PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Inyo Mahmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kickboxing Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmi's entrance music is Burning Season. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mahmi
vs
Jobber

180 cm
28
179 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

181 cm
22
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

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Very strong

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Brute

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inyo Mahmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kickboxing Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber moves in looking to clinch but Mahmi pushes him off.
Jobber throws a head kick that half lands.
Jobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahmi misses with a hook to the body
and Jobber counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahmi shrugs it off.
Jobber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jobber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmi.
Jobber cracks a nice hook into Mahmi's ribs.
Jobber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahmi's head backwards.

It looks like Inyo Mahmi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber misses with a body shot.
Jobber lands a nice hook to Mahmi's body. Mahmi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mahmi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahmi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jobber.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mahmi closes the distance and clinches.
Jobber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jobber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahmi.
Mahmi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mahmi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jobber trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jobber.
Mahmi misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Mahmi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahmi.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi tries to work over Jobber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahmi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmi lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmi throws a head punch that misses.
Jobber lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jobber.
Mahmi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmi.
Mahmi misses with a body punch.
Mahmi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jobber controls his hands.
Mahmi lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Mahmi.
Jobber trying to control the position but instead, Mahmi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jobber into the cage.
A body shot lands from Mahmi.
Jobber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahmi misses with the head strike.
Jobber blocks a body shot from Mahmi.
Jobber wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jobber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mahmi's face.
Jobber tries a knee to the head but Mahmi blocks it.
Mahmi avoiding damage as Jobber throws knees to the body.
Jobber blocks a body shot from Mahmi.
Mahmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmi avoiding damage as Jobber throws knees to the body.
Jobber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahmi is keeping busy.
Mahmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jobber misses with a knee strike.
Jobber lands a good knee to the midsection. Mahmi won't want to take too many of those.
Mahmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmi fails to land.
Jobber tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahmi avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmi fails to land.
Mahmi lands an uppercut.
Jobber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jobber tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahmi avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahmi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Mahmi.
Jobber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jobber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahmi tries to throw a body punch but Jobber avoids it by throwing Mahmi back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jobber tries to stall but Mahmi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mahmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jobber scores with a knee to the head.
Jobber looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Inyo Mahmi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Inyo Mahmi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mahmi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jobber moves to clinch but Mahmi breaks away
and Mahmi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jobber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmi has time to react.
Mahmi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jobber slips a straight right by Mahmi.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jobber moves away.
Mahmi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jobber scores with a body shot.
Mahmi misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmi.
Jobber wants to clinch up but Mahmi keeps it at a distance.
Jobber tries to clinch but Mahmi moves out of range.
Jobber tries to clinch but Mahmi moves out of range.
Mahmi misses with a shot to the body
and Jobber counters with a nice body shot.
Mahmi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jobber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jobber tries to clinch but Mahmi is having none of it.
Jobber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jobber.
Mahmi loads up on a big right hand but Jobber slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmi. Jobber does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmi is just out of range.
Jobber ducks under a wild hook from Mahmi.
Mahmi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
Mahmi lands a jab.
Mahmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmi throws a body punch but Jobber moves out of range.
Jobber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmi.
Jobber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmi.
Mahmi throws a leg kick that misses.
Jobber connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber tries to clinch up.
Kickboxing Jobber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahmi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jobber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahmi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jobber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahmi misses with a body punch
and Jobber finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jobber looks to land a combination but Mahmi avoids it well.
Jobber avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
A swing and a miss from Mahmi.
Jobber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahmi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mahmi circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mahmi counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jobber moves away.
Mahmi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jobber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahmi rather than just go for the knockout.
Mahmi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jobber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jobber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahmi misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahmi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jobber is defending well for now.
Mahmi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jobber.
Jobber working Mahmi over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kickboxing Jobber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Inyo Mahmi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mahmi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahmi misses with a low kick as Jobber jumps back.
Jobber defending well as Mahmi loads up on a big left hand.
Jobber lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kickboxing Jobber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahmi throws a right hand that misses
and Mahmi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jobber looks for the body kick but Mahmi saw that one coming.
Jobber moves out of range as Mahmi strikes.
Mahmi dips to his left and cracks Jobber with an uppercut!
Mahmi misses with a jab to the body
and Jobber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mahmi clinches up with Jobber and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahmi tries to throw a body punch but Jobber avoids it by throwing Mahmi back against the cage.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Mahmi.
Inyo Mahmi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Mahmi.
Jobber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mahmi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jobber's elbow.
Jobber working Mahmi over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jobber is trying to stall.
Jobber missing with knees to the body.
Jobber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jobber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmi misses with a body punch.
Jobber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahmi avoids it.
Jobber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahmi is keeping busy.
Mahmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber crunches a lovely knee into Mahmi's ribcage.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Mahmi.
Jobber landing knees to the body.
Mahmi tries to work over Jobber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Jobber.
Mahmi can't find room to land a body shot as Jobber controls the action.
Jobber taking a breather.
Mahmi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jobber.
Jobber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mahmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmi has a couple of punches blocked by Jobber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi gets through Jobber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mahmi as Jobber tries to tie him up.
Mahmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jobber trying to stall but Mahmi improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kickboxing Jobber.
Jobber tries to clinch up but Mahmi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahmi motions for Jobber to come forward. Mahmi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jobber lands a front kick.
Jobber is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi misses with a combination
and Jobber counters with a one-two to the body.

Inyo Mahmi's cut is getting worse.
Decent striking displayed by Jobber there.

Mahmi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber tries to clinch but Mahmi is having none of it.
Mahmi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jobber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Jobber.
Jobber lands a head kick that sends Mahmi down! Mahmi is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Jobber is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kickboxing Jobber!
Kickboxing Jobber gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).