PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quebra Cranio (ranked 495 p4p, 597 weight class) and Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 67 p4p, 74 weight class). Kim Kitsuragi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cranio
vs
Kitsuragi

185 cm
31
190
18 - 15 - 1

183 cm
33
185
18 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Kitsuragi !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsuragi missing with a left hand there. Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kitsuragi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kitsuragi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Cranio.

It looks like Kim Kitsuragi has been cut.
Cranio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitsuragi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cranio looks to land a left hand but Kitsuragi moved out of range nicely.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. Kitsuragi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cranio.
A head kick by Kitsuragi misses
and Cranio counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio sizes up Kitsuragi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cranio misses with a straight left.
Cranio lands with a right hand.
Kitsuragi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cranio lands with a shot to the body.
Cranio slips a jab from Kitsuragi .

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kitsuragi misses its intended target.
A combination from Cranio does no damage.
Cranio misses with a hook.
Cranio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitsuragi throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cranio counter with a right hand.
Cranio misses the shot to the body.
Cranio misses with an uppercut.
Kitsuragi avoids the body shot from Cranio.
Cranio lands the left hand.
Kitsuragi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cranio misses with a double jab
and Kitsuragi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitsuragi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kitsuragi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cranio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kitsuragi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kitsuragi slips a straight right by Cranio.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Kitsuragi misses with a head kick.
Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitsuragi manages to avoid it.
Kitsuragi slips under a jab from Cranio.
Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitsuragi .
Cranio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kitsuragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kitsuragi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cranio throws out the jab.
Cranio misses with a wild combination.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick
and Kitsuragi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Kitsuragi lands but Cranio takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cranio coming out on top.
Kitsuragi with a hook.
Kitsuragi slips a straight right by Cranio.
Cranio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kitsuragi motions for Cranio to come forward. Kitsuragi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kitsuragi moves forwards but Cranio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cranio punishes Kitsuragi 's body with a nice straight punch.
Cranio misses with a looping right.
A jab from Kitsuragi does it's job there.
Cranio jabs Kitsuragi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cranio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kitsuragi to score with a decent uppercut.
Cranio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Kitsuragi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitsuragi throws a jab when Cranio was well out of range.
Cranio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kitsuragi ducks under a wild hook from Cranio.
Kitsuragi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick but Cranio moved away.
Kitsuragi misses with an uppercut. Cranio saw that one coming.
Kitsuragi misses with a two punch combination.
Cranio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kitsuragi has time to react.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Cranio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cranio jabs Kitsuragi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitsuragi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cranio's hands.
A big left from Cranio misses.
Cranio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranio tests Kitsuragi 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quebra Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Kitsuragi 's cut.
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.

Cranio looks to throw the jab but Kitsuragi is out of range.
Kitsuragi defending well as Cranio loads up on a big left hand.
Kitsuragi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cranio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kitsuragi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitsuragi wants to counter with a clinch but Cranio pushes him away.
Kitsuragi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Kitsuragi coming out on top.
Cranio scores with a punch to the head.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch but Cranio moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Kitsuragi saw that one coming.
Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitsuragi can do to turn this around?
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kitsuragi wants to counter with a clinch but Cranio pushes him away.
Cranio misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kitsuragi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cranio has got the better of the exchanges.
Cranio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kitsuragi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kitsuragi at a distance.
Kitsuragi slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Kitsuragi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cranio blocks a head kick by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Kitsuragi misses its intended target.
Kitsuragi moves away from the strike by Cranio.
A punch lands to the side of Cranio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cranio scores with a jab to the body.
Cranio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cranio moves away from the strike by Kitsuragi .
A nice leg kick lands there from Kitsuragi .
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kitsuragi .
A head kick misses from Kitsuragi .
Cranio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kitsuragi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cranio. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Cranio misses with a straight right.
Kitsuragi moves away from the strike by Cranio.
Kitsuragi ducks under a wild hook from Cranio.
Kitsuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Cranio moves out of range easily.

Cranio lands a left and a right that send Kitsuragi crashing to the mat, dazed. Cranio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kitsuragi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cranio.
Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitsuragi is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kitsuragi .
Cranio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cranio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi slips a straight right by Cranio.
Cranio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitsuragi .
Cranio slips under a jab.
Cranio throws a hook but Kitsuragi avoids it easily.
Kitsuragi slips a jab from Cranio.
A little jabbing left from Kitsuragi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cranio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi throws a shot from downtown. Cranio moves away and avoids it.
Kitsuragi throws a shot from downtown. Cranio moves away and avoids it.
Kitsuragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Cranio.
Kitsuragi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cranio is out of range.
It looked like Cranio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kitsuragi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cranio misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio throws a hook but Kitsuragi avoids it easily.
Cranio lands a nice hook to Kitsuragi 's body. Kitsuragi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kitsuragi scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Kitsuragi tenderised Cranio's leg. Cranio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranio. Kitsuragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitsuragi defending well as Cranio loads up on a big left hand.
Kitsuragi thuds a left hand into Cranio's body.
Kitsuragi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big right from Cranio misses.
Kitsuragi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cranio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kitsuragi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cranio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kitsuragi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cranio. That did some damage!
Kitsuragi throws a hook but Cranio blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quebra Cranio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Kitsuragi 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cranio misses with a looping right.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitsuragi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Kitsuragi saw that one coming.
Cranio throws a hook but Kitsuragi avoids it easily.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick but Cranio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cranio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cranio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio throws a combination. Kitsuragi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A swing and a miss from Cranio.
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!
Cranio blocks a head kick by Kitsuragi .
Cranio scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kitsuragi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kitsuragi throws a jab when Cranio was well out of range.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kitsuragi misses with a low kick as Cranio jumps back.
Quebra Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kitsuragi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kitsuragi lands with a kick to the temple. Cranio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cranio throws a hook to the side of Kitsuragi 's head but Kitsuragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cranio lands with an overhand left.
Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitsuragi .
A lazy body kick from Kitsuragi
letting Cranio counter with a right hand.
Kitsuragi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Kitsuragi is rocked!
Kitsuragi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kitsuragi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranio finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitsuragi lands a really nice looking cross but Cranio seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Cranio cracks Kitsuragi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kitsuragi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cranio finish him?
Kitsuragi moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Cranio throws an overhand right that drops Kitsuragi like a sack of potatoes! Cranio dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quebra Cranio!
Quebra Cranio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.