PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Armstrong
vs
Tunamoto

191 cm
30
223 lbs
20 - 7 - 2

180 cm
26
217 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Armstrong under the eye.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Armstrong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tunamoto lands a body shot.
Tunamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Tunamoto misses with a left hand
and Armstrong counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Tunamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tunamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tunamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Armstrong.
Tunamoto misses with a hook.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Tunamoto keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armstrong misses with a knee to the head.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Tunamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tunamoto prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Tunamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tunamoto's elbow.
Armstrong has Tunamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Tunamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong scores a nice knee to the body.
Tunamoto crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Tunamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Armstrong tries to work over Tunamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tunamoto obliges.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Tunamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Tunamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Tunamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Tunamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Armstrong looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside.
Tunamoto taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Armstrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Muraki Tunamoto has been cut.
Tunamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
Tunamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tunamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.

Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tunamoto cracks Armstrong with an open hand slap.
Tunamoto checks a leg kick.
Armstrong throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Tunamoto misses.
Tunamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Tunamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Tunamoto catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tunamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.

Armstrong moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto wants to stall.
Tunamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong taking a breather.
Armstrong misses with a knee to the head.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Tunamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tunamoto misses with a knee strike.
Tunamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tunamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Armstrong has double underhooks.
Armstrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tunamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tunamoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Armstrong is rocked!
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Tunamoto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tunamoto connects with a quick right hand that sends Armstrong tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.