PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hideo Koyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koyama
vs
Banchamek

174 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Koyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banchamek looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Koyama has managed to clinch.
A short right from Koyama on the inside.
Koyama misses with a body punch.
Koyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Koyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koyama scores with a shot to the side of Banchamek's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koyama.
Banchamek takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koyama.
Koyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koyama presses Banchamek against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Koyama.
Koyama lands a shoulder strike.
Koyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koyama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Koyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Banchamek is rocked!
Koyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banchamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Koyama finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Koyama.
Koyama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koyama cracks Banchamek with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Banchamek goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Banchamek wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hideo Koyama!
Hideo Koyama thanked the fans post fight for their support.