PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Terumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wilder
vs
Terumo

190 cm
36
194 lbs
22 - 22 - 0

192 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Terumo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terumo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilder thumps Terumo with a low kick.
Terumo ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Terumo throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terumo looks to land a body kick but Wilder moved away.
Terumo defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Terumo's shoulder, as Terumo tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Terumo scores with a shot to the body.
Wilder motions for Terumo to come forward. Wilder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Terumo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Terumo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terumo pushes Wilder back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.

Terumo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terumo staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terumo lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Van Wilder has been cut.
Terumo scores with a body shot.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Terumo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terumo scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Wilder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terumo moves out of range of the body kick.
Terumo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilder scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Terumo cracks Wilder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terumo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilder 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 Terumo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Terumo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilder throws a push kick but Terumo slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilder.
Wilder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terumo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Terumo.
Van Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terumo dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
Terumo slips a jab from Wilder.
Wilder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Terumo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilder tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Wilder misses its intended target.
Wilder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilder keeps Terumo at a distance using the push kick.
Terumo misses with a body kick.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilder blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Terumo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Terumo throws the kick towards the body but Wilder avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Terumo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terumo lands a lovely overhand right.
Terumo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terumo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilder.
Terumo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruno Terumo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Van Wilder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terumo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Terumo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilder doesn't seem phased though.
Wilder misses with a hook

and whilst Wilder still has his hands down, Terumo counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Wilder crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Wilder be able to survive another onslaught?

Wilder is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Wilder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilder seems to have got his legs back now.
Terumo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilder throws a low kick, looking for Terumo's leg but Terumo calmly moves out of range.
Bruno Terumo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terumo moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Terumo takes a swing at Wilder's ribcage but misses.
Terumo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terumo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilder finds it's way round the side to connect with Terumo's head.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Wilder cracks Terumo with an open hand slap.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Terumo.
Terumo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terumo looks to land a right hand but Wilder moved out of range.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terumo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Wilder.
Terumo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terumo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilder can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Terumo.
Wilder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Terumo's shoulder, as Terumo tries to avoid the shot.
Terumo throws a hook but Wilder avoids it easily.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Terumo saw that one coming.

Terumo throws out a head kick that Wilder doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Wilder crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Wilder's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terumo moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Wilder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Wilder.
Wilder misses with a double jab.
Terumo misses with a head kick.

Terumo clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terumo tries to stall but Wilder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Terumo.
Wilder trying to control the position but instead, Terumo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilder into the ropes.
Terumo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Terumo lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilder tries to work over Terumo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terumo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
Terumo blocking some punches.
Terumo cracks Wilder with a nice body shot.
Terumo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terumo blocks it with crossed arms.
Terumo is working Wilder over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Terumo.

Terumo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terumo checks the leg kick.
Terumo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilder.
Terumo misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Terumo will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Van Wilder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilder with a jab.
Terumo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Terumo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Terumo scores with a kick to the body.
Terumo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Terumo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Wilder.
Terumo looks for the body kick but Wilder saw that one coming.
Wilder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terumo. That did some damage!
Wilder throws a shot to the body.
Terumo connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilder throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terumo throws a series of punches but Wilder avoids them all with ease.
Terumo slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terumo. That's going to slow Wilder down.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Wilder scores with a push kick.
Wilder connects with a looping right hand.
Terumo jabs Wilder to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terumo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilder throws an off balance right hand

and Terumo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Terumo.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Terumo prevents a body shot from Wilder.
Wilder is looking to control Terumo's arms but Terumo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilder has his back to the ropes.
Wilder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terumo lands an uppercut.
Terumo lands a right hand.
Terumo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
Terumo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terumo.
Terumo looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terumo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terumo has Wilder pushed against the ropes.
Terumo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terumo looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terumo.
Terumo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terumo presses Wilder against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terumo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Terumo.
Wilder lands a right hand.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilder misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terumo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilder misses with a knee strike.
Wilder trying to stall but Terumo improves his position.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Terumo.
Wilder misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Terumo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Wilder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terumo.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terumo ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.

Terumo pushes Wilder up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wilder is trying to push Terumo away but Terumo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Terumo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terumo scores with a shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Wilder is looking to control Terumo's arms but Terumo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilder has his back to the ropes.
Terumo blocking some punches.
Bruno Terumo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Terumo is keeping busy.
Terumo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Terumo misses with a punch to the body.
Terumo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Terumo scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terumo checks a leg kick.
Terumo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terumo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Wilder gets tackled into the ropes by Terumo. Terumo maintains the clinch.
Terumo blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Terumo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Terumo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Van Wilder's cut is getting worse.
Wilder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Terumo breaks the clinch.

Terumo moves into range and clinches up with Wilder.
A nice left hand lands by Terumo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terumo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wilder lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Terumo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terumo.
Terumo leaning against his opponent.
Terumo lands a body shot.

Terumo breaks the clinch.
Terumo throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.

Terumo moves into the clinch.
Terumo lands with a light punch inside.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Terumo controls his hands.
Terumo is working Wilder over against the ropes.
Terumo lands with a short shot to the head.
Terumo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terumo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terumo is controlling Wilder's neck. Terumo unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Wilder goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bruno Terumo!