PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Maki Damchaigym (ranked 24772 p4p, 2632 weight class) and Dado Mata (ranked 490 p4p, 283 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mata's choice of entrance music: 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. On his way into the ring it seems that Maki Damchaigym has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maki Damchaigym seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Damchaigym
vs
Mata

175 cm
23
145
2 - 3 - 0

172 cm
52
145
19 - 8 - 1

Excellent MT
Experienced

Basic striking
Powerful

Perkele!
Conquer

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Damchaigym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dado Mata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damchaigym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damchaigym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mata throws out the jab.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
Mata misses with a lunging right hand
and Damchaigym counters with a good low kick that Mata was not able to check.
Mata throws a looping overhand right but Damchaigym ducks down to avoid it.
Mata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damchaigym is looking to clinch.
Damchaigym throws a series of punches but Mata avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Damchaigym!
Mata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Damchaigym counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Dado Mata has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damchaigym lands a leg kick that knocks Mata off balance momentarily.
Damchaigym throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mata.
Mata throws a big shot that misses.
Damchaigym misses with a few strikes there.
Mata misses with a body shot.
Damchaigym throws a big counter combination but Mata scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym throws a wild body kick that Mata sees coming a mile off.
Mata throws a nice looking combination but Damchaigym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mata swats away the attempt to clinch by Damchaigym.
Damchaigym avoids the body shot from Mata.
Damchaigym throws a big counter combination but Mata scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damchaigym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Damchaigym misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mata! But no joy.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
Mata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damchaigym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Mata misses.
Damchaigym lands with a kick to the temple. Mata shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damchaigym avoids the body shot from Mata.
Damchaigym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damchaigym tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Mata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dado Mata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym throws a head kick but Mata moves out of range.
Mata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damchaigym tries to clinch up but Mata circles away and keeps his distance.
Mata misses with a looping left.
Mata swats away the attempt to clinch by Damchaigym.
Damchaigym moves out of range as Mata throws a body kick.
Damchaigym is looking to clinch.
Mata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damchaigym manages to avoid it.
Mata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damchaigym rather than just go for the knockout.
Mata scores with a shot to the body.
Damchaigym goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damchaigym defending well as Mata loads up on a big left hand.
Damchaigym slips under a jab from Mata.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Damchaigym.
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 Maki Damchaigym will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dado Mata's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mata throws a body shot but no joy.
Mata throws a jab but it's blocked by Damchaigym.
As Mata tries to get set, Damchaigym tries to push him back and clinch up but Mata manages to avoid the attempt.
Damchaigym tries a head kick but it misses.
Damchaigym wants to clinch.
Mata misses the jab.
Mata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mata misses with a left hand
and Damchaigym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mata throws out a loose jab but Damchaigym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damchaigym comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata misses the jab.
Damchaigym throws a combination. Mata tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mata misses with a low kick as Damchaigym jumps back.
Damchaigym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mata.
Mata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damchaigym's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym wants to clinch up but Mata keeps it at a distance.
Mata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damchaigym was well out of range. Poor timing from Mata.
Damchaigym misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damchaigym swinging wildly here.
Mata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mata throws a leg kick but Damchaigym moved away.
Good leg kick by Damchaigym.
Damchaigym throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Mata misses.
A shot to the body from Mata misses
and Damchaigym counters with a three punch combo that has Mata backing up. Mata nods at Damchaigym to acknowledge the strikes.
Damchaigym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mata.
Damchaigym tries to clinch but Mata is having none of it.
Mata misses with a leg kick
and Damchaigym counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damchaigym moves out of range of the body kick from Mata.
Mata misses with a lunging right hand
and Damchaigym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mata throws a hook but Damchaigym avoids it easily.
Mata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Damchaigym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mata throws a body punch but Damchaigym moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Damchaigym.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
Damchaigym lands a high kick!
Damchaigym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mata.
Damchaigym lands a lovely overhand right.
Mata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Mata tries to get set, Damchaigym tries to push him back and clinch up but Mata manages to avoid the attempt.
Damchaigym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mata can do to turn this around?
Mata lands a jab.
Mata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maki Damchaigym dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dado Mata's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Damchaigym tries to clinch but Mata moves out of range.
Dado Mata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mata misses the body punch
and Damchaigym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Mata.
Mata throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damchaigym swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mata looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mata misses with a body shot.
Damchaigym avoids the body shot from Mata.
Mata misses with a wild body shot.
Damchaigym misses with a double jab.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Damchaigym is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damchaigym lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mata circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mata! But no joy.
Damchaigym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damchaigym wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damchaigym lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mata throws a body kick that misses.
Damchaigym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mata throws a lazy head kick
enabling Damchaigym to counter with a crisp jab.
Mata throws a body shot but no joy.
Damchaigym tries to clinch up.
Mata throws a series of punches but Damchaigym avoids them all with ease.
Damchaigym is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mata.
Mata swings for the body but Damchaigym moves out of range.
Mata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damchaigym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mata throws an overhand right that lands on Damchaigym's shoulder, as Damchaigym tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damchaigym manages to avoid it.
Damchaigym keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Damchaigym moves out of range of the strikes.
Damchaigym wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mata throws the left hand but Damchaigym avoids the punch easily.
Damchaigym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mata.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mata misses with a body kick.
Damchaigym tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mata manages to circle out of the way.
Mata is looking to land body kicks.
Damchaigym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damchaigym throws a head kick but Mata moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mata! But no joy.
Maki Damchaigym is winning the standup battle so far.
Damchaigym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maki Damchaigym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damchaigym tries to clinch there but Mata circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maki Damchaigym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damchaigym has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Damchaigym!