PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojiro Tatsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes to the ring accompanied by Akon - Never Gonna Get It. Tatsumoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A.RA.SHI kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andrus Laane is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Laane
vs
Tatsumoto

193 cm
25
191 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

190 cm
23
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

World class MT
Heavy handed

DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojiro Tatsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsumoto tries to clinch up but Laane circles away and keeps his distance.

Laane moves into the clinch successfully.
Laane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatsumoto's elbow.
Tatsumoto trying to stall but Laane improves his position.
Tatsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laane's elbow.

Laane breaks the clinch.

Laane gets a clinch.
Laane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Laane - that landed with a thud.
Laane lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laane's elbow.
Laane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Laane.
Tatsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Tatsumoto. That snapped Laane's head back.
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!
Laane throws a right and a left that Tatsumoto avoids nicely.

Laane takes the fight into the clinch.

Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsumoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatsumoto throws a leg kick but Laane checks it.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Laane defending well as Tatsumoto loads up on a big left hand.
Tatsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto lands an overhand right.
Tatsumoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatsumoto's hands.
Kojiro Tatsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch there but Laane circles away.
Tatsumoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laane's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch up.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves out of range.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves out of range.
Tatsumoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laane will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laane scores with a nice hook to the head.

Laane breaks from the clinch.
Laane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves out of range.
Tatsumoto misses with a right hand
and Laane counters with a two punch combo.
Laane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laane duly obliges.
Tatsumoto moves in looking to clinch but Laane pushes him off.
Tatsumoto looks to throw the jab but Laane is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laane misses with a looping left.
Laane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laane tries a low kick but Tatsumoto avoids it.
Tatsumoto tried to score with a low kick but Laane checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Laane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane is having none of it.
Tatsumoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatsumoto dodges the punch combination from Laane.
A left lands for Laane.
Tatsumoto throws a head kick but Laane moves out of range.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves away
enabling Laane to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Laane moves into the clinch.
Laane looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsumoto is blocking nicely.
Tatsumoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatsumoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatsumoto tries to stall but Laane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Tatsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laane trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsumoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laane as Tatsumoto tries to tie him up.
Tatsumoto lands with a light punch inside.

Laane manages to break the clinch.

Laane closes the distance and pushes Tatsumoto back into the ropes.
Tatsumoto tries to throw a body punch but Laane avoids it by throwing Tatsumoto back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Laane.
Tatsumoto looking to stall.
Laane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tatsumoto lands a body punch.
Laane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsumoto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsumoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laane backwards.
Tatsumoto misses with a hook from the clinch.

Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laane misses with an uppercut. Tatsumoto saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tatsumoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Laane gets an underhook and turns Tatsumoto into the ropes.
Laane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsumoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Laane.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Laane.
Laane is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tatsumoto throws a lazy body kick
and Laane counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tatsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Laane to counter with a crisp jab.
Laane fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatsumoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Laane counters with a big head kick but Tatsumoto shrugs it off.
Laane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves out of range.
Laane throws a body punch but Tatsumoto moves out of range.
Laane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Laane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Tatsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Laane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatsumoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laane avoids the head kick by Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatsumoto moves in looking to clinch but Laane pushes him off.
Laane scores with a three punch combo!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatsumoto avoids it.
Laane misses with an elbow strike.
Andrus Laane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Tatsumoto fails to land.
Laane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tatsumoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatsumoto.
Laane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Laane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsumoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsumoto wants to stall.
Tatsumoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsumoto can't find room to land a body shot as Laane controls the action.
Tatsumoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laane is defending well for now.
Laane is looking to control Tatsumoto's arms but Tatsumoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laane has his back to the ropes.
Laane blocks a body shot from Tatsumoto.

Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tatsumoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tatsumoto misses with a straight right.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Laane moves out of range easily.
Laane tries to work over Tatsumoto's front leg with a kick but Tatsumoto checks it.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Laane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Laane misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsumoto works the jab nicely.
Tatsumoto throws a hook but Laane avoids it easily.
Tatsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsumoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laane keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatsumoto wants to clinch up but Laane keeps it at a distance.
Tatsumoto dodges the punch combination from Laane.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatsumoto throws a nice looking combination but Laane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laane avoids a kick to the body.
Tatsumoto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Laane.
Tatsumoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Andrus Laane did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Laane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tatsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Laane there.
Tatsumoto is looking to clinch but Laane is avoiding it.
Tatsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsumoto wants to clinch.
Tatsumoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatsumoto looks to land a left hand but Laane moved out of range nicely.
Laane slips under a jab.
Tatsumoto scores with a body shot.
Tatsumoto throws a head kick but Laane moves out of range.
Laane tries to clinch but Tatsumoto moves out of range.

Laane moves into the clinch.
Tatsumoto throws a head punch that misses.
Laane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatsumoto tries to work over Laane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laane breaks from the clinch.
Tatsumoto lands a head shot.
Tatsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kojiro Tatsumoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatsumoto looks to land a left hand but Laane moved out of range nicely.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves out of range.
Tatsumoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laane jabs Tatsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane is having none of it.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Laane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatsumoto throws a series of punches but Laane avoids them all with ease.
Tatsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Laane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch there but Laane circles away.
Tatsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Laane.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane is having none of it.
Laane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tatsumoto takes a step back to recover.
Laane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tatsumoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tatsumoto scores with a leg kick.

Laane rushes Tatsumoto and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatsumoto avoids it.
Laane throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatsumoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tatsumoto trying to stall but Laane improves his position.

Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatsumoto throws a right hand that Laane ducks under and follows up with a left that Laane also avoids with ease.

Laane closes the distance and pushes Tatsumoto back into the ropes.
Tatsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laane's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Laane breaks the clinch.
Tatsumoto thuds a left hand into Laane's body.
Laane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kojiro Tatsumoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Laane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kojiro Tatsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laane ducks under a wild hook from Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane moves away
and Laane counters with a nice body shot.
Tatsumoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from Tatsumoto misses.
Tatsumoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Tatsumoto.
Tatsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Laane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsumoto scores with a punch to the head.
Tatsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Laane moves out of range easily.
Laane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tatsumoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Laane's head.
Laane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatsumoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Tatsumoto looks to throw the jab but Laane is out of range.
Tatsumoto looks to land a combination but Laane avoids it well.
Tatsumoto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tatsumoto tried to score with a low kick but Laane checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch there but Laane circles away.
Laane scores with a jab. Tatsumoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tatsumoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Laane gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsumoto blocks the body kick.
Tatsumoto throws a head kick that misses
and Laane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laane throws a nice looking combination but Tatsumoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatsumoto with a jab.
Laane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tatsumoto is looking to clinch but Laane is avoiding it.
Tatsumoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laane has time to react.

Laane closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsumoto is leaning against Laane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatsumoto backwards.

Laane breaks the clinch.
Tatsumoto tries to clinch but Laane is having none of it.
Laane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laane misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laane tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatsumoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsumoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laane's head.

Tatsumoto darts in and clinches Laane up against the ropes.
Laane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsumoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tatsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatsumoto looks to clinch
and Laane counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kojiro Tatsumoto.
I think Laane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andrus Laane!
A very excited looking Andrus Laane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.