PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 3963 p4p, 21283 weight class) and Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 450 p4p, 565 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kim
vs
Yamamotica

175 cm
35
162
24 - 13 - 0

186 cm
33
188
13 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamotica is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamamotica. That did some damage!
A low kick from Kim misses
and Yamamotica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Kim drives through and clinches with Yamamotica against the ropes.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamotica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Yamamotica working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Kim tries a body shot but Yamamotica blocks it.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamotica trying to land knees to the body.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim avoiding damage as Yamamotica throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.

Kim manages to break the clinch.
Yamamotica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamotica scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Yamamotica misses with a right hand

and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamotica pushes Kim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
Yamamotica missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamamotica misses with a body punch.
Yamamotica blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamotica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamotica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamamotica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kim.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamotica tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamotica lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamamotica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamotica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamotica throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Yamamotica misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Kim blocks a body shot from Yamamotica.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim blocks a body shot from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim gets through Yamamotica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Yamamotica gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamotica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasol Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Yamamotica's ribcage. Yamamotica let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamamotica's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim presses Yamamotica against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Yamamotica as the two fighters clinch.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamotica can do to turn this around?
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamamotica or not.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamotica fails to land.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Kim trying to stall but Yamamotica improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim pushes Yamamotica back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kim feints and then cracks Yamamotica's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamotica down.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Yamamotica throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamotica.
Yamamotica connects with a single shot there.
Yamamotica slips a straight right by Kim.
Yamamotica connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamamotica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamotica is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Yamamotica lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamotica was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Yamamotica gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamotica counters with a straight right hand.
Yamamotica misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamotica connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Kim connects with a leg kick.
Yamamotica connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Yamamotica might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Yamamotica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Yamamotica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim jabs at Yamamotica's body.
Kim is looking to clinch but Yamamotica is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamotica! But no joy.
Yamamotica throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamotica changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamotica tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamotica.
Kalicius Yamamotica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Yamamotica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamotica has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamamotica is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Kim clinches up with Yamamotica and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamotica has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamotica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kim lands a body punch.
Yamamotica misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalicius Yamamotica.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
Our winner, Yasol Kim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.