PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Tokugawa (ranked 6011 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Bruce Lenar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lenar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tokugawa
vs
Lenar

193 cm
18
216
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
202
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lenar!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lenar clinches with his opponent.

Lenar manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Lenar ducked under it nicely.
Lenar throws a counter combo.

Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lenar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa lands an uppercut.
A short left from Lenar.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lenar digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Lenar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lenar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Bruce Lenar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Lenar has closed the distance and engaged Tokugawa in a clinch.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lenar backwards.
Nice body punch from Tokugawa.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Lenar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Tokugawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lenar trying to control the position but instead, Tokugawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lenar into the cage.
Lenar takes a shot to the head.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lenar's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Lenar is rocked!
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Lenar backwards.
Lenar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokugawa finish him?
Lenar looks winded!
Lenar blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lenar misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lenar.
Lenar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lenar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lenars head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lenar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lenars head.

Lenar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokugawa throws a monster overhand right that drops Lenar! Tokugawa follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Tokugawa!
After winning the bout, Kai Tokugawa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.