PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 6487 p4p, 5092 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 462 p4p, 410 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Umuhoza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac- Only God Can Judge Me. Sanchez has chosen Nas - Hate me now as his entrance music. Luis Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kamaru Umuhoza's chin.

Umuhoza
vs
Sanchez

169 cm
19
138
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
145
3 - 7 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Umuhoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Umuhoza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Umuhoza lands a head kick!
Umuhoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Umuhoza moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Umuhoza avoids them all with ease.
Umuhoza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Umuhoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Umuhoza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Umuhoza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Umuhoza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Umuhoza throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Umuhoza backs up against the ropes.
Sanchez looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Umuhoza throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umuhoza lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Good leg kick by Umuhoza.
Umuhoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Umuhoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Umuhoza.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Umuhoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Umuhoza scores with a nice right hand.
Umuhoza throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umuhoza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umuhoza throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Umuhoza avoids them all with ease.
Umuhoza looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Umuhoza scores with a spinning back kick!
Umuhoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Umuhoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Umuhoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Umuhoza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Umuhoza.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Umuhoza ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Umuhoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umuhoza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Umuhoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Umuhoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Umuhoza counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Umuhoza counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Umuhoza to acknowledge the strikes.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Umuhoza throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the ropes.
Umuhoza slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Umuhoza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Umuhoza finish him?
Umuhoza connects with a quick right hand that sends Sanchez tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kamaru Umuhoza!
A victorious Kamaru Umuhoza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.