PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 6045 p4p, 24024 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 513 p4p, 639 weight class). Bouya comes to the ring accompanied by Victory. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bouya
vs
Ishii

175 cm
24
155
16 - 11 - 0

170 cm
29
127
15 - 18 - 2

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii slips a straight right by Bouya.
Ishii unleashes a big counter combination but Bouya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bouya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Bouya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
Ishii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Bouya.
Ishii throws a counter combo.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii unleashes a big counter combination but Bouya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bouya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Ishii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ishii throws a leg kick which misses Bouya's front leg but catches the back leg as Bouya tries to avoid it.
Bouya jabs Ishii right on the nose. Ishii blinks but takes it well.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bouya.
Bouya lands an overhand right.
Ishii takes a swing at Bouya's ribcage but misses.
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bouya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bouya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouya avoids the body shot from Ishii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bouya.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bouya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ishii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bouya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouya.
A nice side step and Ishii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bouya throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya misses with a looping left.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Bouya avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Ishii misses the target.
Bouya throwing a counter right hand but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii is looking to chop away at Bouya's legs.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Bouya circles away.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Bouya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bouya lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Bouya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya lands with an uppercut that bounces Ishii off the ropes and back into range.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouya moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Bouya pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Bouya.
Bouya throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishii.
Ishii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Bouya misses.
Bouya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bouya checks a low kick from Ishii.
Bouya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bouya throws a leg kick
letting Ishii counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Bouya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Bouya.
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Bouya checks it.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Bouya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ishii takes one to the side of the head.
Bouya misses the jab.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouya connects with a right hand. Ishii shakes it off.
Harumichi Bouya is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Bouya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ishii lands with an uppercut that bounces Bouya off the ropes and back into range.
Bouya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Bouya throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bouya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Bouya half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bouya throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Bouya misses with a looping left.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bouya.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Bouya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishii on the side of the head.
Ishii ducks right into an uppercut from Bouya.
Bouya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Bouya is avoiding it.
Ishii throws a jab when Bouya was well out of range.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya looks to throw the jab but Ishii is out of range.
Bouya cracks Ishii with an open hand slap.
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!
Bouya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bouya scores with a jab to the head.
Ishii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bouya.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bouya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Ishii is rocked!
Bouya thuds his right hand into Ishii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can Bouya finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bouya engages and cracks Ishii with a massive lead left hook - Ishii tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bouya is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
Harumichi Bouya took some time post fight to say the following; 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.