PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ren Hashimoto (ranked 4058 p4p, 5239 weight class) and Lee Kim Park (ranked 225 p4p, 256 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim Park's choice of entrance music: Hit The Floor. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hashimoto
vs
Kim Park

170 cm
18
135
1 - 1 - 0

164 cm
24
140
0 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kim Park!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto moves away from the strike by Kim Park.
Kim Park scores with a hook to the body. Hashimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim Park looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hashimoto needs to keep his hands up - Kim Park had a free shot at his head there.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee Kim Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim Park throws a good cross that connects.
Hashimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim Park paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hashimoto is rocked!

It looks like Ren Hashimoto has been cut.
Hashimoto leaves his chin hanging out and Kim Park seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hashimoto crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Kim Park!
Lee Kim Park tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.