PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 2587 p4p, 131 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 706 p4p, 29 weight class). Astalo comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Astalo
vs
Sakamoto

168 cm
27
145 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

168 cm
34
145 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Astalo slips under a jab.
Astalo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sakamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Astalo.
Good leg kick by Sakamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakamoto lands a head shot.
Sakamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick.
Astalo misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Astalo.
Astalo cracks a nice hook into Sakamoto's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Astalo blocks it.
Sakamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto lands with a straight right. Astalo didn't see that one coming.
Sakamoto motions for Astalo to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Astalo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Astalo avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Astalo misses its target.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Astalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Astalo.
Sakamoto blocks a head kick by Astalo.
Sakamoto tests Astalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Astalo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Astalo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakamoto.
The fighters circling - Astalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Astalo scores with a body shot.
Astalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Sakamoto is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sakamoto checks it well.
Astalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Astalo throws a series of punches but Sakamoto avoids them all with ease.
Astalo throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.
Astalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Astalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astalo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakamoto moves away from the strike by Astalo.
Sakamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Astalo.
Sakamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot
and Astalo counters with a leg kick.
Astalo connects with a leg kick. Sakamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakamoto misses the target.
Sakamoto throws a lazy right hand but Astalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sakamoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Astalo.
Sakamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sakamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Astalo misses with a hook.
Sakamoto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Astalo defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Astalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Astalo throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Astalo.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Astalo moves out of range easily.
Sakamoto thumps Astalo with a low kick.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Astalo's shoulder, as Astalo tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body
and Astalo counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Astalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Astalo scores with a shot to the body.
Astalo thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
and Sakamoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto tests Astalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakamoto connects with a high kick.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Astalo is looking to land body kicks.
Astalo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sakamoto checks a low kick from Astalo.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakamoto misses the target.
Sakamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Astalo throws a head kick but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Astalo defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Astalo avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakamoto misses the target.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Sakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Sakamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sakamoto thuds a left hand into Astalo's body.
Sakamoto connects with the punch.
Sakamoto misses with a straight left.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.
Astalo is looking to slow Sakamoto down with leg kicks.
Astalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Astalo wants to land a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Astalo.
Sakamoto throws out a counter right but Astalo avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sakamoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sakamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Astalo scores with a shot to the body.
Sakamoto throws a nice head kick!
Sakamoto defending well as Astalo loads up on a big left hand.
Astalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto throws out a loose jab but Astalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Astalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Astalo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sakamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Sakamoto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Astalo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sakamoto just manages to avoid it.
Astalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto lands with a straight right. Astalo didn't see that one coming.
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto looks to land a left hand but Astalo moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Astalo misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Astalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sakamoto.
Astalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Astalo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Astalo's head.
A head kick misses from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands with an uppercut that bounces Astalo off the ropes and back into range.
Astalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakamoto.
Astalo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Astalo feints and then cracks Sakamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakamoto down.
Astalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakamoto is able to avoid easily.
Astalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Astalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Astalo throws a low kick but Sakamoto moves out of range easily.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astalo.
Sakamoto is looking to slow Astalo down with leg kicks.
Sakamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Sakamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Astalo on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astalo blocks a jab.
Astalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Astalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sakamoto blocks a jab.
Astalo misses with an uppercut. Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Astalo misses with a hook
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.
Astalo throws a leg kick
and Sakamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astalo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Astalo feints and then cracks Sakamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakamoto down.
Sakamoto throws a front kick aimed at Astalo's knee but Astalo avoids it well.
Sakamoto blocks a head kick by Astalo.
Sakamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Astalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Astalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Astalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rami Astalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Astalo misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakamoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want the winner of Jafar vs Haller For the BELT, what do you say London! cheers go up from the jam-packed Camden Conference Centre, How was this fight Are you not entertained My BLOOd and sweat goes into these training camps I'm glad to see it pay off. What do you say k-1, Title shot?'.
In defeat, Rami Astalo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing to say but fuck off,gonna smoke joint or two'.