PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Takano
vs
Evil

169 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuki Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Evil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evil tests Takano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evil looks to land a right hand but Takano moved out of range.

Evil forces Takano back against the ropes and clinches.

Evil manages to break the clinch.
Evil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evil throws a series of punches but Takano avoids them all with ease.
Takano looks for the body kick but Evil saw that one coming.
Evil misses with an uppercut
and Takano counters with a low kick, right behind Evil 's knee.
Evil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evil checks a leg kick.
Takano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evil moves away.
Takano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evil.
Evil misses with a straight left.
Takano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evil.
Takano throws a solid leg kick but Evil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil avoids the head kick by Takano.
Evil throws a hook to the side of Takano's head but Takano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Evil misses.
Evil misses with a hook. Takano ducked under it nicely.
Evil throws a poor cross that misses
and Takano counters with a straight right hand.
Takano slips a jab from Evil.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Evil scores with a hook.
Evil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
Evil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Evil moves into the clinch.
Evil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evil is trying to break the clinch but Takano has him pressed against the ropes.

Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takano moves away from the strike by Evil.
Evil staying out of range there.
Evil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evil.
Evil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mr Evil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takano tries to score with a low kick but Evil moves his leg out of the way.
Evil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Evil throws an off balance right hand

and Takano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takano.
A frustrated look appears on Evil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evil tries to break free but Takano pushes him back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Takano as the two fighters clinch.
Evil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evil being controlled against the ropes.
Takano trying to control the position but instead, Evil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takano into the ropes.
Evil blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takano stalling in the clinch but Evil improves position.
Takano throws a head punch that misses.
Takano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evil or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mr Evil will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Takano tries to clinch up.
Takano slips a straight right by Evil.
Evil might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takano misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Evil misses.
Takano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evil in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takano.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takano blocks a jab.
Evil misses with a looping left.
Evil throws the kick towards the body but Takano avoids it.
Evil misses with a looping right.
Takano lands a jab to Evil's midsection.
Evil throws a big shot that misses.
Takano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takano.
Evil misses with a right hand
and Takano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evil connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takano sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano throws a solid leg kick but Evil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takano.
Evil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evil throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano thows a body shot but no joy.
Evil misses the jab.
Takano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evil.
A telegraphed right hand from Evil misses the target.
Takano misses with a wild body shot.
Evil throws a body kick that misses.
Takano throws out a loose jab but Evil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takano wants to clinch.
Takano throws a low kick but Evil moves out of range easily.
A jab from Takano finds it's way through Evil's defenses.
Takano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takano defending well as Evil loads up on a big left hand.
Evil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil misses with a straight right.
Evil throws a looping overhand right but Takano ducks down to avoid it.
Takano loads up on a big right hand but Evil slips the punch.
Evil loads up on a big right hand but Takano slips the punch.
Evil missing with a left hand there. Takano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Takano misses the target.
Takano blocks a jab.
Takano slips a straight right by Evil.
Evil throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Evil blocks a leg kick.
Evil throws a hook to the side of Takano's head but Takano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Takano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Evil doesn't seem phased though.
Evil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Evil. Those never looked like landing.
Evil throws out a loose jab but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Takano dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Takano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Evil doesn't seem phased though.
Takano misses the shot to the body.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mr Evil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Evil misses.
Evil staying out of range there.
Evil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Takano misses.
Takano scores with a shot to the body.
Evil misses with a hook. Takano ducked under it nicely.
Evil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
A combination from Evil does no damage.
Takano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takano scores with a sloppy right hand. Evil should have avoided that one.
Evil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evil.
Evil throws an off balance right hand
and Takano counters with an outside leg kick.
Evil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano connects with a nice looking jab.
Evil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takano. Evil does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Evil misses.
Evil misses with an uppercut. Takano saw that one coming.
Takano lands a jab to the head.
Evil misses with an uppercut. Takano saw that one coming.
No joy there for Evil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evil.
Takano digs a good hook to Evil's body.
Evil tries to land a front kick but Takano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Evil throws the kick towards the body but Takano avoids it.
Evil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.

Takano moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano struggles to land a body shot inside as Evil controls his hands.
Takano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Evil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evil is trying to break the clinch but Takano has him pressed against the ropes.

Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takano moves out of range as Evil strikes.
A slow jab from Evil misses its intended target.
Takano connects with the punch.
Takano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evil.
Evil misses with an uppercut
and Takano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evil misses with an uppercut.
Takano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Evil throws a jab when Takano was well out of range.
Evil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Takano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Takano!