PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Yukiya Matsujun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Gongora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsujun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korean. Gongora comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tubthumping (I get knocked down) - Chumbawamba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yukiya Matsujun had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Matsujun
vs
Gongora

173 cm
22
149 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yukiya Matsujun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gongora!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matsujun drives through and clinches with Gongora against the ropes.
Matsujun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matsujun takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Yukiya Matsujun has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Gongora.
A short right from Gongora on the inside.
Gongora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gongora lands a left hand.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Gongora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsujun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gongora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matsujun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matsujun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gongora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matsujun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gongora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsujun looking to throw knees to the head but Gongora is blocking nicely.
Gongora is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gongora creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matsujun wants to get back to striking at distance but Gongora won't allow it.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsujun's efforts to push away.
Gongora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsujun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Matsujun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gongora throws a leg kick which misses Matsujun's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsujun tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matsujun has managed to clinch.
Matsujun avoids a wild elbow strike from Gongora.
Matsujun trying to stall but Gongora improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gongora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matsujun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gongora avoids it.
Gongora lands a left hand.
Gongora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsujun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gongora.
Matsujun trying to land knees to the body.
Matsujun is trying to maintain a safe position but Gongora gets an underhook and turns Matsujun into the ropes.
Matsujun is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gongora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gongora lands a body shot.
Matsujun tries to break the clinch but Gongora is controlling the position.
Matsujun trying to land knees to the body.
Gongora managing to block the knees to the body from Matsujun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gongora is defending well for now.
Gongora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gongora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsujun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gongora lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matsujun working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Gongora.
Matsujun trying to control the position but instead, Gongora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matsujun into the ropes.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Matsujun tries to land knees in the clinch but Gongora avoids the damage to the body.
Gongora utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gongora.
Gongora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gongora lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gongora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gongora tries a knee to the head but Matsujun blocks it.
A body shot lands from Gongora.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gongora lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsujun avoids it.
Matsujun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matsujun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gongora has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gongora.
Gongora lands an elbow inside that Matsujun shrugs off.
Gongora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Gongora.
Gongora scores with a shoulder strike.
Gongora trying to land knees to the body.
Gongora looking to throw knees to the head but Matsujun is blocking nicely.
Gongora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gongora lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Matsujun.
A frustrated look appears on Matsujun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gongora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gongora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gongora scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsujun can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Matsujun.
Matsujun is trying to break the clinch but Gongora is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gongora.
Matsujun is looking to break free of the clinch but Gongora has double underhooks.
Gongora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matsujun prevents a body shot from Gongora.
Gongora pushes off an throws an elbow but Matsujun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.
Gongora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gongora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matsujun dodges an elbow strike from Gongora.
A head punch on the inside from Gongora fails to land.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gongora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsujun is defending well for now.
Gongora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsujun.
Matsujun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gongora is looking to control Matsujun's arms but Matsujun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gongora has his back to the ropes.
Gongora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsujun managing to block the knees to the body from Gongora.
Matsujun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gongora avoids it.
Gongora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsujun.
Gongora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsujun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Gongora lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsujun tries to break free but Gongora pushes him back against the ropes.
Matsujun is trying to force a seperation but Gongora has the dominant position.
Gongora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matsujun obliges.
Good body shot from Gongora.

