PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 2652 p4p, 4480 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 270 p4p, 390 weight class). Rram comes to the ring accompanied by Overhaul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rram
vs
Kubota

164 cm
33
146
29 - 15 - 0

170 cm
40
124
30 - 15 - 2

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
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 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram looks to land a combination but Kubota avoids it well.
Kubota is looking for the big counter here.
Rram connects with a jab.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Rram misses with a combination
and Kubota counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kubota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kubota circles away quickly and effectively.
Kubota is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kubota throws a body kick that misses.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rram misses with a lunging right hand
and Kubota counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kubota counters with an inside leg kick.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kubota counters with a stiff right hand.
Kubota has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
letting Kubota counter with a right hand.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram misses with a body punch
and Kubota counters with a series of strikes. Rram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kubota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Kubota swats away the attempt to clinch by Rram.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram dips to his left and cracks Kubota with an uppercut!
Rram jabs Kubota right on the nose. Kubota blinks but takes it well.
Kubota takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kubota slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubota moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rram tries to move into range but Kubota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rram throws a jab when Kubota was well out of range.
Rram is looking to land body kicks.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Kubota throws a right and a left that Rram avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws out a leg kick but Kubota moves out of range and Rram only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kubota! But no joy.
Rram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rram takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rram keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kubota blocks a leg kick.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Rram.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kubota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Kubota counters with a left and a right that stings Rram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram connects with a body shot.
Rram throws a shot to the body.
Kubota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram throws a combination. Kubota tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Kubota's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Kubota checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Kubota throws a right and a left that Rram avoids nicely.
Rram with a nice cross.
Kubota jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kubota counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram moves out of range as Kubota strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kubota looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kubota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kubota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.

Rram rushes Kubota and presses him up against the ropes.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubota has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Kubota lands a right hand.
Kubota working aggressively here.
Kubota takes a shot to the head.

Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kubota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rram is looking to land body kicks.
Rram digs a good body shot into Kubota's ribs.
Rram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kubota finds it's way round the side to connect with Rram's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rram throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takeru Kubota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram with a jab.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Rram misses.
Despite the aggression on Kubota's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kubota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rram lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rram tries to clinch but Kubota moves out of range.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram scoring well with a low kick there.
Kubota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Kubota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kubota defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kubota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kubota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kubota counters with a left to the body.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kubota looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rram slips under a jab from Kubota.
Kubota lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kubota.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kubota throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rram.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram feints and then cracks Kubota's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kubota down.
Rram throws a body kick that misses
and Kubota counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rram is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Kubota lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kubota.

Rram is rocked!
Kubota tests Rram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and before Rram has any time to reset, Kubota cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Takeru Kubota!
Takeru Kubota bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.