PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Fat Alma (ranked 3963 p4p, 24411 weight class) and Mae Joon (ranked 310 p4p, 403 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alma
vs
Joon

165 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
148
2 - 3 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fat Alma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon throws out a loose jab but Alma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been hearing reports that Alma has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Alma is looking to land body kicks.
Alma is looking to land body kicks.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Alma's head but Alma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alma wants to clinch.
Joon's corner calls for a 1-2. Joon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joon tries to bum rush Alma with a series of wild strikes but Alma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Alma tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Joon.
Alma wants to clinch.
Mae Joon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alma tries to clinch up but Joon circles away and keeps his distance.
Alma ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon connects with the punch.
Mae Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Joon.
Joon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alma moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joon.
Joon lunges at Alma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alma's hand.
Joon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Alma.
Joon misses the jab.
Alma moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Joon.
Alma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joon cracks Alma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Joon lands a lovely overhand right.

Alma clinches with his opponent.
Joon blocks an uppercut.
Alma blocks the elbow strike.
Joon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Alma prevents a body shot from Joon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon throws a body punch but Alma moves out of range.
Alma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alma scrambles back to his feet.
Joon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Alma.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alma momentarily.
Alma walks into a stiff left hand from Joon.
Alma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Alma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joon connects with a nice looking jab.

Alma clinches with his opponent.
Alma avoiding damage as Joon throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alma blocks an uppercut.
Joon misses with a knee to the head.

Alma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alma misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Joon throws a poor cross that misses

and Alma moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alma.
Joon lands with a short shot to the head.
Joon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Joon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Alma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joon lands with a hook. Alma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Alma clinches.
Alma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Alma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alma darts in and clinches Joon up against the ropes.
Alma blocks an uppercut.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Alma.

Alma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mae Joon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Joon misses.
Joon scores with a nice strike.
Alma darts in trying to clinch
and Joon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Alma takes the fight into the clinch.

Alma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alma is looking to clinch.
Joon takes a swing at Alma's ribcage but misses.
Joon lands a lovely overhand right.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alma.
Joon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alma moves in looking to clinch but Joon pushes him off.
Joon throws a poor cross that misses

and Alma counters by moving into the clinch.
Joon misses with a punch to the body.

Alma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alma throws the left hand but Joon avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joon throws a series of strikes that have Alma backpedaling.
Fat Alma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joon scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alma needs to keep his hands up - Joon had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alma ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Alma slips under a jab from Joon.
Alma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mae Joon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alma fails to land with a series of punches.
Joon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Alma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Alma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Alma with an uppercut!
Alma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alma moves out of range of the strikes.
Alma tries to counter by clinching up but Joon breaks away and moves out of range.
Alma tries to clinch up.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joon throws the left hand but Alma avoids the punch easily.
Joon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alma is looking for a counter combo.
Alma misses with a series of wild punches.
Alma moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon lands a nice shot that snaps Alma's head back.
Joon misses with a straight right.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Alma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alma misses with a few strikes there.
Joon misses with a looping right.
Alma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joon jabs Alma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joon slips a jab from Alma.
A bone on bone clash there as Joon blocks the leg kick.
Joon throws a right hand that Alma ducks under and follows up with a left that Alma also avoids with ease.
Joon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Alma moved out of range.
A big left from Joon misses.
Joon slips a jab and a cross from Alma.
Joon throws a series of strikes that have Alma backpedaling.
Alma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joon to score with a decent uppercut.
Joon dodges the punch combination from Alma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon avoids the head kick by Alma.
Alma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joon 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.
Joon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joon avoids the head kick by Alma.
Alma ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alma tries to close the distance and clinch but Joon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joon slips under a jab from Alma.
Joon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alma with a body shot.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Alma saw that one coming.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Alma saw that one coming.
Alma tries to clinch up.
Alma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joon.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alma throws a big counter combination but Joon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alma 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.
Joon misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mae Joon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Joon scores with a punch to the head.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alma.
Alma is looking to clinch.
Joon tests Alma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joon.
Alma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Alma is just out of range.
Alma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joon missing with a left hand there. Alma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joon looks to land a combination but Alma avoids it well.
Alma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alma clinches with his opponent.
Joon struggles to land a body shot inside as Alma controls his hands.

Alma breaks the clinch.
Alma fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Alma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon with a hook.
Joon lands with a hook. Alma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.

Alma has managed to clinch.
Joon tries to throw a body punch but Alma avoids it by throwing Joon back against the ropes.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Alma manages to break the clinch.
Joon throws a body punch but Alma moves out of range.
A slow jab from Joon misses its intended target.
Alma quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Alma slips a jab from Joon.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Joon scores with a body shot.
Alma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alma scrambles back to his feet.
Joon lands a nice shot that snaps Alma's head back.
Alma throws a body kick that misses
and Joon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alma staying out of range there.
Joon throws a shot to the body.

Joon tries to keep at a distance but Alma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joon struggles to land a body shot inside as Alma controls his hands.
Joon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alma.
Alma misses with a knee strike.
Alma misses with a knee to the head.

Alma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alma slips under a jab.
Alma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alma is looking to clinch but Joon is avoiding it.
Joon lands a body shot.
Joon misses the jab.
Joon lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alma wants to clinch up but Joon keeps it at a distance.
Alma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joon jabs at Alma's body.
Alma looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
Joon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joon lands with a cross.
A left lands for Joon.
Joon slips under a jab.
No joy there for Joon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alma ducks right into an uppercut from Joon.
Joon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Joon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alma walks into a left hand.
Alma avoids the body shot from Joon.
Alma is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joon throws a series of punches but Alma moves out of range.
Joon tests Alma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!

Alma clinches up against the ropes.
Alma blocks an elbow strike from Joon.
Joon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alma blocks an elbow strike from Joon.
Alma tries to land a knee to the head but Joon blocks with his arms.
Joon prevents a body shot from Alma.
Alma blocks an elbow strike.
Alma has a couple of punches blocked by Joon.
Alma taking a breather.

Alma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fat Alma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mae Joon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joon 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mae Joon!
A relieved looking Mae Joon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Fat Alma was interviewed post fight and said 'Follow me on TikTok fatalma '.