PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pakon Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Azuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajanont comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - That Was Just Your Life. This should be fireworks!

Rajanont
vs
Azuma

173 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pakon Rajanont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Azuma!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajanont throws a lazy head kick
and Azuma counters with a right hand to the body.
Rajanont wants to clinch
and Azuma counters with a straight right hand.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azuma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rajanont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azuma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Azuma misses its intended target.
Rajanont scores with a head kick. Azuma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Akira Azuma has been cut.
Rajanont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rajanont looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azuma throws a shot from downtown. Rajanont moves away and avoids it.
Rajanont lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajanont misses the body punch
and Azuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Azuma misses its intended target.
Rajanont chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rajanont.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Azuma moves away
and Azuma counters with a left to the body.
Azuma ducks right into an uppercut from Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rajanont misses with a body kick.
Rajanont throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rajanont connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Azuma misses
and Rajanont counters with a body kick that stops Azuma in his tracks momentarily.
Rajanont tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azuma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajanont throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azuma circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azuma throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
Rajanont lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rajanont connects with a body shot.
Azuma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rajanont misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rajanont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azuma avoids the body shot from Rajanont.
Rajanont tries to clinch up but Azuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajanont is looking to wear down Azuma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Rajanont.
A low kick from Rajanont is predictable there
and Azuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rajanont!
Rajanont throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azuma misses with a double jab.
Rajanont swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azuma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rajanont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rajanont chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rajanont avoids the body shot from Azuma.
Rajanont misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajanont.
Rajanont misses with a body shot.
Rajanont lands a nice looking body kick.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azuma misses with a jab to the body

and Rajanont counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rajanont backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rajanont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rajanont tries to work over Azuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azuma blocking some punches.
Rajanont misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azuma avoids the elbow strike from Rajanont, against the ropes.
Azuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rajanont backwards.

Azuma manages to break the clinch.
Pakon Rajanont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajanont darts in trying to clinch
enabling Azuma to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rajanont just misses with a punch to the body.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
Azuma digs a good body shot into Rajanont's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pakon Rajanont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Azuma's cut.
That's time! Rajanont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rajanont stuns Azuma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rajanont throws a push kick but Azuma slaps the foot to one side.
Azuma slips a jab from Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rajanont moves to clinch but Azuma breaks away
and Azuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azuma avoids the head kick by Rajanont.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
Rajanont throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rajanont wants to land a leg kick but Azuma is out of range.
Azuma misses with a straight right.
Rajanont is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rajanont ducks right into an uppercut from Azuma.
Rajanont lands an overhand right.
Azuma blocks a head kick by Rajanont.
Azuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rajanont moves out of range of the strikes.
Azuma swings for the body but Rajanont moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a low kick but Azuma avoids it.
Azuma lands a nice shot to the body.
Rajanont looks to land a right hand but Azuma moved out of range.
Azuma misses with a low kick.
Rajanont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajanont throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azuma digs a good body shot into Rajanont's ribs.
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!
Rajanont throws a series of punches but Azuma moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Azuma moves out of range.
Rajanont scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajanont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajanont misses with a body kick.
Azuma throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a chopping leg kick but Azuma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azuma throws a hook but Rajanont blocks it.
Rajanont fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azuma checks it well.
Rajanont staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont misses with a shot to the body
and Azuma counters with a three punch combo that has Rajanont backing up. Rajanont nods at Azuma to acknowledge the strikes.
Rajanont lands with a nice body kick.
Azuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Rajanont.
Pakon Rajanont is winning the standup battle so far.
Azuma misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Rajanont.
Azuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajanont looks to clinch
and Azuma counters with a stiff right hand.
Azuma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses
and Azuma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Azuma moves away
and Azuma counters with a stiff right hand.

Rajanont is rocked!
Rajanont fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azuma checks it well.
Oh Rajanont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch but Azuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azuma thuds a left hand into Rajanont's body.
Rajanont seems to have got his legs back now.
Rajanont attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azuma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rajanont throws a sloppy head kick and Azuma moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rajanont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azuma with a jab.
Azuma slips under a jab from Rajanont.
Azuma thuds a left hand into Rajanont's body.
A head kick misses from Rajanont.
Azuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azuma throws out a loose jab but Rajanont uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azuma moves out of range as Rajanont throws a body kick.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Azuma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Azuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Azuma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Azuma connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Rajanont onto his butt! Rajanont bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajanont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azuma scores with a sloppy right hand. Rajanont should have avoided that one.
Rajanont moves to clinch but Azuma breaks away
and Azuma counters with a straight right hand.
Rajanont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajanont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rajanont dodges the punch combination from Azuma.
Azuma scores with a jab to the head.
Azuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajanont.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajanont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azuma counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rajanont.
Azuma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rajanont.
Rajanont misses with a body shot.
Azuma plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Rajanont swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Rajanont face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Azuma!
Akira Azuma thanked the fans post fight for their support.