PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ino Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tatsuya
vs
Maynard

193 cm
33
222 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
35
218 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ino Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard fakes the leg kick and cracks Tatsuya in the body.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Maynard moved away.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lands a nice looking body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
Maynard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tatsuya.

It looks like Ino Tatsuya has been cut.
Good shot there by Tatsuya.

It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Tatsuya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Tatsuya clinches up with Maynard and pushes him back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatsuya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tatsuya gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tatsuya misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Tatsuya.
Maynard throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuya can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tatsuya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya avoids a wild elbow strike from Maynard.
Maynard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tatsuya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya working Maynard over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maynard throws an elbow but misses.
Maynard throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatsuya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maynard is pushing Tatsuya up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tatsuya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking to stall.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maynard's defenses.
Tatsuya blocks an elbow strike from Maynard.
Maynard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maynard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatsuya avoids it.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the body.
Maynard looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tatsuya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maynard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ino Tatsuya dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maynard looks to land a body kick but Tatsuya moved away.

Maynard walks into a big right hand from Tatsuya and goes down! The referee sends Tatsuya to a neutral corner as Maynard gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Tatsuya.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya thumps Maynard with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
Tatsuya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maynard. That one must have hurt.
Tatsuya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maynard can do to turn this around?
Maynard motions for Tatsuya to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Tatsuya checks it

and Tatsuya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tatsuya misses with a punch to the body.
Tatsuya blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Tatsuya misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatsuya.
Tatsuya is stalling here.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatsuya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tatsuya avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the ropes.
Maynard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tatsuya avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the ropes.
Maynard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Tatsuya.
Ino Tatsuya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Tatsuya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the ropes.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Maynard throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tatsuya is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatsuya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatsuya lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That has opened up Peter Maynard's cut even more.
Tatsuya lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ino Tatsuya will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
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 ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maynard throws a head kick that misses

and Tatsuya counters by clinching up.
Ino Tatsuya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya looking to slow down the pace here.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatsuya can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Tatsuya digs a right hand underneath Maynard's ribcage. Maynard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Tatsuya lands a right hand.
Tatsuya can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Tatsuya wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Tatsuya back against the ropes.
Tatsuya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks it.
Tatsuya scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatsuya is working Maynard over against the ropes.
Tatsuya works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatsuya lands a shoulder strike.
Tatsuya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tatsuya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya cracks Maynard with a nice body shot.
Tatsuya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maynard blocks an elbow strike from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lands an elbow inside.

Maynard is rocked!

The cut above Peter Maynard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tatsuya leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Maynard is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatsuya finish him?
Tatsuya lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.

Peter Maynard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Maynard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ino Tatsuya!
Ino Tatsuya bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.