PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenji Matsuda (ranked 4799 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Hung Young Wang (ranked 462 p4p, 467 weight class). Hung Young Wang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Matsuda
vs
Wang

191 cm
19
210
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
210
1 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Very strong

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hung Young Wang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
Wang scores with a body shot.
Wang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wang looks to land a body kick but Matsuda moved away.
Hung Young Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuda is looking to clinch.
Wang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donk. Matsuda catches Wang right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wang.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuda throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsuda at a distance.
Wang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang misses with a body shot
and Matsuda counters with a left and a right that stings Wang.
Wang's corner calls for a 1-2. Wang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wang lands an overhand right.
Wang misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Matsuda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Wang.
Wang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsuda needs to keep his hands up - Wang had a free shot at his head there.
Matsuda swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Matsuda slips a jab from Wang.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Matsuda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matsuda appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsuda clinches with his opponent.
Wang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wang gets through Matsuda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang tried to score with a low kick but Matsuda checks it.
Matsuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Matsuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wang throws out the jab.
Matsuda moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Matsuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
It looked like Matsuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wang misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsuda looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Wang works Matsuda's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang connects with a nice looking jab.
Wang slips under a jab.
Wang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsuda throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Matsuda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Young Wang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matsuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matsuda is out of range and Wang settles back down.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Matsuda counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsuda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Matsuda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Matsuda.
Matsuda takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Wang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuda.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Wang misses.
Matsuda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsuda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wang. That one must have hurt.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Matsuda saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Wang.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wang.
Matsuda loads up on a big right hand but Wang slips the punch.
Wang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuda misses the target.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Matsuda moves away and avoids it.
Matsuda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wang thows a leg kick but Matsuda checks it
and Matsuda counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Wang throws a push kick but Matsuda slaps the foot to one side.
Matsuda throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wang throws a hook but Matsuda blocks it.
It looked like Matsuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matsuda avoids a kick to the body.
Matsuda is looking to counter punch.
Wang throws a leg kick but Matsuda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matsuda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick lands for Wang.
Wang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Matsuda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wang can pounce on him.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuda moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Young Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsuda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang misses with a body shot.
It looked like Matsuda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wang.
Donk. Wang catches Matsuda right on the button with a cross.
Wang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsuda throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wang misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Matsuda counter with a right hand.
Wang throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Wang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Matsuda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuda manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Matsuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Matsuda's head but Matsuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Matsuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Matsuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuda misses with a hook.
Matsuda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wang throws a solid leg kick but Matsuda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wang.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuda is looking to counter punch.
Kenji Matsuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsuda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wang throws a hook but Matsuda avoids it easily.
Wang throws a front kick aimed at Matsuda's knee but Matsuda avoids it well.
Matsuda throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Matsuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Wang.
A countering left hand to the body from Wang misses.
Hung Young Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang misses with a hook.
As Wang looks to move away, Matsuda throws a big counter combo but Wang just gets out of the way.
Matsuda needs to keep his hands up - Wang had a free shot at his head there.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wang throws out a counter right but Matsuda avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Matsuda is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Matsuda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang catches Matsuda napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Matsuda crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Wang raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hung Young Wang!