PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Vettori (ranked 3422 p4p, 4119 weight class) and Tao Ishinoba (ranked 414 p4p, 467 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Vettori
vs
Ishinoba

184 cm
25
176
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tao Ishinoba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ishinoba's head.

It looks like Tao Ishinoba has been cut.
A low kick lands for Ishinoba.
Ishinoba moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Ishinoba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Ishinoba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishinoba blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Ishinoba.
Ishinoba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vettori catches Ishinoba napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Ishinoba goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Antonio Vettori!