PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Aoki Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truck The Icepick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Icepick's choice of entrance music: Hollywood Undead - Tear It UP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masato
vs
The Icepick

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 Tokyo, Aoki Masato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Truck The Icepick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Icepick scores with a jab. Masato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masato throws a leg kick but The Icepick moved away.

Masato gets tackled into the ropes by The Icepick. The Icepick maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Icepick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

The Icepick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Icepick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masato.
Masato misses with a combination
and The Icepick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Icepick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masato misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Icepick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masato under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The Icepick has taken the fight to the clinch.

The Icepick manages to break the clinch.
Masato throws a right and a left that The Icepick avoids nicely.
Masato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Icepick.

The Icepick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masato, pushing him back against the ropes.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Icepick dodges the punch combination from Masato.
Masato throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Icepick lands a nice shot that snaps Masato's head back.
Masato throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Icepick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Icepick.
The Icepick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masato throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Icepick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Icepick counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Icepick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Icepick connects with a body shot.
Masato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

The Icepick clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.

The Icepick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Masato stalling in the clinch but The Icepick improves position.

The Icepick breaks the clinch.
The Icepick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki Masato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masato dodges the punch combination from The Icepick.

The Icepick closes the distance and clinches.
Masato tries to stall but The Icepick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick checks a low kick from Masato.
A punch combination from Masato misses.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.

The Icepick has closed the distance and engaged Masato in a clinch.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masato throws a shot from downtown. The Icepick moves away and avoids it.

The Icepick moves into the clinch successfully.

The Icepick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Icepick gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The Icepick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Icepick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Masato throws a right and a left that both miss.

The Icepick darts in and clinches Masato up against the ropes.

The Icepick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Icepick throws a big shot that misses.
The Icepick misses with a wild body shot.

The Icepick darts in and clinches Masato up against the ropes.

The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Icepick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Icepick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masato misses with a low kick.
Masato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as The Icepick blocks the low kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Masato.
Masato lands with a nice body punch.
Masato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masato is breathing heavily.
Masato misses with a double jab

and The Icepick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Icepick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Icepick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masato.
The Icepick throws out a loose jab but Masato uses good head movement to avoid it.

The Icepick forces Masato back against the ropes and clinches.
Masato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Icepick is keeping busy.

The Icepick manages to break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick has closed the distance and engaged Masato in a clinch.

The Icepick breaks the clinch.
Masato misses with a two punch combination.
Masato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Icepick.
The Icepick avoids a punch combination nicely.

The Icepick darts in and clinches Masato up against the ropes.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Masato.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick has Masato up against the ropes in a clinch.

The Icepick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masato throws the left hand but The Icepick avoids the punch easily.

The Icepick has taken the fight to the clinch.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.
Masato misses with the combination.

The Icepick moves into range and clinches up with Masato.

The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Masato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Icepick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Icepick tries to bum rush Masato with a series of wild strikes but Masato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by The Icepick as he connects with a hook.
The Icepick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Icepick misses with a wild body shot.
The Icepick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Masato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

The Icepick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Masato looking to stall.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truck The Icepick dominated that round.
That's time! Masato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Icepick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aoki Masato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Icepick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Icepick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masato throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Icepick throws a series of punches but Masato avoids them all with ease.
The Icepick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masato misses with a combination
and The Icepick counters with a right hand to the body.

The Icepick forces Masato back against the ropes and clinches.

The Icepick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The Icepick closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Masato fails to land.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Icepick lands the left hand.
The Icepick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masato.
Masato tries to bum rush The Icepick with a series of wild strikes but The Icepick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masato throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Icepick counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The Icepick moves into the clinch.
The Icepick slowing the pace effectively.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Masato gets tackled into the ropes by The Icepick. The Icepick maintains the clinch.
The Icepick looking to throw knees to the head but Masato is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masato trying to stall but The Icepick improves his position.

The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Icepick cracks Masato with an open hand slap.

The Icepick has managed to clinch.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Icepick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Masato misses.
Masato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato misses with a low kick.
Masato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by The Icepick.

The Icepick closes the distance and clinches.

The Icepick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Icepick throws out a powerful jab.
The Icepick scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Masato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Truck The Icepick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The Icepick rushes Masato and presses him up against the ropes.

The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Icepick counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Icepick lands a jab to the head.
The Icepick misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Icepick closes the distance and clinches.

The Icepick manages to break the clinch.

The Icepick has Masato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Masato trying to control the position but instead, The Icepick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masato into the ropes.
The Icepick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick breaks the clinch.
The Icepick tries a head kick but it misses.
Masato ducks under a wild hook from The Icepick.

The Icepick darts in and clinches Masato up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Masato misses with a wild combination.
The Icepick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masato.

The Icepick moves into the clinch.

The Icepick manages to break the clinch.
Masato misses with a series of wild punches.
Masato throws a right and a left that The Icepick avoids nicely.
The Icepick misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Icepick swings for the body but Masato moves out of range.
The Icepick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The Icepick clinches with his opponent.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick feints a jab promting Masato to slip. The Icepick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Masato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Masato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Icepick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

The Icepick forces Masato back against the ropes and clinches.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Icepick moves into the clinch.
Masato can't break the clinch.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Icepick drives through and clinches with Masato against the ropes.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Masato misses with a few strikes there.

The Icepick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Icepick as Masato tries to tie him up.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.

The Icepick moves into the clinch.
Masato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Icepick breaks the clinch.
The Icepick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Masato. Those never looked like landing.

The Icepick darts in and clinches Masato up against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Masato is predictable there

and The Icepick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Icepick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

The Icepick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Icepick lands with an uppercut that bounces Masato off the ropes and back into range.

The Icepick closes the distance and clinches.
Masato tries to stall but The Icepick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truck The Icepick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The Icepick slips a straight right by Masato.

The Icepick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masato, pushing him back against the ropes.

The Icepick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Icepick looks to land a combination but Masato avoids it well.
Masato throws a series of punches but The Icepick avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Icepick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Icepick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masato falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Icepick counters with a stiff right hand.
The Icepick slips a jab and a cross from Masato.
Masato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by The Icepick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Icepick forces Masato back against the ropes and clinches.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.
Donk. The Icepick catches Masato right on the button with a cross.
The Icepick connects with a nice looking jab.

The Icepick moves into range and clinches up with Masato.
Masato misses with a body punch.
Masato takes a shot to the head.

Masato is rocked!
Masato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oh Masato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Icepick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masato's efforts to push away.
Masato seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Icepick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Icepick to score with a decent uppercut.
The Icepick throws a right and a left that Masato avoids nicely.
The Icepick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Icepick scores with a sloppy right hand. Masato should have avoided that one.
The Icepick staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Icepick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Icepick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The Icepick clinches with his opponent.

The Icepick breaks from the clinch.
The Icepick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masato.
The Icepick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masato doesn't seem bothered though.
Masato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Icepick.
The Icepick dodges the punch combination from Masato.
The Icepick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Icepick cracks Masato with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Masato is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Masato is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Masato could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Truck The Icepick!
Our winner, Truck The Icepick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.