PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Townsley
vs
Yamashita

183 cm
33
205 lbs
7 - 17 - 0

183 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good kicks
Solid chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuta Yamashita!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamashita misses with a jab to the body
and Townsley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Townsley misses with a wild combination.
Yamashita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Townsley takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Ben Townsley has been cut.
Yamashita swings for the body but Townsley moves out of range.
It looked like Townsley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamashita.
Townsley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Old Irish's Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Yamashita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamashita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Townsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yuta Yamashita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Townsley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamashita throws a nice looking combination but Townsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamashita misses with a few strikes there.
Yamashita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamashita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Townsley as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamashita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Townsley scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Yamashita to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

Yamashita is rocked!
Yamashita throws a predictable looking body shot

and Townsley counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamashita has Townsley pressed against the ropes, preventing Townsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamashita up against the ropes.
Townsley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Yamashita breaks the clinch.
Yamashita misses with a two punch combination.
Townsley blocks a jab.
Yamashita misses with a combination
and Townsley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamashita dodges the punch combination from Townsley.
Yamashita swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Townsley counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Yamashita to the mat! Townsley runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Yamashita is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Yamashita is still on wobbly legs! Can Townsley finish him?

It looks like Yuta Yamashita has been cut.
Townsley cracks Yamashita with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Townsley!