PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi comes to the cage accompanied by Mars - The Bringer of War. Kazuki Kobayashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kobayashi
vs
Magellan

177 cm
23
159 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

169 cm
23
146 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Magellan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magellan misses with a jab to the body
and Kobayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magellan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Magellan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magellan thumps Kobayashi with a low kick.
Magellan dips to his left and cracks Kobayashi with an uppercut!

It looks like Kazuki Kobayashi has been cut.
Magellan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magellan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magellan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobayashi ducks under a wild hook from Magellan.

Kobayashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kobayashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magellan tries to work over Kobayashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magellan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan can't find room to land a body shot as Kobayashi controls the action.
Kobayashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magellan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magellan can't break the clinch.
Kobayashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magellan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kobayashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Magellan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kobayashi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Magellan.
Magellan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kobayashi's elbow.
Kobayashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magellan works on Kobayashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Magellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Magellan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobayashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magellan's brow.
Magellan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magellan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Magellan misses with a punch to the body.
Kobayashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magellan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magellan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kobayashi backwards.
Magellan avoiding damage as Kobayashi throws knees to the body.
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kobe Magellan has been cut.
Magellan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magellan blocks the elbow strike.
Kobayashi misses with a knee strike.
Magellan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Magellan breaks the clinch.
Magellan throws a combination that misses
and Kobayashi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magellan thows a body shot but no joy.
Kobayashi misses with a head kick.
Kobayashi staying out of range there.
Kobayashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crunch! Kobayashi slams his shin into Magellan's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Magellan misses
and Kobayashi counters with a good low kick that Magellan was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobayashi.
Magellan throws a low kick but Kobayashi moves out of range easily.
Magellan throws a lazy body kick
and Kobayashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Magellan scores with a jab. Kobayashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kobayashi tries to bum rush Magellan with a series of wild strikes but Magellan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobayashi ducks under a wild hook from Magellan.
Kobayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kobe Magellan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Magellan.
Danga de danga de dang - Magellan scores with a four punch combination!

Kobayashi is rocked!
Kobayashi wants to land a leg kick but Magellan is out of range.
Oh Kobayashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magellan moves in close and cracks Kobayashi with a massive right hand! Kobayashi, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Magellan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kobe Magellan!