PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoshihiro Takayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Takayama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Thadani's chin.

Takayama
vs
Thadani

195 cm
21
243 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoshihiro Takayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadani throws a body kick that misses.
Thadani misses with a low kick.
Takayama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takayama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tom Thadani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takayama tries to clinch up
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.
Thadani lands with a nice body kick.
Thadani throws a front kick aimed at Takayama's knee but Takayama avoids it well.
Thadani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takayama checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thadani counters with a nice leg kick.
Thadani throws a leg kick but Takayama moved away.
Thadani has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Takayama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thadani.
Takayama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thadani counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani misses with a low kick.
Thadani throws a leg kick that is checked

and Takayama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Takayama.
Takayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Takayama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thadani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thadani looks winded!
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!
Takayama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thadani working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayama trying to land knees to the body.
Takayama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thadani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thadani avoiding damage as Takayama throws knees to the body.
Takayama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thadani is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Takayama.
Takayama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thadani is defending well for now.
Thadani crunches a lovely knee into Takayama's ribcage.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thadani stalling the fight.
Thadani avoiding damage as Takayama throws knees to the body.
Takayama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thadani blocks it with crossed arms.
Takayama trying to land knees to the body.
Takayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Takayama being controlled against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Thadani.
Thadani stalls.
Thadani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takayama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thadani trying to stall but Takayama improves his position.
Takayama trying to land knees to the body.
Takayama misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani is looking to break free of the clinch but Takayama has double underhooks.
Thadani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takayama backwards.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Takayama dominated that round.
That's time! Takayama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thadani thumps Takayama with a low kick.
Takayama checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Takayama as he checks the leg kick.
Takayama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takayama darts in trying to clinch
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.
Takayama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama tries to clinch
and Thadani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takayama moves to clinch but Thadani breaks away
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.
Thadani throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takayama checks a leg kick.
Takayama moves in looking to clinch but Thadani pushes him off.
Thadani is looking to slow Takayama down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws a looping overhand right but Takayama ducks down to avoid it.
Takayama moves to clinch but Thadani breaks away
letting Thadani counter with a right hand.
Takayama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takayama tries to clinch up
and Thadani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takayama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thadani throws a wild body kick that Takayama sees coming a mile off.
Thadani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayama tries to clinch
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.
Thadani keeps the fight on the outside.
Thadani motions for Takayama to come forward. Thadani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takayama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thadani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thadani wants to slow Takayama down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
Tom Thadani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Takayama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takayama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Thadani forces Takayama back against the ropes and clinches.
Yoshihiro Takayama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Thadani managing to block the knees to the body from Takayama.
Thadani trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Takayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Takayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Thadani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Takayama blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takayama checks a leg kick.
Thadani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takayama wants to clinch but Thadani slips to the side
and Thadani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thadani throws a head kick but Takayama moves out of range.
Thadani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takayama.
Thadani throws a solid leg kick but Takayama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thadani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thadani.
Thadani misses with a kick to the body

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

Thadani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takayama tries to clinch there but Thadani circles away.
Thadani lands with a slapping head kick.
Thadani tries to land a leg kick but Takayama saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws a low kick, looking for Takayama's leg but Takayama calmly moves out of range.
Takayama moves out of range of the leg kick from Thadani.
Thadani throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takayama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thadani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takayama tries to clinch
and Thadani counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takayama's knee momentarily.
Takayama closes the distance but Thadani moves to the side
and Thadani counters with a low kick, right behind Takayama 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Thadani tenderised Takayama's leg. Takayama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takayama tries to clinch up
and Thadani counters with a nice leg kick.
Thadani thuds his shin into the meat of Takayama's side.
Takayama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takayama clinches up with Thadani and pushes him back against the ropes.
Thadani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takayama is keeping busy.
Thadani managing to block the knees to the body from Takayama.
Thadani tries to land a knee to the head but Takayama blocks with his arms.
Takayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Takayama lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takayama misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takayama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thadani avoids it.
Takayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thadani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thadani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thadani!
A very excited looking Tom Thadani made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.