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamogawa throws a head punch that misses.
Kamogawa is trying to break free.
Kamogawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kidd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kidd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamogawa's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Kidd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamogawa's efforts to push away.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kidd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
During a confident post fight interview, Killer Kidd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.