PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Major Lazer - Pon De Floor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kenji
vs
Martinez

175 cm
27
198 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

183 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenji.
Kenji moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenji lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Kenji misses.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
Donk. Kenji catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Kenji takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji misses with a low kick.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenji.
Kenji scores with a punch to the head.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kenji drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenji lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenji is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kenji can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Kenji.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Kenji controls the action.
Kenji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji landing knees to the head.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Martinez pulls Kenji into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Kenji is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez pulls Kenji in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenji from doing any damage or advancing position.

Kurokawa Kenji has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kenji takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kenji.
Kenji fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Kenji.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez tries to score with a low kick but Kenji moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Kenji scores with a nice head shot.
Martinez 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.

Kenji instigates a clinch.
Martinez cracks Kenji with a nice body shot.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenji.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez trying to control the position but instead, Kenji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinez into the cage.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Kenji.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kenji just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kenji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kenji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenji scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenji or not.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kenji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenji misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji stops a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looking to stall.
Martinez tries to work over Kenji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez looking to stall.
Kenji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenji lands with a right to the head.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Kenji works on Martinez's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kenji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Kenji controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
Kenji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Kenji looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Kenji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kenji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Kenji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kurokawa Kenji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Martinez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenji obliges.
Kurokawa Kenji has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenji works on Martinez's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Kenji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Kenji tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kenji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenji.
Martinez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez jumps guard but Kenji turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kenji scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Kenji struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Kenji with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez stalks Kenji and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenji's face. Kenji staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Kenji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenji throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Kenji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenji getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Martinez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenji wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Kenji connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenji checks a leg kick.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kenji has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurokawa Kenji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji'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. This is the final round!

Kenji misses the body punch
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.

Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Martinez throwing strikes but Kenji manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Martinez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kenji's best efforts.
Martinez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kenji is working away from the top position though.
Martinez wants to control but Kenji passes into side.
Kenji is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is pushing Kenji's head away, looking to escape. Kenji manages to hold on to the position though.
Kenji trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez regains half guard.
Martinez wants to control but Kenji is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kenji in particular looking to stall.
Kenji works his way into side control.
Santiago Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Kenji is controlling well.
Kenji moves into full mount! Martinez won't be happy about that!
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Kenji's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Kenji controlling his opponent.
Kenji's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kenji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.

We're going to have a standup here because Kurokawa Kenji wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kenji fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenji checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Kenji shows good takedown defense.
Kenji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenji lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez digs a good body shot into Kenji's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Kenji.
Kenji throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Kenji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurokawa Kenji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kenji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurokawa Kenji!
After winning the bout, Kurokawa Kenji thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.