PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hanzo Hattori (ranked 2759 p4p, 24457 weight class) and Michael Yakamito (ranked 369 p4p, 812 weight class). Hattori's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Warrior. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hattori
vs
Yakamito

189 cm
17
194
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
198
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanzo Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Yakamito!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakamito.
Hattori looks to throw the jab but Yakamito is out of range.
Yakamito let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yakamito dips to his left and cracks Hattori with an uppercut!
Hattori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yakamito connects with a body shot that sends Hattori's belly button to the back.
Yakamito throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yakamito cracks Hattori with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Hattori get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Hattori looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

Hattori is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hattori leaves his chin hanging out and Yakamito seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hattori crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Yakamito!