PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cy Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cy Path is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Path
vs
Hayabusa

186 cm
27
232 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
30
278 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cy Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hayabusa pushes Path up against the cage in a clinch.
Path trying to land knees to the body.
Path takes an elbow to the forehead.
Path misses with a knee strike.
Hayabusa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Path is defending well for now.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Cy Path has been cut.
Path lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Path throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayabusa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayabusa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Path blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Path missing with knees to the body.
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Path misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayabusa has a couple of punches blocked by Path.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayabusa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Path's brow.
Path looking to throw knees to the head but Hayabusa is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Path trying to land knees to the body.
Hayabusa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Path has him pressed against the cage.
Hayabusa working aggressively here.
Path trying to land knees to the body.
Path throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayabusa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Path's brow.
Path using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Path blocks a body shot from Hayabusa.
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Hayabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayabusa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayabusa tries to work over Path's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Path managing to block the knees to the body from Hayabusa.
Path holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hayabusa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayabusa swings wildly with an uppercut but Path uses good head movement to avoid it.
Path missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path missing with knees to the body.
Path with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Path tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayabusa avoids it.
Path tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Path.
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!
Path tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayabusa avoids it.
Path taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hayabusa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paths head.
Hayabusa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Path is defending well for now.
Path crunches a lovely knee into Hayabusa's ribcage.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa has a couple of punches blocked by Path.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Path lands a knee to the body.
Hayabusa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paths head.
Hayabusa misses with a punch on the inside.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayabusa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cy Path dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cy Path's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hayabusa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Path blocks it.
Path tries to clinch but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Path tries to clinch up
and Hayabusa counters with a nice body shot.
Path throws a sloppy head kick and Hayabusa moves out of range easily.
Path blocks a jab.
Path lands a head kick!
Hayabusa wants to clinch.
Hayabusa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Path wants to clinch.
Hayabusa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayabusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayabusa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayabusa.
Path is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Path fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Path is having none of it.
Hayabusa throws an overhand right that lands on Path's shoulder, as Path tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Hayabusa misses.
Path looks to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a leg kick.
Path looks to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayabusa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Path swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Path walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Hayabusa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch but Path is avoiding it.
Path wants to slow Hayabusa down by chopping away at his legs.
Path tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hayabusa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Path closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
and Hayabusa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Path wants to clinch

and Hayabusa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayabusa managing to block the knees to the body from Path.
Path lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayabusa won't want to take too many of those.
Hayabusa lands a damaging elbow.
Path missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hayabusa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa loads up on a big right hand but Path slips the punch.
Hayabusa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Path manages to avoid it.
Path fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cy Path's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Hayabusa misses its intended target.
Hayabusa connects with a leg kick. Path looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayabusa 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 Path has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Path and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Path tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Cy Path seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Path is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayabusa lands a glancing blow to the side of Path's head.
Hayabusa looks to throw the jab but Path is out of range.
Hayabusa scores with a jab to the body.
Hayabusa cracks Path with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Path is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Path is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Path could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryu Hayabusa!
An out of breath Ryu Hayabusa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.