PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 24884 p4p, 4085 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 547 p4p, 415 weight class). Ippo comes to the ring accompanied by Indestructible. Fighter has chosen Dan Balan Like as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ippo
vs
Fighter

173 cm
46
153
44 - 20 - 0

170 cm
46
151
35 - 30 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Ippo.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Fighter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.
Jab, jab by Ippo - just one landing.
Ippo slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Ippo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fighter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Ippo avoids nicely.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo jabs at Fighter's body.

Ippo instigates a clinch.
Fighter takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Ippo.
A short right from Ippo.
Ippo working Fighter over with knees to the body.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Fighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Ippo lands a right hand.
A short left from Ippo.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
Ippo lands a nice uppercut.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Ippo.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fighter looks winded!
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Ippo.
Ippo lands a right hand.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Ippo working Fighter over with knees to the body.
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Ippo.
Ippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo cracks Fighter with a nice body shot.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo landing knees to the body.
Ippo lands a knee to the head.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fighter's face.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
Ippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ippo.
Ippo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ippo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ippo pushes Fighter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ippo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ippo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fighter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ippo's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ippo.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Ippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Ippo lands with a right to the head.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fighter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ippo.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Fighter is rocked!
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Ippo finish him?
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Ippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ippo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ippo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Fighter crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Fighter face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ippo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
In his post fight interview, Makunouchi Ippo gave a big smile as he said 'Found 1 '.
In defeat, Nameless Fighter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.