PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 5422 p4p, 2503 weight class) and Lue Randle (ranked 472 p4p, 289 weight class). Lue Randle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kurosaki
vs
Randle

186 cm
22
195
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
31
193
14 - 9 - 0

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Randle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kurosaki is able to avoid easily.
Kurosaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurosaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Randle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randle's sensitive parts.
Ichigho Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurosaki defending well as Randle loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randle unleashes a big counter combination but Kurosaki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Randle on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randle manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Kurosaki misses
and Randle counters with a series of strikes. Kurosaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Lue Randle has been cut.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Randle ducked under it nicely.
Randle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a few strikes there.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randle defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Randle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurosaki.
A cross from Kurosaki lands.
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!
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Randle's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Randle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Randle walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ichigho Kurosaki!
Ichigho Kurosaki 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.