PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiromichi Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiskeber has chosen Videoset Dj Fernanda Martins as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Takamatsu
vs
Wiskeber

177 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiromichi Takamatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamatsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takamatsu throws a nice head kick!

Takamatsu pushes Wiskeber up against the ropes in a clinch.
Takamatsu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiskeber leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Wiskeber taking a breather.
Takamatsu tries to stall but Wiskeber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takamatsu being controlled against the ropes.
Wiskeber is trying to maintain a safe position but Takamatsu gets an underhook and turns Wiskeber into the ropes.
Takamatsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiskeber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamatsu looking to stall.
Wiskeber looking to throw knees to the head but Takamatsu is blocking nicely.
Wiskeber tries a knee to the head but Takamatsu blocks it.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiskeber wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiskeber looking to throw knees to the head but Takamatsu is blocking nicely.
Takamatsu lands a right hand.
Wiskeber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wiskeber tries to work over Takamatsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takamatsu working aggressively here.
Wiskeber leaning against his opponent.
Takamatsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiskeber misses with a punch to the body.
Wiskeber trying to control the position but instead, Takamatsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiskeber into the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Takamatsu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamatsu.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiskeber trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamatsu.
Wiskeber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiskeber tries to work over Takamatsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takamatsu throws a head punch that misses.
Wiskeber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiskeber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takamatsu blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takamatsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiskeber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takamatsu gets through Wiskeber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiskeber blocking some punches.
Wiskeber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiskeber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiskeber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takamatsus head.
Wiskeber stalling in the clinch.
Wiskeber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamatsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Wiskeber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frulegur Wiskeber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wiskeber has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiskeber.
Takamatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Takamatsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiskeber.
Takamatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wiskeber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Takamatsu taking a breather.
Wiskeber is leaning against Takamatsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiskeber'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.
Takamatsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiskeber trying to land knees to the body.
Wiskeber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takamatsu has him pressed against the ropes.
Takamatsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takamatsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takamatsu lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu lands with a left to the head.
Wiskeber lands with a light punch inside.

Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiskeber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Wiskeber rushes Takamatsu and presses him up against the ropes.
Wiskeber slows down the pace here.
Wiskeber misses with a knee to the head.
Wiskeber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiskeber tries to work over Takamatsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiskeber tries to break free but Takamatsu pushes him back against the ropes.
Takamatsu tries to stall but Wiskeber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wiskeber being controlled against the ropes.
Takamatsu keeps control of Wiskeber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamatsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber working aggressively here.
Wiskeber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takamatsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiskeber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takamatsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamatsu can't find room to land a body shot as Wiskeber controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamatsu is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiskeber gets an underhook and turns Takamatsu into the ropes.
Takamatsu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiskeber backwards.
Wiskeber blocks a body shot from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takamatsu is looking to control Wiskeber's arms but Wiskeber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takamatsu has his back to the ropes.
Wiskeber tries to throw a body punch but Takamatsu avoids it by throwing Wiskeber back against the ropes.
Takamatsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takamatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamatsu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wiskeber's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamatsu.
Wiskeber stalling the fight.
Takamatsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frulegur Wiskeber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches.
Takamatsu blocking some punches.
Takamatsu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiskeber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiskeber missing with knees to the body.
Takamatsu is trying to stall.
Wiskeber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiskeber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takamatsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamatsu trying to stall but Wiskeber improves his position.
Wiskeber tries to stall but Takamatsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takamatsu misses with the head strike.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiskeber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takamatsu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wiskeber trying to control the position but instead, Takamatsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiskeber into the ropes.
Takamatsu is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takamatsu as Wiskeber tries to tie him up.
Wiskeber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takamatsu has a couple of punches blocked by Wiskeber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiskeber.
Takamatsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takamatsu has a couple of punches blocked by Wiskeber.
Takamatsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiskeber leaning against his opponent.
Takamatsu scores with a shot to the side of Wiskeber's head.
Wiskeber trying to stall but Takamatsu improves his position.
Takamatsu prevents a body shot from Wiskeber.
Takamatsu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Frulegur Wiskeber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hiromichi Takamatsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiskeber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wiskeber misses with some punches.
Takamatsu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiskeber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Wiskeber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamatsu lands an uppercut.
Wiskeber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takamatsu blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiskeber looking to throw knees to the head but Takamatsu is blocking nicely.
Wiskeber prevents a body shot from Takamatsu.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frulegur Wiskeber.
Well Wiskeber 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frulegur Wiskeber!
After winning the bout, Frulegur Wiskeber thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.