PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sazuki
vs
The

178 cm
31
160 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

191 cm
33
221 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kamikaze Sazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sazuki throws a hook but The blocks it.
The misses with a wild body shot.
Sazuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sazuki's head backwards.
Sazuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The throws a leg kick but Sazuki checks it.
Sazuki misses with a head kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The looks to score with a jab to the body but Sazuki is just out of range.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
The avoids the body shot from Sazuki.
The has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The throws a right hand that misses
and Sazuki counters with a nice leg kick.
Sazuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from The.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The avoids a punch combination nicely.
The throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from The misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sazuki. Those never looked like landing.

The darts in and clinches Sazuki up against the ropes.
The scores with a knee to the head.
Sazuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sazuki blocks a body shot from The.
Sazuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The tries a knee to the head but Sazuki blocks it.
The throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sazuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sazuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Sazuki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The misses with a body punch.
The misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sazuki's elbow.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pushes Sazuki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The trying to land knees to the body.
The lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kamikaze Sazuki has been cut.
The creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sazuki's defenses.

Sazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Sazuki does no damage.
Sazuki swings for the body but The moves out of range.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sazuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from The tenderised Sazuki's leg. Sazuki is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sazuki.
Sazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The.
A good leg kick by Sazuki.
Sazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The throws a push kick but Sazuki slaps the foot to one side.
Sazuki blocks a leg kick.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sazuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sazuki throws a good cross that connects.
Sazuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sazuki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sazuki.
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!
The connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of The 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sazuki throws a right hand that The ducks under and follows up with a left that The also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sazuki 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 The has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The scores with a head kick.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.

The rushes Sazuki and presses him up against the ropes.
The misses with a knee strike.
The avoiding damage.
Sazuki takes a shot to the head.
The doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from The.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki prevents a body shot from The.
The lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The swings wildly with an uppercut but Sazuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sazuki misses with a wild combination.
The closes the distance but Sazuki moves to the side
and Sazuki counters with a straight right hand.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jake The seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sazuki scores with a decent looking hook.
The takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki blocks a leg kick.
Sazuki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
The on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but The avoids them all with ease.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sazuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
A head kick misses from The.
Sazuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but The avoids them all with ease.
Sazuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

The moves into the clinch.
The misses with a body punch.
The using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sazuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sazuki tries to break the clinch but The is controlling the position.
The is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Sazuki is blocking nicely.
Sazuki tries to circle away but The has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The misses with a body punch.
The keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but The has him pressed against the ropes.
The tries to land knees in the clinch but Sazuki avoids the damage to the body.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Sazuki is blocking nicely.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
The keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki prevents a body shot from The.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The working Sazuki over with knees to the body.
The with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The keeps control of Sazuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The connects with a knee to the head.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but The has him pressed against the ropes.
The avoiding damage.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The lands a nice uppercut.
The lands a knee to the body.
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!
The can't find room to land a body shot as Sazuki controls the action.
Sazuki is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from The.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The misses with a hook from the clinch.
The holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The struggles to land a body shot inside as Sazuki controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamikaze Sazuki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from The.
Sazuki throws a leg kick that is checked
and The counters with a nice kick to the body.
A good leg kick by The.
The wants to clinch.
The takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The misses with a body kick.

Sazuki gets tackled into the ropes by The. The maintains the clinch.
The missing with knees to the body.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by The.
Sazuki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The wants to stall.
Sazuki is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jake The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, The just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sazuki's brow.
The lands a knee to the head.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sazuki avoids it.
Sazuki has had enough of the clinch but The keeps him there for the moment.
The tries to land knees in the clinch but Sazuki avoids the damage to the body.
The tries a body shot but Sazuki blocks it.
The stalling in the clinch but Sazuki improves position.
The using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from The.
The using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sazuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is stalling here.
The lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
The prevents Sazuki from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by The.
Sazuki tries to circle away but The has him pinned against the ropes.

Sazuki manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sazuki. That's going to slow The down.
Sazuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jake The is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki misses with a low kick.

The takes the fight into the clinch.
Sazuki working hard to break the clinch.
The keeps control of Sazuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sazuki working hard to break the clinch.
The keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sazuki tries to circle away but The has him pinned against the ropes.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The tries to land a knee to the head but Sazuki blocks with his arms.

The drops Sazuki with a big knee! Will Sazuki beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The darts in and clinches Sazuki up against the ropes.
The tries a knee to the head but Sazuki blocks it.
Kamikaze Sazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sazuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sazuki wants to get back to striking at distance but The won't allow it.
The trying to land knees to the body.
The trying to land knees to the body.
The lands a knee to the head.

Kamikaze Sazuki's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Sazuki.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake The!
In his post fight interview, Jake The started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.