PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 967 p4p, 139 weight class) and Iain Reilly (ranked 3168 p4p, 348 weight class). Kuwabara's entrance music is Kazuma Kuwabara Theme. A fine choice. Reilly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dubliners - Fields of Athenry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Iain Reilly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kuwabara
vs
Reilly

190 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

186 cm
42
218 lbs
22 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Kuwabara moved out of range.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Kuwabara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuwabara scores with a shot to the body.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Reilly.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Kazuma Kuwabara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuwabara lands a jab to Reilly's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara misses with a body shot.
Kuwabara cracks Reilly with a good jab.
Kuwabara slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuwabara. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuwabara tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuwabara throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.

Reilly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuwabara is trying to defend but Reilly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reilly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Reilly.

Kuwabara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reilly pulls his head out easily.

Kuwabara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to take a breather but Kuwabara is having none of it.
Reilly working over Kuwabara with some ground and pound. Kuwabara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Reilly trying to control from half guard but Kuwabara is working away.

Kuwabara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reilly pulls his head out easily.

Kuwabara actively working from the bottom here.
Reilly is nestled in close to Kuwabara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kuwabara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reilly pulls his head out easily.
Reilly lands strikes from half guard.
Reilly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuwabara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Kuwabara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reilly is nestled in close to Kuwabara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kuwabara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reilly working over Kuwabara with some ground and pound. Kuwabara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kuwabara looking for submissions off his back.
Reilly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kuwabara sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kuwabara taking some punishment here, with Reilly in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuwabara actively working from the bottom here.
Reilly winds up and cracks Kuwabara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Reilly.

Kuwabara looking for submissions off his back.
Reilly is nestled in close to Kuwabara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kuwabara manages to get to full guard.
Reilly works over Kuwabara with some ground and pound from guard.

Kuwabara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reilly looks to land a combination but Kuwabara avoids it well.
Kuwabara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuwabara moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Kuwabara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reilly thuds his right hand into Kuwabara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuwabara scores with a body shot.
Kuwabara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Kuwabara just misses with a punch to the body.
And Reilly tries to counter it with a takedown but Kuwabara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
enabling Kuwabara to counter with a crisp jab.

Reilly is rocked!
Good shot there by Reilly.
Reilly is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuwabara finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuwabara is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Reilly flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Reilly is out cold! Kuwabara holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuma Kuwabara!
A victorious Kazuma Kuwabara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.