PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Takamura acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

McDaniel
vs
Takamura

185 cm
27
193 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

195 cm
29
192 lbs
9 - 19 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Takamura.
Nice defenses there by Takamura.
Takamura slips a jab and a cross from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takamura was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
Takamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a body punch
and Takamura counters with a series of strikes. McDaniel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takamura has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McDaniel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
Takamura swings for the body but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel looks to land a right hand but Takamura moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel misses with a combination
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takamura, right into the meat.
McDaniel throws a jab when Takamura was well out of range.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
McDaniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takamura avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel cracks Takamura with a good jab.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Takamura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDaniel works Takamura's body with a nice hook.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura misses with an uppercut. McDaniel saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takamura. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan McDaniel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Takamura misses with an uppercut.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takamura was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
McDaniel thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Takamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan McDaniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takamura lands with a good body shot.
McDaniel throws a shot to the body.
McDaniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a body shot.
McDaniel just misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel digs a good hook to Takamura's body.
McDaniel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDaniel throws a right and a left that Takamura avoids nicely.
Takamura tries to land a leg kick but McDaniel saw it coming and moves away.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDaniel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from McDaniel misses
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Takamura misses.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
Takamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDaniel lands a nice shot to the body.
McDaniel missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan McDaniel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

McDaniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takamura.
A shot to the body from McDaniel misses
and Takamura counters with a stiff right hand.
McDaniel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takamura back to the ropes. McDaniel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Takamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDaniel throws a nice looking combination but Takamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from McDaniel.
Takamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
Logan McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
Takamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDaniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel connects with a looping right hand.
Takamura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McDaniel back to the ropes. Takamura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McDaniel just misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDaniel!
Takamura sizes up McDaniel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takamura avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel jabs at Takamura's body.
McDaniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takamura fails to land with a series of punches.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from McDaniel.
A shot to the body from McDaniel misses
and Takamura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura lands with a shot to the body.
Apollo Takamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDaniel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takamura doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan McDaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDaniel 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan McDaniel!