PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 23915 p4p, 23443 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 615 p4p, 648 weight class). Ippo comes to the ring accompanied by Indestructible. Whok has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ippo
vs
Whok

173 cm
47
153
46 - 22 - 0

168 cm
23
145
7 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok misses with a hook
and Ippo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whok blocks a head kick by Ippo.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whok.
Ippo misses with a body kick.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
Ippo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ippo wants to slow Whok down by chopping away at his legs.
Ippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
Ippo slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
Ippo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whok just manages to avoid it.
Whok thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Whok misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo checks a leg kick nicely.
Whok's coach down at Triple XXX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Whok's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Whok's head back.
Ippo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whok.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whok is out of range.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whok.
Whok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Whok throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ippo. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the liver by Ippo. Beautiful body shot.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whok.
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a body kick.
Whok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whok was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok cracks Ippo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whok 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.
Ippo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ippo throws a leg kick which misses Whok's front leg but catches the back leg as Whok tries to avoid it.
Whok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ippo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
Ippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Whok.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whok tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo throws a front kick that sends Whok stumbling back into the ropes.
Ippo throws a head kick but Whok moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ippo jabs Whok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok tries to score with a low kick but Ippo moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Whok throws a right and a left that Ippo avoids nicely.
Ippo 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.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Ippo.
Whok is looking to chop away at Ippo's legs.
Ippo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Whok avoids it.
Whok throws a push kick but Ippo slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whok throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whok throws a body kick that misses.
Ippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whok.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whok wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok misses with a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
Whok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ippo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whok is trying to counter with his kicks.
Whok lands a jab to the head.
Ippo moves out of range as Whok strikes.
Ippo digs a good hook to Whok's body.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ippo connects with a leg kick.
Whok misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ippo counter with a right hand.
Ippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whok can do to turn this around?
Ippo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok connects with a solid leg kick.
Whok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ippo scores with a sloppy right hand. Whok should have avoided that one.
Whok tries to clinch but Ippo is having none of it.
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ippo. Ippo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ippo throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whok tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whok throws a leg kick but Ippo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whok throws a front kick aimed at Ippo's knee but Ippo avoids it well.
Ippo throws a hook but Whok blocks it.
Whok counters with a body kick.
Ippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo throws a head kick that misses.
Ippo sizes up Whok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whok.
Whok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whok scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whok manages to avoid it.
Whok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ippo is looking to chop away at Whok's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ippo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ippo lands a lovely overhand right.
Whok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whok avoids a kick to the body.
Ippo throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Whok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ippo throws a series of punches but Whok moves out of range.
Ippo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whok checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Whok slips a jab from Ippo.
A slow jab from Whok misses its intended target.
Whok throws a body kick that misses.
Whok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ippo if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Ippo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Ippo as he checks the leg kick.
Whok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Ippo misses.
Whok flicks out a counter leg kick but Ippo steps away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Whok has closed the distance and engaged Ippo in a clinch.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Whok blocks it.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
Whok scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whok's face.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
Whok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ippo is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Whok.
Piger Whok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Whok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ippo.
Whok misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Whok blocks with his arms.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Piger Whok just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok misses with a straight right.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps Whok's head back.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Ippo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whok avoids the head kick by Ippo.
Whok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whoks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whok misses with a body kick.
Ippo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whok is looking to slow Ippo down with leg kicks.
Ippo takes a swing at Whok's ribcage but misses.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Whok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whok misses with the body kick
and Ippo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ippo throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Whok blocks a head kick by Ippo.
Whok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok tries to clinch up but Ippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ippo throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ippo. Whok shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok throws a hook to the side of Ippo's head but Ippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Whok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whok throws a low kick but Ippo moves out of range easily.
And Ippo counters with a quick kick to the body but Whok blocks it.
Whok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo digs a good hook to Whok's body.
Ippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whok ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Whok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ippo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ippo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whok bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whok.
Ippo lands a nice hook to Whok's body. Whok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ippo blocks the low kick.
Whok staying out of range there.
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Whok blocks the low kick.
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Ippo off balance momentarily.
Ippo tries to score with a low kick but Whok moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Whok finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whok.
Whok tries a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Whok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Whok.
Whok throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whok can pounce on him.
Ippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Piger Whok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whok.
An inside leg kick lands from Whok.
Ippo misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Ippo blocks the low kick.
Whok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whok throws a lazy right hand but Ippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whok tries to work over Ippo's front leg with a kick but Ippo checks it.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whok thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ippo's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo lands a slapping body shot.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok throws a low kick, looking for Ippo's leg but Ippo calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Whok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whok checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ippo doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Whok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Ippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whok.
Ippo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whok's head.
Whok is looking to clinch.
Whok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ippo.
Whok throws a leg kick which misses Ippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ippo tries to avoid it.
Whok fails to land with a series of punches.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Whok is out of range.
Ippo lunges at Whok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whok's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whok slips a jab from Ippo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Whok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ippo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Whok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ippo throws a body shot but no joy.
As Ippo backs off Whok throws a huge counter combo but Ippo manages to avoid it all.
Whok fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo throws a front kick aimed at Whok's knee but Whok avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whok throws a low kick but Ippo avoids it.
Whok throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Whok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whok on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whok tries to clinch but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
Ippo thumps Whok with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Makunouchi Ippo.
I think Ippo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
In his post fight interview, Makunouchi Ippo gave a big smile as he said 'Glad to finally have a PPV crowd to cheer me on All hail go to Eternity for putting on a great KT PPV event..and the crowd erupts!!! IRetire this amazing Fighter.'.