PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the ring accompanied by Shaolin Monastic chanting. Wiskeber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Michel Cleis - Hey Lady Luck (Official Music Video) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fu Master
vs
Wiskeber

179 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiskeber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Wiskeber has closed the distance and engaged Master in a clinch.

Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Master. Beautiful body shot.
Master is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiskeber.
A telegraphed right hand from Master misses the target.
Wiskeber staying out of range there.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiskeber.
The fighters circling - Master throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Master takes a swing at Wiskeber's ribcage but misses.
Master throws a looping overhand right but Wiskeber ducks down to avoid it.

Wiskeber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the ropes.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiskeber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Master avoids the damage to the body.
Wiskeber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Master.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiskeber moves away.

Wiskeber darts in and clinches Master up against the ropes.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master lands with a light punch inside.

Master breaks the clinch.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Master throws a hook but Wiskeber avoids it easily.
Wiskeber misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Master.
Master with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiskeber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Wiskeber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiskeber moves away.
Wiskeber wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wiskeber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Master manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Master lands.

Wiskeber has managed to clinch.

Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber moves in looking to clinch but Master pushes him off.
Master has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiskeber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Master.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiskeber manages to avoid it.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master throws a right hand that misses
and Wiskeber counters with a nice uppercut.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiskeber. Wiskeber obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master clobbers Wiskeber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wiskeber slips under a jab.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Master keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.
Frulegur Wiskeber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wiskeber has managed to clinch.

Wiskeber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kung Fu Master is winning the standup battle so far.
Master throws the left hand but Wiskeber avoids the punch easily.
Wiskeber looks to land a combination but Master avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master swings for the body but Wiskeber moves out of range.
Wiskeber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiskeber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiskeber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master misses with a right hand

and Wiskeber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Master scores with a shoulder strike.

Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiskeber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Master is able to avoid easily.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Master there.
Wiskeber has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Wiskeber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wiskeber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wiskeber is rocked!
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Wiskeber.
Wiskeber wants to clinch.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiskeber scores with a head kick. Master tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Master paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiskeber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Master.
Master misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Wiskeber moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Master.

Wiskeber pushes Master up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Master.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master misses with some punches.

Master manages to break the clinch.
Wiskeber misses with a head kick.
Master misses with a looping left.
Master throws a lazy uppercut
and Wiskeber counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Master misses.
Kung Fu Master is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiskeber tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiskeber moves out of range of the strikes.
Master uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wiskeber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wiskeber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiskeber counters with a left and a right that stings Master.
Wiskeber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiskeber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Master takes a swing at Wiskeber's ribcage but misses.
Wiskeber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Master scores with a jab to the body.
Master lands with a hook. Wiskeber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master connects with a right hand. Wiskeber shakes it off.
Wiskeber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.

Master tries to keep at a distance but Wiskeber has taken the fight into the clinch.

Wiskeber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Master wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Master paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiskeber misses the target.
Master scores with a sloppy right hand. Wiskeber should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiskeber wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
Wiskeber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Wiskeber throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber slips under a jab from Master.
Wiskeber wants to clinch.

Wiskeber has managed to clinch.
Master throws a head punch that misses.

Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wiskeber on the side of the head.
Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Master throws a looping overhand right but Wiskeber ducks down to avoid it.
Wiskeber misses with a kick to the body.
Wiskeber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.

Wiskeber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiskeber misses with a knee to the head.
Master has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Master working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiskeber misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiskeber has had enough of the clinch but Master keeps him there for the moment.
Master is looking to control Wiskeber's arms but Wiskeber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Master has his back to the ropes.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Wiskeber breaks from the clinch.
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!
Wiskeber ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiskeber's hands.
Master misses with a hook.
Master jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiskeber moves in looking to clinch but Master pushes him off.
Master throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiskeber counters with a good, hard body kick but Master shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Wiskeber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiskeber.
Master bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiskeber's head.
Master keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master clearly takes that round.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiskeber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wiskeber doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Wiskeber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiskeber moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiskeber fails to land with a series of punches.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master misses with a hook.
Master circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiskeber doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiskeber was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Wiskeber throws a nice looking combination but Master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Master throws a right hand that misses

and Wiskeber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wiskeber.

Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Master.
Wiskeber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiskeber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wiskeber.
Wiskeber doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Wiskeber throws a sloppy head kick and Master moves out of range easily.
Wiskeber slips under a jab.
Wiskeber wants to clinch.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Wiskeber slips a jab from Master.
Wiskeber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Master listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master connects with a single shot there.
Wiskeber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Master paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiskeber wants to clinch but Master slips to the side
and Master counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wiskeber is still on wobbly legs! Can Master finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Master misses the shot to the body.
Wiskeber seems to have recovered his senses.
Wiskeber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiskeber is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.

Wiskeber instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Master softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiskeber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiskeber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Master misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Master.
Wiskeber trying to land knees to the body.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiskeber throws a series of punches but Master moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master had his way with Frulegur Wiskeber in that 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wiskeber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiskeber throws a wild body kick that Master sees coming a mile off.
Master misses with a hook.
Wiskeber tries to land a front kick but Master steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wiskeber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Wiskeber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wiskeber is trying to break the clinch but Master has him pressed against the ropes.
Wiskeber stalling in the clinch but Master improves position.

Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiskeber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Master misses the body punch
and Wiskeber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wiskeber fails to land with a series of punches.
Master paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiskeber.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber avoids the head kick by Master.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiskeber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber misses with a wild combination.
Wiskeber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Master.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch.
Master jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Wiskeber clinches up against the ropes.

Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frulegur Wiskeber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Wiskeber counter with a right hand.
Wiskeber slips a straight right by Master.
Wiskeber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Master moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Master cracks Wiskeber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Master throws the left hand but Wiskeber avoids the punch easily.
Wiskeber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Master.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Master throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wiskeber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master thuds his right hand into Wiskeber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wiskeber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Master takes a swing at Wiskeber's ribcage but misses.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Wiskeber moves out of range easily.
Wiskeber misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Master, as that shot connected.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiskeber tries to clinch there but Master circles away.
Master connects with a body shot.
Master thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wiskeber instigates a clinch.

Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Master counters with a good low kick that Wiskeber was not able to check.
Wiskeber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kung Fu Master.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Master, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
Kung Fu Master took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'The Northern styles of Shaolin and Chang Quan will always dominate the inferior southern styles.'.