PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 25118 p4p, 730 weight class) and Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 1850 p4p, 253 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brown
vs
Ishimura

184 cm
40
205 lbs
19 - 36 - 2

197 cm
33
220 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimura throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Ishimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ishimura.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishimura, right into the meat.
Ishimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishimura swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ishimura defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.

Brown gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Ishimura.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Ishimura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ishimura scrambles back to his feet.
Brown scores with a one two! Ishimura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ishimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishimura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishimura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishimura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Ishimura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ishimura.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Ishimura counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Good shot there by Ishimura.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Ishimura's leg but Ishimura calmly moves out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Ishimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishimura.
Brown throws a series of punches but Ishimura moves out of range.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishimura throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ishimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kosuke Ishimura will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ishimura 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.
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Ishimura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ishimura throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Ishimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishimura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ishimura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ishimura moves out of range of the strikes.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishimura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ishimura lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Ishimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Ishimura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ishimura.
Ishimura defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ishimura backs up against the ropes.
Ishimura connects with a crisp jab.
That kick from Ishimura tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ishimura.
Ishimura checks a low kick from Brown.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Ishimura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ishimura throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ishimura slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Ishimura is out of range.
Ishimura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Ishimura lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishimura connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ishimura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown throws a series of punches but Ishimura moves out of range.
Brown checks a low kick from Ishimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishimura thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Ishimura moves his leg out of the way.
Ishimura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishimura lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown is looking to clinch but Ishimura is avoiding it.
Ishimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown wants to clinch.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.

Brown forces Ishimura back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishimura prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Ishimura has the dominant position.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Ishimura has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosuke Ishimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ishimura throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Ishimura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donk. Brown catches Ishimura right on the button with a cross.
Ishimura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
As Ishimura looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Ishimura just gets out of the way.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ishimura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishimura 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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishimura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishimura scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Ishimura.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ishimura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ishimura.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Ishimura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Dave Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Ishimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishimura avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishimura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Ishimura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
That kick from Ishimura tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Ishimura checks it.

Brown rushes Ishimura and presses him up against the ropes.
Brown wants to break free but Ishimura has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ishimura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ishimura lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ishimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dave Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Ishimura lands a high kick!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to bum rush Ishimura with a series of wild strikes but Ishimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishimura cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good work by Ishimura as he checks the leg kick.
Ishimura scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kosuke Ishimura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ishimura.
Ishimura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Ishimura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishimura momentarily.
Brown wants to clinch.
Ishimura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kosuke Ishimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ishimura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosuke Ishimura!