PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shinji Takada (ranked 7258 p4p, 482 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 23488 p4p, 520 weight class). Bouya has chosen Victory as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Takada
vs
Bouya

173 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bouya counters with a nice body shot.
Takada checks a low kick from Bouya.
A head kick misses from Takada.
Bouya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bouya clobbers Takada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters circling a little - Bouya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takada throws a sloppy head kick and Bouya moves out of range easily.
Bouya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bouya looks for the body kick but Takada saw that one coming.
Bouya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bouya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
Bouya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bouya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takada is out of range and Bouya settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada takes one on the button.
Takada looks to throw the jab but Bouya is out of range.
As Takada backs off Bouya throws a huge counter combo but Takada manages to avoid it all.
Bouya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takada walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bouya is looking to slow Takada down with leg kicks.
Takada throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bouya to counter with a crisp jab.
Bouya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bouya slips a jab and a cross from Takada.
Takada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouya.
Good exchange - Bouya coming out on top.
Bouya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bouya blocks a head kick by Takada.
Takada 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.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bouya counter with a right hand.
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!
Takada throws a front kick aimed at Bouya's knee but Bouya avoids it well.
Bouya blocks a jab.
A head kick by Takada misses
letting Bouya counter with a right hand.

It looks like Shinji Takada has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Takada is rocked!
Takada is breathing heavily.
Bouya cracks Takada with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
In his post fight interview, Harumichi Bouya gave a big smile as he said 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.