PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison's entrance music is Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. A fine choice. Liam Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harrison
vs
Asai

172 cm
29
157 lbs
23 - 7 - 2

175 cm
27
165 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison slips under a jab from Asai.
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a right hand
and Asai counters with a left and a right that stings Harrison.

Asai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the ropes.
Asai lands a nice shot to the body.
Asai lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Asai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Asai misses with a punch to the body.
Asai lands with a right to the head.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asai dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Harrison trying to stall but Asai improves his position.
Asai trying to control the position but instead, Harrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asai into the ropes.
Asai lands a left hand.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai throws an elbow that misses.
Asai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Asai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Asai has double underhooks.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison pushes Asai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Asai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Asai managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Asai blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai misses with a punch to the body.
Asai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrison.
A right hook to the body lands for Asai.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison avoids the elbow strike from Asai, against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Asai.
Asai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asai is trying to stall.
Asai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asai gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Harrison - that landed with a thud.
Asai scores with a shoulder strike.
Asai lands with a light punch inside.
Harrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Asai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asai blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Harrison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
Asai scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daigo Asai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Asai tries to clinch up.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Asai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Asai moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asai lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrison off the ropes and back into range.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Asai.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Harrison lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Harrison as he checks the leg kick.
Harrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Harrison digs a good hook to Asai's body.
Asai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asai throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Asai scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrison should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Asai.

Asai moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrison is looking to control Asai's arms but Asai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the ropes.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai stalling the fight.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Asai cracks Harrison with a nice body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daigo Asai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Asai throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Asai is looking to clinch.
Asai thuds his shin into the meat of Harrison's side.
Harrison misses the body punch
letting Asai counter with a right hand.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
Harrison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harrison tries to land a front kick but Asai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrison connects with a jab.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Asai.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai fails in his attempt to clinch.

Asai closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Harrison lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrison as Asai tries to tie him up.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Asai trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daigo Asai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Asai gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Asai.
Asai misses with a body punch.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Asai has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison blocking some punches.
Asai managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison lands with a left to the head.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Asai has the dominant position.
Asai blocking some punches.
Harrison looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Asai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Asai gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
Asai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison gets through Asai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Daigo Asai just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Asai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Asai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Asai lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Asai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Asai leaning against his opponent.
Asai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Asai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Asai is controlling the position.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Asai.
Asai with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Asai.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Asai struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Asai.
A hook to the body from Asai.
Asai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asai has Harrison pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Asai.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Asai.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asai as Harrison tries to tie him up.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Asai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Asai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai misses with a knee to the head.
Harrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Asai gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Asai lands with a light punch inside.
Asai tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asai.
Asai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asai tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Asai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison stalling against the ropes.
Asai misses with an elbow over the top.
Asai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daigo Asai dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asai doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Asai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrison cracks Asai with an open hand slap.
Asai tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai. Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Asai moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Asai throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Asai misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Harrison is out of range.
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
Asai throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Asai connects with a crisp jab.
Asai tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Harrison finds it's way through Asai's defenses.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
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!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Harrison there.
A cross from Asai lands.
Asai misses with a double jab.
Asai lands a nice looking body shot.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
A lazy left from Harrison finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrison.

Asai is rocked!
A combination from Asai does no damage.
Liam Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daigo Asai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asai is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrison finish him?
Asai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daigo Asai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daigo Asai!