PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shaolin Monastic chanting. Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ip Man Vs 10 men. Kung Fu Master has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fu Master
vs
Man

179 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a body punch but Master moves out of range.
Master lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Master misses with a looping right.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Master.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.
A jab from Master does it's job there.
Man takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Master misses.
Master takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Master. That snapped Man's head back.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
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!
Man slips under a jab from Master.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Master's head backwards.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Master misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Master misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Master rather than just go for the knockout.
Master scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Master counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Master takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.

Master gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master effectively controlling the action here.
Master wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Ip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man swings for the body but Master moves out of range.
Man connects with a jab.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Master.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Master swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Man defending well as Master loads up on a big left hand.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Master makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Master missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Nice shot by Man.
Master misses with a looping right.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Master looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Master has time to react.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Master. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Master tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Master scores with a jab to the body.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man throws a shot from downtown. Master moves away and avoids it.
Master tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man misses with a hook. Master ducked under it nicely.
Master misses with a straight left.
Master throws a big shot that misses.
Master cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Master cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man digs a good hook to Master's body.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Master moves out of range as Man strikes.
Master throws a big shot that misses.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.
Master tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man misses with a straight left.
Master throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Master misses.
Master misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Master on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Master lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the ropes and back into range.
Man takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
Man misses the jab.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Master misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Master has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Master.
Master lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master takes an elbow to the temple.
Master lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Man lands an elbow inside that Master shrugs off.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Master avoids the damage to the body.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man slips under a jab from Master.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Master keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Master missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Kung Fu Master is winning the standup battle so far.
Master is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Master getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Master.
Master connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Master digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Master paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Man is rocked!
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Master finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Man misses the jab.
Master throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man slips a straight right by Master.
Master connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Ip Man has been cut.
Man walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Man is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kung Fu Master!
Post fight, Kung Fu Master stared into the camera and said 'The Northern styles of Shaolin and Chang Quan will always dominate the inferior southern styles.'.