PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sendou Kitano (ranked 767 p4p, 111 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 679 p4p, 99 weight class). Kitano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hokuto No Ken - You wa Shock. Stein has chosen Red - Falling Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Stein enters the cage!

Kitano
vs
Stein

196 cm
33
220 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

195 cm
29
220 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano throws a lazy head kick
and Stein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Frank Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein swings widly with a right hand
and Kitano counters with an outside leg kick.
Stein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stein lunges at Kitano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kitano's hand.
Kitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kitano throws a hook to the side of Stein's head but Stein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitano misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein misses with a low kick.
Kitano is looking to counter punch.
Stein throws a right hand that misses
and Kitano counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Stein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stein counters with an outside leg kick.
Kitano moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stein.
Kitano swings widly with a right hand
and Stein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Kitano closes the distance and pushes Stein back into the cage.
Stein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stein struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitano controls his hands.
Stein misses with some punches.
Stein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Stein lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano lands with a left to the head.
Stein lands an elbow inside that Kitano shrugs off.

Sendou Kitano's cut is getting worse.
Stein lands a shoulder strike.
Stein tries to work over Kitano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Kitano in his tracks for a moment.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but Stein blocks it.
Kitano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stein's face.
Stein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stein tries a body shot but Kitano blocks it.
Stein gets through Kitano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sendou Kitano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kitano.
Kitano blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Kitano working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano blocks an elbow strike.
Kitano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitano misses with a knee strike.
Kitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kitano scores with a knee to the head.
Kitano misses with a knee strike.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
Kitano blocks a body shot from Stein.
Kitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stein is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Stein.
Kitano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stein's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stein throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein lands with a light punch inside.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
Stein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kitano misses with some punches.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kitano obliges.
Kitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.
Kitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
Stein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Stein will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kitano defending well as Stein loads up on a big left hand.
Stein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stein loads up on a big right hand but Kitano slips the punch.
Kitano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kitano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kitano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stein. Stein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kitano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stein has time to react.

That has opened up Frank Stein's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein connects with a leg kick. Kitano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Stein.
A head kick by Stein misses
and Kitano counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Kitano down.
Stein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kitano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Stein backs away, Kitano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitano.
Stein avoids the head kick by Kitano.
Stein feints and then cracks Kitano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kitano down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stein.
No joy there for Kitano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stein misses with a leg kick

and Kitano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein blocking some punches.
Kitano tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kitano working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The cut above Frank Stein's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sendou Kitano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kitano lands a knee to the body.
Stein is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kitano.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stein pushes off an throws an elbow but Kitano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kitano tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kitano.
Kitano tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein misses with an elbow strike.
Kitano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kitano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steins head.

Stein is rocked!
Kitano lands a nice shot to the body.
Kitano blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Kitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano working aggressively here.
Kitano struggles to land a body shot inside as Stein controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein throws an elbow but it misses.
Kitano with a knee to the head.

Frank Stein's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stein scores with a shot to the side of Kitano's head.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano pushes Stein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stein lands with a short shot to the head.

Jeez, Sendou Kitano's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitano gets through Stein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stein is still on wobbly legs! Can Kitano finish him?
Kitano tries a knee to the head but Stein blocks it.
Stein seems to have recovered his senses.
Kitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitano working aggressively here.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but Stein blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Stein!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Stein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.