PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Pristine (ranked 6234 p4p, 5463 weight class) and Matsuka Hiyoshi (ranked 230 p4p, 218 weight class). Luke Pristine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pristine
vs
Hiyoshi

178 cm
24
147
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
147
0 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Pristine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matsuka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiyoshi.
Pristine throws a one two combo.
Hiyoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pristine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiyoshi.
Pristine tries to clinch but Hiyoshi is having none of it.
Pristine walks into a left hand.
A big right from Hiyoshi misses.
Hiyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pristine is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pristine swinging wildly here.
Pristine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiyoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hiyoshi stuns Pristine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Hiyoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Pristine off balance momentarily.
Pristine takes one on the button.
Pristine throws a leg kick which misses Hiyoshi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiyoshi tries to avoid it.
Pristine tries to land a front kick but Hiyoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hiyoshi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick. Pristine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pristine throws a sloppy head kick and Hiyoshi moves out of range easily.
Pristine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pristine tries to clinch up.
Hiyoshi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hiyoshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pristine .
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiyoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pristine throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hiyoshi counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pristine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hiyoshi's brow.
Pristine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hiyoshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hiyoshi.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pristine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pristine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pristine misses with an elbow strike.
Hiyoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pristine backwards.
Nice body punch from Hiyoshi.
Pristine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hiyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiyoshi trying to stall but Pristine improves his position.
Pristine tries a body shot but Hiyoshi blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pristine .
Hiyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pristine backwards.
Hiyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pristine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hiyoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pristine misses with an elbow strike.
Hiyoshi blocks a body shot from Pristine .
Hiyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hiyoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pristine seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hiyoshi can turn it around.
A bit of stalling here from Hiyoshi.
Pristine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hiyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiyoshi cracks Pristine with a nice body shot.
Pristine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiyoshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pristine fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Hiyoshi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pristine throws an elbow but it misses.
Pristine being controlled against the ropes.
Pristine prevents a body shot from Hiyoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hiyoshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pristine . Those never looked like landing.

Pristine gets a clinch.
Hiyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pristine struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiyoshi controls his hands.
Hiyoshi blocking some punches.
Pristine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pristine lands a shoulder strike.
Hiyoshi is trying to stall.
Hiyoshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiyoshi pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Pristine breaks from the clinch.
Hiyoshi blocks a head kick by Pristine .
Hiyoshi throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi is trying to maintain a safe position but Pristine gets an underhook and turns Hiyoshi into the ropes.
Hiyoshi blocking some punches.
Hiyoshi misses with the head strike.
Hiyoshi stalling the fight.
Hiyoshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pristine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hiyoshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hiyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hiyoshi blocks an uppercut.
Hiyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hiyoshi lands a hook that snaps the head of Pristine backwards.
Hiyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pristine throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi blocking some punches.
Pristine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pristine wants to break free but Hiyoshi has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pristine is leaning against Hiyoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hiyoshi lands a right hand.
Hiyoshi cracks Pristine with a nice body shot.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Pristine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hiyoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pristine 's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi digs a right hand into Pristine 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pristine 's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi lands a shot to the body.
Hiyoshi lands with a light punch inside.
Pristine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hiyoshi.
Come on Hiyoshi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hiyoshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hiyoshi.
Pristine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pristine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pristine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matsuka Hiyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pristine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hiyoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiyoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pristine .
Hiyoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pristine is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pristine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pristine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pristine tries to clinch
and Hiyoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Well,Pristine is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hiyoshi throws a lazy head kick
and Pristine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice cross by Hiyoshi.
Pristine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Pristine moves into range and clinches up with Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi taking a breather.
Pristine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiyoshi blocks an elbow strike.
Luke Pristine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pristine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pristine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pristine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hiyoshi or not.
A shot in the inside from Hiyoshi.
Pristine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pristine struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiyoshi controls his hands.
Pristine tries a body shot but Hiyoshi blocks it.
Hiyoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hiyoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pristine controls his hands.
Pristine prevents a body shot from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi blocks an elbow strike.
Hiyoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hiyoshi blocks an elbow strike from Pristine .
Pristine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiyoshi's elbow.
Hiyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuka Hiyoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hiyoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Pristine has had enough of the clinch but Hiyoshi keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Pristine , against the ropes.
Pristine working aggressively here.
Pristine lands a knee to the body.
Hiyoshi blocking some punches.
Pristine throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with a body punch.
Pristine struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiyoshi controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Hiyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiyoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiyoshi cracks Pristine with a nice body shot.
Pristine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pristine pushes off an throws an elbow but Hiyoshi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Matsuka Hiyoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiyoshi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hiyoshi wants to stall.
Pristine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hiyoshi lands a body shot.
Hiyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pristine backwards.
Hiyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Pristine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pristine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pristine tries to work over Hiyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiyoshi digs a right hand into Pristine 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pristine 's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matsuka Hiyoshi.
Well Hiyoshi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Matsuka Hiyoshi!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Matsuka Hiyoshi!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Matsuka Hiyoshi!

Matsuka Hiyoshi wins by unanimous decision!