PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kegon Ichimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanchai Suya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ichimaru
vs
Suya

173 cm
32
143 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

177 cm
23
162 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Kegon Ichimaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanchai Suya!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichimaru misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ichimaru.

Ichimaru instigates a clinch.
Ichimaru managing to block the knees to the body from Suya.
Ichimaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Suya controls his hands.
Suya blocks a body shot from Ichimaru.
Ichimaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Suya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ichimaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ichimaru avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
Ichimaru misses with a knee to the head.
Suya scores with a knee to the head.
Suya takes a shot to the head.
Ichimaru can't find room to land a body shot as Suya controls the action.
Suya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ichimaru takes a shot to the head.
Ichimaru misses with a punch on the inside.
Ichimaru tries a body shot but Suya blocks it.
Suya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ichimaru tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ichimaru is defending well for now.
Ichimaru tries to throw a body punch but Suya avoids it by throwing Ichimaru back against the cage.
Ichimaru misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichimaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ichimaru gets through Suya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
Suya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
Suya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Ichimaru has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ichimaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichimaru.
Ichimaru tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
Suya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ichimaru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichimaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ichimaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
Ichimaru lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ichimaru.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suya obliges.
Suya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ichimaru is breathing heavily.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Ichimaru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suya lands a hook that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suya.
Suya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suya lands with a light punch inside.
Suya cracks Ichimaru with a nice body shot.
Suya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
Suya with a knee to the head.
Suya lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Suya.
Suya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ichimaru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Suya on the inside.
Ichimaru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Suya.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ichimaru is defending well for now.
Suya lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands an uppercut.
Ichimaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ichimaru avoids it.
Ichimaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
Suya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ichimaru takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ichimaru has a couple of punches blocked by Suya.
Ichimaru throws a punch but it's blocked by Suya.
Ichimaru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Suya as the two fighters clinch.
Suya lands with a left to the head.
Suya blocks a body shot from Ichimaru.
Ichimaru misses with a knee to the head.
Suya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ichimaru tries to throw a body punch but Suya avoids it by throwing Ichimaru back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ichimaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Suya controls his hands.
Ichimaru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ichimaru throws a punch but it's blocked by Suya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands a nice shot to the body.
Suya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Suya.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suya.
Suya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ichimaru avoids it.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Suya.
Suya landing knees to the head.
Suya lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Suya.
Still in the clinch, Suya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Suya.
A right hand to the body from Suya.
A nice left hand lands by Suya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suya works on Ichimaru's body with a couple of short punches.
Suya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ichimaru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Suya scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanchai Suya dominated that round.
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.

Suya moves into the clinch successfully.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Ichimaru avoids the damage to the body.
Ichimaru tries to throw a body punch but Suya avoids it by throwing Ichimaru back against the cage.
Suya pushes Ichimaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ichimaru tries to throw a body punch but Suya avoids it by throwing Ichimaru back against the cage.
Suya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ichimaru.
Ichimaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suya lands with a short shot to the head.
Ichimaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Suya on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suya.
Ichimaru misses with some punches.
Suya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ichimarus head.

Ichimaru is rocked!
Suya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ichimaru backwards.
Oh Ichimaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suya lands with a right to the head.
Ichimaru looking to throw knees to the head but Suya is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suya obliges.
Suya scores with a knee to the head.
Ichimaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suya lands with a short shot to the head.
Suya pushes Ichimaru against the cage. Suya is working some dirty boxing. Suya pushes off with a quick right hook! Ichimaru goes down! Ichimaru tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Suya moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kanchai Suya!
A relieved looking Kanchai Suya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.