PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 23591 p4p, 527 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 23867 p4p, 507 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kazama
vs
Ishii

177 cm
21
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
127 lbs
13 - 10 - 2

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii lands a jab.
Ishii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
Kazama scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishii should have avoided that one.
Kazama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Kazama keeps it at a distance.
Ishii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Ishii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kazama keeps Ishii at a distance using the push kick.
Kazama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishii throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Kazama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Kazama's leg. Kazama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazama lands a head kick. Ishii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kazama checks it well.
Kazama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kazama blocks a jab.
Kazama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ishii's head.
Ishii moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kazama tries to bum rush Ishii with a series of wild strikes but Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Kazama lands with an overhand left.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Kazama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishii needs to keep his hands up - Kazama had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Ishii misses.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazama can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii throws a leg kick but Kazama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kazama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Ishii wants to slow Kazama down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick from Kazama.
Kazama lands a front kick.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kazama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Kazama throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazama was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Kazama scoring well with a low kick there.
Kazama sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazama keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Kazama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kazama missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Kazama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Ishii scores with a body shot.
Ishii misses the jab.
Kazama fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ishii just manages to avoid it.
Ishii is looking to chop away at Kazama's legs.
Kazama is looking to slow Ishii down with leg kicks.
Kazama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazama lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Kazama.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Kazama was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazama.
Ishii blocks a leg kick.
Ishii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ishii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kazama is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Kazama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kazama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Kazama throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kazama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama throws an off balance right hand
and Ishii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Ishii. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazama.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Jin Kazama is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Ishii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kazama on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kazama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kazama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazama.
Kazama slips under a jab.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Kazama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazama throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii with a jab.
Kazama connects with a looping right hand.
Kazama swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazama throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazama lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jin Kazama will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ishii avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kazama with a body shot.
Ishii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kazama.
It looked like Kazama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kazama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishii. Ishii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Kazama jumps back.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Kazama blocks the low kick.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kazama throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama misses with a body kick.
Ishii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii misses with an uppercut
and Kazama counters with an outside leg kick.
Kazama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Kazama as he checks the leg kick.
Kazama lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii moves out of range as Kazama throws a body kick.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Kazama avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Ishii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishii.
Kazama thows a body kick. Ishii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ishii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Kazama.
Kazama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishii throws out the jab.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
A swing and a miss from Ishii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Kazama throws the kick towards the body but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Ishii.
Ishii connects with a crisp jab.
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazama counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Ishii.
Kazama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii swings for the body but Kazama moves out of range.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Ishii tries to counter with a clinch but Kazama shakes him off and moves away.
Kazama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Kazama.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazama is out of range.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jin Kazama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ishiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kazama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazama 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kazama!