PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 (ranked 22728 p4p, 2116 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 469 p4p, 223 weight class). Blackmane 🐺 comes into the arena with AC/DC-TNT blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Blackmane 🐺
vs
Kubota

170 cm
43
156
34 - 25 - 2

170 cm
36
124
29 - 14 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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 34 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
A shot to the body from Kubota misses
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Blackmane 🐺 misses
and Kubota counters with a left and a right that stings Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota connects with a right hand. Blackmane 🐺 shakes it off.
Blackmane 🐺 with a nice cross.
Kubota takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Kubota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackmane 🐺 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kubota.
Blackmane 🐺 is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackmane 🐺 throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blackmane 🐺 has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sparring Cages in the buildup to the fight.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy uppercut
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blackmane 🐺 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubota was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a crisp jab.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackmane 🐺 misses the target.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a swing at Kubota's ribcage but misses.
Blackmane 🐺 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kubota 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.
Blackmane 🐺 feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kubotas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blackmane 🐺 swings widly with a right hand
and Kubota counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Kubota misses.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kubota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackmane 🐺 throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kubota counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Blackmane 🐺 is predictable there
and Kubota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackmane 🐺 throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body kick.
Kubota is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackmane 🐺 with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota 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.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a jab but it's blocked by Kubota.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body kick.
Blackmane 🐺 digs a good body shot into Kubota's ribs.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to land a body kick
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 works the jab nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a leg kick
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a hook. Kubota ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Blackmane 🐺 misses.
Blackmane 🐺 backing away here, and Kubota unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blackmane 🐺 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a jab to the body
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kubota avoids a kick to the body.
Kubota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota walks into a straight right hand from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kubota gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Kubota misses.
Blackmane 🐺 appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a body shot that sends Kubota's belly button to the back.
Kubota throws a wild body kick that Blackmane 🐺 sees coming a mile off.
Blackmane 🐺 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kubota throws out the jab.
It looked like Blackmane 🐺 wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmane 🐺 throws the left hand but Kubota avoids the punch easily.
Kubota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Blackmane 🐺 finds it's way through Kubota's defenses.
Kubota lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kubota.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kubota throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Blackmane 🐺 to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota looks to throw the jab but Blackmane 🐺 is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Kubota.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Kubota throws a poor cross that misses
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a stiff right hand.
Kubota chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blackmane 🐺 can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackmane 🐺 throws out the jab.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a leg kick but Kubota checks it.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a jab to the body
and Kubota counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a poor cross that misses
and Kubota makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kubota can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Blackmane 🐺
and Kubota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a left hand
and Kubota counters with a one-two to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 clobbers Kubota with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kubota on the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping right.
Kubota throws out a counter right but Blackmane 🐺 avoids it with no problem.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
Kubota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a hook. Kubota ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Kubota.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kubota misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kubota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackmane 🐺 was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubota.
Kubota defending well as Blackmane 🐺 loads up on a big left hand.
Kubota throws a big shot that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Kubota misses the target.
A low kick from Blackmane 🐺 is predictable there
and Kubota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kubota misses with a wild body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
Kubota thinks about the counter body kick.
Kubota 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.
Kubota swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubota only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kubota lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy body kick
and Kubota counters with a low kick, right behind Blackmane 🐺 's knee.
Blackmane 🐺 jabs Kubota right on the nose. Kubota blinks but takes it well.
Kubota bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackmane 🐺 's head.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a body kick that misses
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackmane 🐺 . Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a body shot.
Takeru Kubota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kubota throws a push kick but Blackmane 🐺 slaps the foot to one side.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a hook. Kubota ducked under it nicely.
As Blackmane 🐺 backs off Kubota throws a huge counter combo but Blackmane 🐺 manages to avoid it all.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a left hand
and Kubota counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kubota checks it well.
Kubota throws a fast counter high kick but Blackmane 🐺 manages to duck under it in time.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blackmane 🐺 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 Kubota has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kubota and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Kubota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blackmane 🐺 swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kubota counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kubota takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blackmane 🐺 is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kubota on the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a head shot.
Blackmane 🐺 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Blackmane 🐺 misses.
A head kick misses from Kubota.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy body kick
and Kubota counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmane 🐺 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 staying out of range there.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kubota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackmane 🐺 .
Nice defenses there by Kubota.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a right hand. Kubota shakes it off.
Kubota scores with a nice right hand.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a looping right hand.
Kubota throws a body punch but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
Kubota shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blackmane 🐺 throws the left hand but Kubota avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blackmane 🐺 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kubota on the side of the head.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackmane 🐺 . Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping right.
Blackmane 🐺 clobbers Kubota with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Blackmane 🐺 - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 swings widly with a right hand
and Kubota counters with a nice uppercut.
Kubota takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Blackmane 🐺 does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackmane 🐺 shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 misses the jab.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blackmane 🐺 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubota moves away.
Kubota throws a head kick that misses
and Blackmane 🐺 connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kubota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackmane 🐺 slips a jab from Kubota.
Kubota takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 with a nice calf kick.
Donk. Blackmane 🐺 catches Kubota right on the button with a cross.
Kubota takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takeru Kubota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Kubota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kubota's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kubota on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackmane 🐺 . Blackmane 🐺 obviously looking to wear him down.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota blocks a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a good cross that connects.
Blackmane 🐺 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota looks to land a right hand but Blackmane 🐺 moved out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Kubota tries to land a body kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota looks to land a combination but Blackmane 🐺 avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Blackmane 🐺 misses its target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blackmane 🐺 darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a left hand
and Kubota counters with a straight right hand.
Blackmane 🐺 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackmane 🐺 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Blackmane 🐺 misses the shot to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 thows a body kick. Kubota tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blackmane 🐺 tries a low kick but Kubota avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kubota there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kubota throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Blackmane 🐺 saw that one coming.
Blackmane 🐺 swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kubota counters with a left and a right that stings Blackmane 🐺 .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a good cross that connects.
Kubota lands a leg kick that knocks Blackmane 🐺 off balance momentarily.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a straight left.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a big shot that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a hook.
Blackmane 🐺 moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKubota.
Blackmane 🐺 moves away from the strike by Kubota.
Kubota throws the kick towards the body but Blackmane 🐺 avoids it.
Blackmane 🐺 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackmane 🐺 throws an off balance right hand
letting Kubota counter with a right hand.
Kubota avoids the body shot from Blackmane 🐺 .
Kubota throws a fast counter high kick but Blackmane 🐺 manages to duck under it in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackmane 🐺 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !

Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 wins by unanimous decision!
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.