Matsujun breaks from the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun lands a head kick!
Gongora throws a head kick that misses.
Yukiya Matsujun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsujun moves out of range of the leg kick from Gongora.
Gongora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsujun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gongora just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsujun slips a straight right by Gongora.
Matsujun throws a series of punches but Gongora moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gongora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gongora lands with a kick to the temple. Matsujun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gongora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsujun lunges at Gongora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gongora's hand.
Matsujun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gongora lands a leg kick that knocks Matsujun off balance momentarily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gongora takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsujun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gongora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matsujun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gongora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matsujun's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gongora. Matsujun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gongora feints and then cracks Matsujun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsujun down.
A shot to the liver by Gongora. Beautiful body shot.
Matsujun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gongora takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gongora tries a low kick but Matsujun avoids it.
Matsujun takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gongora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gongora, as that shot connected.
Matsujun avoids a kick to the body.
Matsujun fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Gongora.
Gongora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gongora.
Matsujun avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Matsujun lands a nice elbow.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Matsujun avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the ropes.
Gongora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gongora trying to control the position but instead, Matsujun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gongora into the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matsujun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matsujun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.
Matsujun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gongora obliges.
Gongora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gongora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gongora prevents Matsujun from breaking the clinch.
Gongora scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Gongora.
Gongora lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gongora digs a right hand underneath Matsujun's ribcage. Matsujun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gongora utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gongora pushes Matsujun back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Gongora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yukiya Matsujun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gongora moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gongora obliges.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.
Gongora controlling the action here for a moment.
Gongora can't find room to land a body shot as Matsujun controls the action.
Matsujun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brandon Gongora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gongora.
Matsujun has had enough of the clinch but Gongora keeps him there for the moment.
Matsujun avoids the elbow strike from Gongora, against the ropes.
Gongora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsujun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matsujun lands a knee to the body.
Matsujun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gongora avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gongora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsujun trying to land knees to the body.
Gongora lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsujun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gongora tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsujun avoids the damage to the body.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Matsujun avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the ropes.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsujun avoids it.
Gongora lands a body punch.
Gongora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
Gongora tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsujun avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gongora.
Matsujun working hard to break the clinch.
Matsujun is trying to break the clinch but Gongora is controlling him.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsujun's efforts to push away.
A short right from Gongora on the inside.
A short right from Gongora.
Matsujun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gongora is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Matsujun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gongora's brow.
Gongora gets through Matsujun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gongora misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsujun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gongora.
Gongora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matsujun's calf.
Gongora getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matsujun throws a jab when Gongora was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsujun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gongora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsujun checks it well.
Gongora missing with a left hand there. Matsujun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gongora throws a right hand that misses
and Matsujun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gongora pushes Matsujun up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matsujun prevents a body shot from Gongora.
Matsujun lands a shoulder strike.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Gongora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gongora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matsujun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Gongora - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gongora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gongora lands a damaging elbow.
Gongora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gongora misses with a knee to the head.
Gongora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Matsujun avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the ropes.
Matsujun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matsujun has had enough of the clinch but Gongora keeps him there for the moment.
Matsujun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gongora.
A hook to the body from Gongora.
Matsujun is trying to force a seperation but Gongora has the dominant position.
Gongora misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Matsujun avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Gongora.
Matsujun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gongora.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gongora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matsujun is trying to break the clinch but Gongora is controlling him.

Matsujun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gongora tried to score with a low kick but Matsujun checks it.
Gongora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsujun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yukiya Matsujun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gongora. Matsujun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gongora throws a right and a left that Matsujun avoids nicely.
Gongora is looking to slow Matsujun down with leg kicks.

Gongora rushes Matsujun and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gongora misses with a body punch.
Gongora avoids the elbow strike from Matsujun, against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gongora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gongora misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gongora.
Gongora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gongora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gongora working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Gongora.
Gongora lands a shoulder strike.
Gongora managing to block the knees to the body from Matsujun.
Matsujun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gongora lands a knee to the body.
Gongora stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gongora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matsujun can't break the clinch.
Gongora tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsujun avoids the damage to the body.
Gongora lands a nice shot to the body.
Gongora lands an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gongora lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gongora digs a right hand into Matsujun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matsujun's gas tank.
Gongora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Gongora.
Gongora misses with a punch to the body.
Matsujun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Matsujun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gongora lands a shoulder strike.
Gongora wants to stall.
Gongora keeps control of Matsujun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gongora.
Gongora misses with a knee strike.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsujun avoids it.
Gongora lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsujun won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Gongora.
Matsujun prevents a body shot from Gongora.
Matsujun dodges an elbow strike from Gongora.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gongora lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gongora.
A short body shot lands from Gongora as the two fighters clinch.
Matsujun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gongora digs a right hand underneath Matsujun's ribcage. Matsujun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gongora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gongora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gongora wants to stall.
Matsujun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gongora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gongora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matsujun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gongora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matsujun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gongora tries to work over Matsujun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gongora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsujun is defending well for now.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun landing knees to the head.
Gongora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gongora misses with a punch on the inside.

Matsujun manages to break the clinch.

Matsujun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gongora misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gongora.
Gongora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Gongora avoiding damage.
Matsujun stalling in the clinch but Gongora improves position.
Matsujun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora lands an uppercut.
Gongora presses Matsujun against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gongora unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gongora.
Gongora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Gongora.
Gongora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gongora lands a body punch.
Matsujun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsujun avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
Gongora keeps control of Matsujun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gongora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsujun's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Gongora.
Gongora crunches a lovely knee into Matsujun's ribcage.
Matsujun avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
Matsujun tries to land knees in the clinch but Gongora avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gongora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gongora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gongora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matsujun blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Gongora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yukiya Matsujun's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gongora connects with an inside leg kick.

