PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuhisa Nagashima (ranked 4041 p4p, 23591 weight class) and Jason Skillz (ranked 371 p4p, 480 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nagashima
vs
Skillz

171 cm
22
145
10 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
146
5 - 5 - 1

World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuhisa Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Skillz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skillz blocks a low kick nicely.
Skillz tries to bum rush Nagashima with a series of wild strikes but Nagashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagashima misses with an uppercut.
Skillz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Skillz.
Nagashima connects with a jab.

It looks like Jason Skillz has been cut.

Skillz instigates a clinch.
Skillz can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
Skillz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skillz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagashima is defending well for now.
Nagashima misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skillz is defending well for now.
Skillz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagashima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skillz.
Nagashima takes a shot to the head.
Nagashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz misses with a body punch.
Skillz managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Skillz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagashima tries to work over Skillz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nagashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skillz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skillz is out of range and Nagashima settles back down.
Skillz avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima swinging wildly here.
Nagashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skillz connects with a high kick.
Skillz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagashima counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillz thumps Nagashima with a low kick.
Skillz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagashima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skillz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skillz clobbers Nagashima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Nagashima defending well as Skillz loads up on a big left hand.
Nagashima thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nagashima lands with a shot to the body.
Nagashima throws a shot from downtown. Skillz moves away and avoids it.
Nagashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Nagashima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nagashima takes a swing at Skillz's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kazuhisa Nagashima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Skillz'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.

Nagashima throws a body punch but Skillz moves out of range.
Nagashima ducks under a wild hook from Skillz.
Nagashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skillz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skillz avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
As Nagashima backs off Skillz throws a huge counter combo but Nagashima manages to avoid it all.
Skillz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagashima tries a low kick but Skillz avoids it.

Skillz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skillz lands an uppercut.
A short right from Nagashima.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skillz's elbow.
Skillz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Nagashima breaks the clinch.
Nagashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz throws a leg kick but Nagashima moved away.
Good leg kick by Nagashima.
Nagashima avoids the body shot from Skillz.
Skillz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagashima counters with a nice body shot.
Nagashima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Skillz tenderised Nagashima's leg. Nagashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skillz misses with a body shot.
Nagashima throws a solid leg kick but Skillz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagashima.
Skillz throws a wild body kick that Nagashima sees coming a mile off.
Skillz looks to land a left hand but Nagashima moved out of range nicely.
Nagashima throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Skillz takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagashima throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Nagashima.
Skillz working aggressively here.
Nagashima is trying to break free.
Nagashima misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Skillz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima struggles to land a body shot inside as Skillz controls his hands.
Skillz connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kazuhisa Nagashima has been cut.
Skillz landing knees to the head.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skillz lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Nagashima.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skillz is defending well for now.
Skillz landing knees to the head.
Skillz misses with some punches.
Nagashima blocking some punches.
A short right from Skillz on the inside.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skillz's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Skillz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Skillz throws a body shot but no joy.
Skillz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Nagashima moves out of range easily.
Nagashima tried to counter with a leg kick but Skillz avoided it.
A head kick misses from Skillz.
Good exchange - Nagashima coming out on top.
Skillz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagashima.
Skillz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skillz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skillz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima misses with a hook.
Skillz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Skillz.
Nagashima lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Skillz.
Skillz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Nagashima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagashima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skillz if he has to take too many more of those.
Nagashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Skillz just misses with a punch to the body.
Skillz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagashima is out of range and Skillz settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Nagashima misses its target.
Skillz just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Skillz as he checks the leg kick.
Nagashima is looking to land body kicks.
Skillz misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagashima. That's going to slow Skillz down.
Skillz scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skillz. Nagashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazuhisa Nagashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skillz at a distance.
Skillz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Skillz is just out of range.
Skillz pushes Nagashima away with a front kick.
Nagashima lands a front kick.
Skillz throws a right hand that Nagashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagashima also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kazuhisa Nagashima.
I think Nagashima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kazuhisa Nagashima!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuhisa Nagashima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.