PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 15701 p4p, 791 weight class) and Takamura Mamoru (ranked 4128 p4p, 544 weight class). Mamoru has chosen The Great Takamura as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

West
vs
Mamoru

186 cm
40
208 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

190 cm
39
215 lbs
27 - 23 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamoru!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West ducks under a wild hook from Mamoru.
A head kick misses from Mamoru.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mamoru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and West tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamoru. West does a little dance to reset his feet.

West has closed the distance and engaged Mamoru in a clinch.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Mamoru.
West lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamoru won't want to take too many of those.
Mamoru can't break the clinch.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
West keeps control of Mamoru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mamoru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mamoru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

West moves into the clinch.
Mamoru takes an elbow to the temple.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mamoru backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mamoru breaks the clinch.

West rushes Mamoru and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that West has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the ropes.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mamoru breaks from the clinch.
West lunges at Mamoru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mamoru's hand.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamoru circles away.
Mamoru takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West throws a counter high kick but Mamoru was just alert enough to avoid it.
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mamoru keeps the fight on the outside.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamoru.
Mamoru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mamoru tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamoru.

West pushes Mamoru up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mamoru managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mamoru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Mamoru backwards.

Mamoru manages to break the clinch.
Mamoru throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for West. That snapped Mamoru's head back.
Mamoru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamoru throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West is looking to counter punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
West tries to clinch but Mamoru moves out of range.
West misses with a two punch combination.
West wants to clinch up but Mamoru keeps it at a distance.
Mamoru misses with a few strikes there.
Mamoru tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Mamoru just misses with a punch to the body.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West tries to work over Mamoru's front leg with a kick but Mamoru checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West slips under a jab.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mamoru walks into a left hand.
Mamoru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mamoru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mamoru.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West misses with a double jab
letting Mamoru counter with a right hand.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mamoru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mamoru lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mamoru looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mamoru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

West clinches up against the ropes.
Mamoru blocks an elbow strike from West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamoru managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West lands an elbow just above Mamoru 's eye.

It looks like Takamura Mamoru has been cut.
A short right from West on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamoru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamoru dodges an elbow strike from West.
Mamoru tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from West.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West lands a damaging elbow.
Mamoru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West keeps control of Mamoru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West lands an elbow just above Mamoru 's eye.
West lands a knee to the head.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamoru can do to turn this around?
Mamoru is trying to break free.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Mamoru leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for West.
Carson West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mamoru dodges an elbow strike from West.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from West.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mamoru has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. West seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mamoru can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West lands an elbow inside that Mamoru shrugs off.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mamoru wants to break free but West has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mamoru wants to break free but West has control.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West lands a knee to the body.
Mamoru is breathing heavily.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
West lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from West.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mamoru looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West connects with a knee to the head.

Mamoru is rocked!
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mamoru is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
West lands with a right to the head.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mamoru swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by West.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamoru prevents a body shot from West.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from West.
Mamoru dodges an elbow strike from West.
Mamoru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takamura Mamoru's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

West is looking to land body kicks.
Takamura Mamoru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mamoru counter with a right hand.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamoru tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mamoru tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mamoru seems to have recovered his senses.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

West creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Mamoru crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
West tries to clinch but Mamoru moves out of range.
West misses with a hook.
Mamoru throws out a counter right but West avoids it with no problem.

West gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mamoru's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mamoru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mamoru lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West moves in looking to clinch but Mamoru pushes him off.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takamura Mamoru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

West has closed the distance and engaged Mamoru in a clinch.
West trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru misses with some punches.
West lands an elbow that stopped Mamoru in his tracks for a moment.
Mamoru is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the ropes.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamoru avoids it.
Mamoru is trying to force a seperation but West has the dominant position.
West working Mamoru over with knees to the body.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mamoru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for West.
Mamoru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

West drops Mamoru on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Mamoru bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamoru just misses with a punch to the body.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
West lands an elbow inside.
West lands a damaging elbow.
Mamoru lands with a right to the head.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamoru avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru blocks an elbow strike.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
West scores with a knee to the head.
Mamoru lands a shoulder strike.
Mamoru takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Mamoru.
West creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Mamoru crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Mamoru face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! West takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Carson West!
Takamura Mamoru was interviewed post fight and said 'you win or you learn.'.