Matsujun clinches with his opponent.
Gongora lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matsujun is trying to break the clinch but Gongora is controlling him.
Gongora has Matsujun pressed against the ropes, preventing Matsujun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gongora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matsujun blocks it with crossed arms.
Matsujun is trying to break the clinch but Gongora has him pressed against the ropes.
Matsujun missing with knees to the body.
Gongora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
Gongora avoiding damage as Matsujun throws knees to the body.
Gongora lands a body shot.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.
A short right from Gongora on the inside.
Gongora misses with a knee to the head.
Gongora looking to throw knees to the head but Matsujun is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matsujun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsujun's efforts to push away.
Gongora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsujun is defending well for now.
Gongora pushes Matsujun back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gongora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matsujun's brow.
Gongora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gongora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsujun's efforts to push away.
Gongora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
Gongora works on Matsujun's body with a couple of short punches.
Matsujun wants to get back to striking at distance but Gongora won't allow it.
Gongora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matsujun avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
Gongora works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gongora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsujun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun landing knees to the body.
Gongora presses Matsujun against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsujun's efforts to push away.
Gongora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsujun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsujun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gongora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gongora creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matsujun's defenses.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.
Gongora looking to throw knees to the head but Matsujun is blocking nicely.
Gongora keeps control of Matsujun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matsujun tries to stall but Gongora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matsujun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the head but Matsujun blocks with his arms.
Gongora pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun wants to get back to striking at distance but Gongora won't allow it.
Gongora connects with a knee to the head.
Matsujun has had enough of the clinch but Gongora keeps him there for the moment.
Gongora looking to stall.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gongora digs a right hand into Matsujun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matsujun's gas tank.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Gongora lands an elbow inside.
Gongora works on Matsujun's body with a couple of short punches.
Gongora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gongora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gongora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsujun.
Gongora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsujun is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Gongora as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gongora gets through Matsujun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matsujun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsujun scores with a knee to the head.
Matsujun is trying to stall.
Gongora gets through Matsujun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsujun.
Gongora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsujun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matsujun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gongora cracks Matsujun with a nice body shot.
Gongora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matsujun wants to break free but Gongora has control.
Gongora tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsujun avoids the damage to the body.
Gongora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gongora keeps control of Matsujun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gongora's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gongora misses with a punch to the body.
Gongora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gongora lands a nice uppercut.
Matsujun is trying to force a seperation but Gongora has the dominant position.
Matsujun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gongora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gongora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gongora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matsujun blocks it with crossed arms.
Gongora working Matsujun over with knees to the body.
Gongora tries to work over Matsujun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gongora has Matsujun pressed against the ropes, preventing Matsujun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Gongora.
Gongora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gongora looking to throw knees to the head but Matsujun is blocking nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gongora lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gongora lands a nice uppercut.
Gongora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsujun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsujun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gongora avoiding damage as Matsujun throws knees to the body.
Matsujun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gongora as Matsujun tries to tie him up.
Matsujun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsujun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gongora looking to throw knees to the head but Matsujun is blocking nicely.
Gongora throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matsujun blocks a body shot from Gongora.
Gongora misses with an elbow over the top.

Matsujun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid body kick from Gongora.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gongora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matsujun lands a front kick.
Matsujun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gongora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gongora looks to throw the jab but Matsujun is out of range.
Matsujun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gongora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Matsujun tenderised Gongora's leg. Gongora is trying to keep his angry face on.

Gongora closes the distance and clinches.
Matsujun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gongora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsujun avoids it.
A short right from Gongora on the inside.
Gongora pushes off an throws an elbow but Matsujun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gongora.
Gongora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matsujun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gongora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsujun misses with a knee strike.
Gongora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matsujun avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gongora is trying to stall.
Matsujun wants to break free but Gongora has control.
Gongora lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
Gongora managing to block the knees to the body from Matsujun.
Matsujun tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Gongora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matsujun wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Gongora.
Matsujun is trying to force a seperation but Gongora has the dominant position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gongora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gongora gets through Matsujun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gongora misses with a body punch.
Gongora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gongora lands a shoulder strike.
Yukiya Matsujun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gongora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gongora misses with a knee strike.
Gongora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsujun avoids it.
Matsujun can't break the clinch.
Gongora lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsujun won't want to take too many of those.
Gongora misses with a knee to the head.
Matsujun lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsujun is trying to force a seperation but Gongora has the dominant position.
Matsujun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsujun lands a nice elbow.
Gongora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Gongora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gongora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Gongora!