PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 3959 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Bomber (ranked 2618 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Bomber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ishimura
vs
Bomber

197 cm
29
248 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

205 cm
41
280 lbs
52 - 38 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ishimura misses with a shot to the body
letting Bomber counter with a right hand.
Ishimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomber throws a series of punches but Ishimura moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bomber misses.
Ishimura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ishimura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ishimura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ishimura throws a nice looking combination but Bomber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bomber throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Bomber.

It looks like Kosuke Ishimura has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomber throws a nice looking combination but Ishimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Bomber.
Ishimura fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber motions for Ishimura to come forward. Bomber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishimura is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ishimura throws a push kick but Bomber slaps the foot to one side.
Bomber lands a two punch combo.
Bomber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bomber drops Ishimura with a beautiful combination! Ishimura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bomber is looking for the KO!

Ishimura is rocked!
Ishimura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Ishimura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishimura thows a body kick. Bomber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bomber looks winded!
Ishimura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bomber takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ishimura misses with a wild body shot.
Ishimura seems to have got his legs back now.

Ishimura closes the distance and pushes Bomber back into the cage.
Bomber prevents a body shot from Ishimura.
Ishimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ishimura digs a right hand underneath Bomber's ribcage. Bomber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ishimura.
Ishimura trying to land knees to the body.
Ishimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ishimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bomber is defending well for now.

Ishimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishimura works Bomber's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ishimura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishimura.
Ishimura throws the kick towards the body but Bomber avoids it.
Bomber throws a right hand that Ishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishimura also avoids with ease.
Bomber moves out of range as Ishimura throws a body kick.
Bomber swinging wildly here.
Bomber stalks Ishimura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ishimura's face. Ishimura staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishimura misses with a wild body shot.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses.
Ishimura moves in looking to clinch but Bomber pushes him off.
Ishimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bomber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishimura.
Ishimura jabs Bomber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishimura thumps Bomber with a low kick.
Bomber misses with a few strikes there.
Bomber blocks a head kick by Ishimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura misses with a body kick.
Bomber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishimura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ishimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Bomber.
Ishimura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bomber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishimura.
An attempted straight right counter from Ishimura misses the target.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ishimura misses with the body kick
and Bomber counters with a three punch combo that has Ishimura backing up. Ishimura nods at Bomber to acknowledge the strikes.
Bomber misses with a wild combination.
Ishimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Ishimura lands but Bomber takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishimura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura misses with a head kick.
Bomber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bomber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura connects with a high kick.
Bomber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishimura throws a head kick but Bomber moves out of range.
Ishimura throws a sloppy head kick and Bomber moves out of range easily.
Ishimura is looking to wear down Bomber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishimura dodges the punch combination from Bomber.
Ishimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bomber jabs Ishimura right on the nose. Ishimura blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Bomber. Those never looked like landing.
Ishimura throws a push kick but Bomber slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bomber throws a right and a left that Ishimura avoids nicely.
Bomber throws a nice looking combination but Ishimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishimura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bomber avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rick Bomber will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kosuke Ishimura'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.

Ishimura throws a body kick that misses.
Ishimura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ishimura.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishimura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishimura throws a wild body kick that Bomber sees coming a mile off.
Bomber unleashes a big counter combination but Ishimura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ishimura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bomber if he has to take too many more of those.
Ishimura is looking to land body kicks.
Bomber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ishimura.
Ishimura circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bomber drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ishimura follows Bomber to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosuke Ishimura!