PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 3998 p4p, 23112 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 523 p4p, 709 weight class). Kosuke Ishimura has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ishimura
vs
Tay

197 cm
38
214
23 - 24 - 0

150 cm
35
210
25 - 34 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay throws a push kick but Ishimura slaps the foot to one side.
Tay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tay misses with an uppercut. Ishimura saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Tay.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishimura.
Tay throws a poor cross that misses
and Ishimura counters with a good, hard body kick but Tay shrugs it off.
Ishimura lands a front kick.
Tay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ishimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ishimura scores with a nice body kick.
Ishimura tests Tay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishimura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tay is out of range and Ishimura settles back down.
Ishimura swinging wildly here.
Ishimura lands a really nice looking cross but Tay seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishimura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ishimura scores with a nice right hand.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Tay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishimura.
Ishimura cracks Tay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tay is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Tay tries to work over Ishimura's front leg with a kick but Ishimura checks it.
A good leg kick by Ishimura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tay misses.
Tay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishimura connects with a solid leg kick.
Tay misses with a head kick.
Tay throws a series of punches but Ishimura moves out of range.
Tay throws a body kick that misses.
Tay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ishimura.
Ishimura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tay throws out the jab.
Tay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tay.
Tay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Tay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishimura can pounce on him.
Tay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tay.
Tay misses with a few strikes there.
Ishimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Tay misses.
Chong Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Ishimura moves out of range easily.
Ishimura wants to clinch up but Tay keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Tay.
Tay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishimura throws a low kick, looking for Tay's leg but Tay calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Tay.
Ishimura lands a high kick!
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishimura tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tay manages to circle out of the way.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Tay throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishimura.
Kosuke Ishimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Ishimura.
Ishimura scores with a spinning back kick!
Ishimura lands a leg kick that knocks Tay off balance momentarily.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura lands a high kick!
Tay looks to land a right hand but Ishimura moved out of range.
Tay tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishimura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ishimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kosuke Ishimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ishimura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Kosuke Ishimura!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Kosuke Ishimura!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Kosuke Ishimura!

Kosuke Ishimura wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Kosuke Ishimura took to the microphone: 'Jesus is coming back.'.