PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Trirdy David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukita Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

David
vs
Kanno

175 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trirdy David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukita Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanno throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

David rushes Kanno and presses him up against the ropes.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanno obliges.
David has Kanno pressed against the ropes.

David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
David takes one on the button.
David blocks a head kick by Kanno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanno pushes David away with a front kick.
David gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kanno.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kanno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanno throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David tries to move into range but Kanno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
David moves away from the strike by Kanno.
David lands a nice shot that snaps Kanno's head back.
Kanno moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from David does no damage.
Kanno throws out a counter right but David avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanno. That snapped David's head back.
Kanno lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
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!

David clinches.
Kanno misses with the head strike.
Kanno struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kanno as the two fighters clinch.
Kanno working aggressively here.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from David.
Kanno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Kanno on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanno.
Kanno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanno swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David blocks a body shot from Kanno.
David stalling.
Kanno tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Kanno back against the ropes.
Kanno swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kanno lands with a nice body kick.
Kanno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanno scores with a leg kick.
Kanno dips to his left and cracks David with an uppercut!
Kanno tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
Good exchange - Kanno coming out on top.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
David slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
David walks into a left hand.

David closes the distance and clinches.
Kanno landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David trying to control the position but instead, Kanno has worked for underhooks and has pushed David into the ropes.
Kanno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kanno fails to land.

David breaks from the clinch.
Kanno throws the kick towards the body but David avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to clinch up but Kanno keeps it at a distance.
Kanno throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Kanno connects with a nice looking jab.

Kanno takes the fight into the clinch.
Kanno struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.

David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ukita Kanno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanno lands the left hand.
David swings for the body but Kanno moves out of range.
Kanno lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as David backs up against the ropes.
Kanno throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! David crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kanno - the referee stops the clock and David gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kanno. David manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kanno with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanno throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Kanno throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
Kanno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces David back to the ropes. Kanno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Kanno throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and David counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by David.
Kanno working aggressively here.
David is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanno misses with some punches.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
Kanno takes a shot to the head.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David stalling in the clinch.
David taking a breather.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanno swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanno misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukita Kanno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kanno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ukita Kanno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanno wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Kanno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Kanno lands a glancing blow to the side of David's head.
Kanno moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
Ukita Kanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanno fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanno moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Kanno.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kanno.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
David wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from David misses.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. David manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
David's corner calls for a 1-2. David obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! David crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kanno - the referee stops the clock and David gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kanno. David manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kanno misses with a straight left.
David takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David tries a head kick but it misses.

David closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
David gets through Kanno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanno tries a body shot but David blocks it.
David blocks a body shot from Kanno.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David is trying to break free.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanno.
Kanno misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanno swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ukita Kanno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
David is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanno is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno missing with knees to the body.
Kanno has a couple of punches blocked by David.
Kanno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanno avoids it.
David softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
David blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
David blocking some punches.
David is trying to break the clinch but Kanno has him pressed against the ropes.
Kanno misses with a knee to the head.

David manages to break the clinch.
David tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanno counters with a straight right hand.
Trirdy David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

David closes the distance and clinches.
David blocks an uppercut.
Kanno tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Kanno back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukita Kanno really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A chopping leg kick lands by Kanno.
David throws a big shot that misses.
Kanno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
David is looking to clinch but Kanno is avoiding it.
Kanno missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
David tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kanno.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kanno misses.
Kanno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kanno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David tries to clinch but Kanno is having none of it.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Kanno.
A punch combination from David misses.
Kanno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
David tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanno. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
David gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanno.
David tries to clinch there but Kanno circles away.
Kanno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and David counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Kanno to the mat! David runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Kanno is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
David is looking to clinch but Kanno is avoiding it.
Kanno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanno is just out of range.
David attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
David slips under a jab.
Kanno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Kanno. Those never looked like landing.
David throws a big counter combination but Kanno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno thows a left - swing and a miss!
David will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
David takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
David walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanno.
Kanno lands a jab.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses

and David counters by moving into the clinch.
Kanno working aggressively here.
Kanno looking to throw knees to the head but David is blocking nicely.
Kanno misses with a hook from the clinch.

David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

David scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Kanno 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.

Kanno is rocked!
David tries to clinch up but Kanno circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanno is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
Kanno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kanno throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David is looking to clinch.
Kanno throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Kanno throws a body kick that misses
and David counters with a right hand that wobbles Kanno! He's out on his feet! David follows up with a left hook and a final right hand that knocks Kanno out cold! No need for a referee count here - this fight is all over! David jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trirdy David!