PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Hasegawa (ranked 4640 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Walters (ranked 5169 p4p, 480 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hasegawa
vs
Walters

180 cm
24
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuma Hasegawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Walters!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Walters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walters creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hasegawa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Walters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hasegawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hasegawa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walters.
Walters fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Walters working the strikes but Hasegawa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hasegawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walters.
Walters thows a huge punch but Hasegawa dodges it nicely.
Walters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Walters is working for a kimura but Hasegawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Hasegawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walters on the ground.
Walters winds up and cracks Hasegawa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters lands with a punch from half guard.
Walters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hasegawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hasegawa is breathing heavily.
Walters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hasegawa defending well though.
Walters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Walters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hasegawa taking some punishment here, with Walters in his half guard.
Walters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands with a punch from half guard.
Walters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walters takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walters thows a huge punch but Hasegawa dodges it nicely.
Walters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasegawa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hasegawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walters.
Walters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walters is nestled in close to Hasegawa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hasegawa taking some punishment here, with Walters in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walters is looking for a kimura here.
Hasegawa has hold of Walters's hands but Walters slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hasegawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hasegawa's head.
Walters lands with a punch from half guard.
Walters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hasegawa is rocked!
Hasegawa has hold of Walters's hands but Walters slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Hasegawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walters connects with a nice short shot to Hasegawa's temple.
Walters scores with a big shot! Hasegawa's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hasegawa! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Walters!