PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Toyokawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toyokawa
vs
Johnson

170 cm
30
150 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

175 cm
26
147 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Toyokawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyokawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
letting Toyokawa counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyokawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toyokawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson slips a straight right by Toyokawa.
Toyokawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toyokawa checks it well.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toyokawa manages to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Toyokawa's legs.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Toyokawa sees coming a mile off.
Toyokawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyokawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Toyokawa misses with a body punch.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Toyokawa avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Toyokawa fails to land.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.

Toyokawa breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Toyokawa saw that one coming.
Toyokawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is looking to slow Toyokawa down with leg kicks.
Toyokawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Toyokawa misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa works the jab nicely.
Toyokawa scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Toyokawa.
Toyokawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Toyokawa keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toyokawa misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Toyokawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyokawa misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Toyokawa checks it.
Toyokawa blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Toyokawa circles away.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toyokawa throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Toyokawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toyokawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toyokawa avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Toyokawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toyokawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Toyokawa avoids the head kick by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toyokawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Toyokawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toyokawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toyokawa.
Toyokawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toyokawa sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toyokawa thumps Johnson with a low kick.
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!
Toyokawa misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Toyokawa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toyokawa misses with a hook.
Toyokawa throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toyokawa throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Toyokawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Toyokawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Toyokawa.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toyokawa throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toyokawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toyokawa blocks the body kick.
Toyokawa blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Toyokawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Toyokawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Toyokawa blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Toyokawa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toyokawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Toyokawa on the inside.
Toyokawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Toyokawa shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Toyokawa clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Toyokawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toyokawa lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Toyokawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Toyokawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toyokawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toyokawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Toyokawa checks it.
Toyokawa misses with a body shot.
Toyokawa scores with a body shot.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Toyokawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Toyokawa thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Toyokawa swinging wildly here.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyokawa throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toyokawa. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toyokawa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Toyokawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takeru Toyokawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Toyokawa sees coming a mile off.
Toyokawa swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toyokawa checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Toyokawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Toyokawa had his way with Anthony Johnson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Toyokawa lands a body shot.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toyokawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toyokawa blocks a leg kick.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Toyokawa moved away.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Toyokawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toyokawa misses with a body shot.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toyokawa throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Toyokawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toyokawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toyokawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Toyokawa pushes him off.
Toyokawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toyokawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toyokawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Toyokawa finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Toyokawa blocks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toyokawa scores with a jab to the body.
Toyokawa scores with a body shot.
Takeru Toyokawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Toyokawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toyokawa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Toyokawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toyokawa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Toyokawa!
Our winner, Takeru Toyokawa, 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.