PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Tokugawa (ranked 5903 p4p, 6683 weight class) and Guilio Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilio Romero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tokugawa
vs
Romero

193 cm
18
216
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
208
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilio Romero!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Tokugawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romero trying to stall but Tokugawa improves his position.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
Romero trying to stall but Tokugawa improves his position.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.

It looks like Guilio Romero has been cut.
Tokugawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Romero is rocked!
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokugawa finish him?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romero seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokugawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tokugawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Romero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Tokugawa works on Romero's body with a couple of short punches.
Romero looks winded!
Tokugawa lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Tokugawa gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

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

Tokugawa lands a big shot that drops Romero! Can he finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to stand but Romero is controlling his posture from full guard.

Tokugawa stands up from Romero's guard - Tokugawa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Tokugawa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Romero out cold! What a finish! Tokugawa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Tokugawa!
Kai Tokugawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.