PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yukiya Matsujun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsujun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korean. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matthew White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Matsujun
vs
White

173 cm
23
149 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
21
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yukiya Matsujun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsujun lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White throws a hook but Matsujun avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Matsujun does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsujun.
Yukiya Matsujun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws the kick towards the body but Matsujun avoids it.
Matsujun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matsujun moves out of range as White strikes.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsujun.
Matsujun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matsujun blocks a low kick nicely.
Matsujun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Matsujun.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Matsujun moves out of range easily.
Matsujun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsujun throws a body kick that misses.
White misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsujun thuds a left hand into White's body.
Matsujun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Matsujun misses with a straight left.
Matsujun throws a head kick that half lands.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matsujun.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matsujun. That one must have hurt.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a looping overhand right but Matsujun ducks down to avoid it.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Matsujun.
Matsujun swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Matsujun scores with a nice head shot.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Matsujun counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Matsujun to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from White misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a hook to the body
and Matsujun counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matsujun rather than just go for the knockout.
Matsujun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Matsujun gets tackled into the ropes by White. White maintains the clinch.
White blocks an uppercut.
Matsujun wants to break the clinch but can't.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Matsujun controls the action.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsujun is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
White tries to work over Matsujun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsujun trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matsujun into the ropes.
White lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsujun backwards.
White has Matsujun pressed against the ropes.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsujun uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matthew White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matsujun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Matsujun looks to throw a body kick
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Matsujun 's knee.
Yukiya Matsujun is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsujun fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Matsujun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsujun in his tracks.
Matsujun connects with a nice looking jab.
Matsujun wants to clinch.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsujun.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsujun was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsujun tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Matsujun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matsujun avoids the body shot from White.
Matsujun throws a head kick but White moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsujun closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsujun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matsujun tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsujun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White motions for Matsujun to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsujun takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Matsujun throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Matsujun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matsujun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Matsujun blocks the low kick.
Matsujun fails to land with a series of punches.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsujun.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsujun.
Matsujun avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White throws an off balance right hand
and Matsujun counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
White slips under a jab from Matsujun.
Matsujun misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsujun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsujun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

White connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsujun fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Matsujun is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matsujun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matsujun tries a head kick but it misses.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Matsujun off balance momentarily.
Matsujun wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Matsujun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White scores with a push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsujun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsujun avoids the body shot from White.
Matsujun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Matsujun has White up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Matsujun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Matsujun breaks the clinch.
Matsujun checks the leg kick.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsujun is just out of range.
White wants to clinch.
Matsujun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matsujun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Yukiya Matsujun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses the shot to the body.
Matsujun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matsujun. That one must have hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matsujun's calf.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsujun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

White clinches.
White avoiding damage as Matsujun throws knees to the body.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsujun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matsujun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsujun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matsujun wants to break free but White has control.
Matsujun trying to stall but White improves his position.
White lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew White really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matsujun tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsujun doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White misses with a straight left.
Matsujun misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by White.
Some bone on bone action there as Matsujun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matsujun throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White misses with a leg kick
and Matsujun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White ducks under a wild hook from Matsujun.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Matsujun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Yukiya Matsujun has been cut.
Matsujun checks a low kick from White.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matsujun.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Matsujun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsujun takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsujun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
White punishes Matsujun's body with a nice straight punch.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsujun.
Nice shot by White.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsujun at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsujun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsujun takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White lands a head kick. Matsujun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matsujun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick which misses Matsujun's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsujun tries to avoid it.
White lands with a straight right. Matsujun didn't see that one coming.

Matsujun is rocked!
Matsujun lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Matsujun's side.
Matsujun will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
White throws a leg kick but Matsujun checks it.
Matsujun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsujun checks a low kick from White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsujun manages to avoid it.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsujun connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsujun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsujun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsujun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Matsujun has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew White dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yukiya Matsujun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Matsujun fails in his attempt to clinch.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White lands with a straight right. Matsujun didn't see that one coming.

White gets tackled into the ropes by Matsujun. Matsujun maintains the clinch.
Matsujun working hard to break the clinch.
Matsujun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White is pushing Matsujun up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White prevents Matsujun from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Matsujun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Matsujun trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from White.
White misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsujun's efforts to push away.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Matsujun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Matsujun misses
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from White finds it's way through Matsujun's defenses.
White throws a body punch but Matsujun moves out of range.
Matsujun throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsujun is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Matsujun misses with a body kick.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsujun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White throws a hook but Matsujun avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsujun tries to clinch up
and White counters with a leg kick.
Matsujun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsujun throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yukiya Matsujun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsujun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Matsujun is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Matsujun tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matsujun wants to break free but White has control.

Matsujun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with the body kick
and Matsujun counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew White!