PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kaburaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Kaburaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brock
vs
Kaburaki

162 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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KAISER

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kaburaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brock rushes Kaburaki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaburaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kaburaki lands with a left to the head.
Kaburaki working aggressively here.
Kaburaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Brock controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaburaki looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brock for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kaburaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaburaki.
Kaburaki has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Brock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaburaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaburaki tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brock blocking some punches.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaburaki with a hook.
Brock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brock there as he acknowledges the shot.

Brock closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is trying to force a seperation but Kaburaki has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Kaburaki fails to land.
Kaburaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaburaki jabs Brock to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Brock darts in and clinches Kaburaki up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaburaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaburaki stalling in the clinch but Brock improves position.
Kaburaki managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Brock blocks a body shot from Kaburaki.
Brock throws an elbow but it misses.
Brock blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaburaki being controlled against the ropes.

Brock breaks from the clinch.
Kaburaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaburaki. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaburaki misses with the combination.
Brock wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brock throws a solid leg kick but Kaburaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brock.
Kaburaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Kaburaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaburaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaburaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brock looks to land a combination but Kaburaki avoids it well.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaburaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenji Kaburaki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for Kaburaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaburaki lands a jab.
Kaburaki swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Kaburaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brock counters by moving into the clinch.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaburaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaburaki cracks Brock with an open hand slap.
Brock is looking to clinch.
Kaburaki throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaburaki throws a right and a left that both miss.

Brock moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock has Kaburaki pressed against the ropes.
Kaburaki prevents Brock from breaking the clinch.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eddie Brock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock swinging wildly here.
Kaburaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Kaburaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Brock clinches up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kaburaki is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaburaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Kaburaki both land. Nice combination.
Kaburaki misses with the combination.
Kaburaki swings widly with a right hand

and Brock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Kaburaki looking to stall.
Brock looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
Kaburaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.
Brock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaburaki up against the ropes.
Brock prevents Kaburaki from breaking the clinch.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaburaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki loads up on a big right hand but Brock slips the punch.
Kaburaki throws a hook but Brock avoids it easily.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Brock tries to clinch up.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kaburaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brock moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Kaburaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaburaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenji Kaburaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaburaki.
Kaburaki checks the leg kick.
Kaburaki throws a front kick aimed at Brock's knee but Brock avoids it well.
Brock swinging wildly here.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kaburaki throws a head kick that misses.
Brock throws out a loose jab but Kaburaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaburaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaburaki throws an overhand right that lands on Brock's shoulder, as Brock tries to avoid the shot.
Kaburaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaburaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaburaki blocks the leg kick.
Kaburaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji Kaburaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaburaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Kaburaki into the ropes.
Kaburaki is trying to break the clinch but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Brock has Kaburaki pressed against the ropes.
Kaburaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brock is stalling here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Kaburaki does it's job there.
Brock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Brock has managed to clinch.
Brock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaburaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaburaki lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brock.
A hook to the body from Brock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaburaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Kaburaki tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Eddie Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Kaburaki back against the ropes.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Kaburaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock is looking to clinch but Kaburaki is avoiding it.
Kaburaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock misses with a leg kick.
Brock moves away from the strike by Kaburaki.

Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kaburaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock throws a series of punches but Kaburaki moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburaki lands a really nice looking cross but Brock seems unphased.
Kaburaki lands a nice shot that snaps Brock's head back.
Kaburaki throws a right hand that Brock ducks under and follows up with a left that Brock also avoids with ease.
Kenji Kaburaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaburaki throws a hook but Brock avoids it easily.

Brock takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaburaki throws a head punch that misses.
Kaburaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaburaki trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaburaki into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenji Kaburaki.
I've got Kaburaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenji Kaburaki!