PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 2490 p4p, 1353 weight class) and Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 152 p4p, 93 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kock
vs
Tomonaga

160 cm
32
140
18 - 13 - 1

166 cm
30
145
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock delivers a nice body kick.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.
Kock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Kock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Kock misses with a left hand
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock lands a lovely overhand right.
Kock scores with a nice head shot.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomonaga's sensitive parts.
Kock misses with a hook to the body
letting Tomonaga counter with a right hand.
Kock throws a lazy right hand but Tomonaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tomonaga if he has to take too many more of those.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Kock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Kock throws a head kick that misses.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tomonaga blocks a head kick by Kock.

Kock closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomonaga lands a left hand.
Kock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kock tries to work over Tomonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomonaga fails to land.
Tomonaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock tries to work over Tomonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomonaga lands with a right to the head.

Kock manages to break the clinch.
Tomonaga tries to move into range but Kock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Kock misses
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock closes the distance and clinches up with Tomonaga, looking for a takedown. Kock pushes Tomonaga against the cage but Tomonaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomonaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomonaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kock with a jab.
Kock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomonaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomonaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock connects with an inside leg kick.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomonaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomonaga in the body.
Kock connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kock lands a slapping body shot.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Kock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kock connects with the punch.
Kock lands with a slapping head kick.
Tomonaga takes one to the chin there.
Kock throws a right hand that Tomonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomonaga also avoids with ease.
Tomonaga unleashes a big counter combination but Kock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Kock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kock.
Kock lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kock is defended easily by Tomonaga.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Kock.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Kock.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomonaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock throws a sloppy head kick and Tomonaga moves out of range easily.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a series of strikes. Kock will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kock is rocked!
Kock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomonaga moves away from the strike by Kock.
Kock throws the left hand but Tomonaga avoids the punch easily.
Kock connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kock throws a big shot that misses.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock scores with a kick to the body.
Kock seems to have got his legs back now.
Kock tries to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kock has closed the distance and engaged Tomonaga in a clinch.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomonaga can do to turn this around?
Kock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomonaga.
Kock blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kock.
Kock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Kock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock scores a nice knee to the body.
Tomonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga working aggressively here.
Kock lands a shoulder strike.
Batang Kock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Kock to work.
Kock cracks Tomonaga with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kock breaks from the clinch.
Tomonaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Kock with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Kock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kock with a nice calf kick.
Kock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomonaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kock. Kock obviously looking to wear him down.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kock misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
Tomonaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomonaga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kock.
Kock throws a push kick but Tomonaga slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tomonaga. No joy for Kock on that attempt.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomonaga circles away quickly and effectively.
Kock throws a body kick that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Despite the aggression on Tomonaga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kock connects with a right hand. Tomonaga shakes it off.
Kock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kock connects with a body shot that sends Tomonaga's belly button to the back.
Kock tries to land a body kick

and Tomonaga counters with a nice right hand that sends Kock toppling to the canvas! Kock scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tomonaga finish him?!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomonaga.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.
Kock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
A relieved looking Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.