PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eugenio Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugenio Torrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikami Kanno's chin.

Torrez
vs
Kanno

171 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

169 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugenio Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez missing with a left hand there. Kanno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Kanno moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.
A short uppercut from Torrez.

Kanno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kanno ducks under a wild hook from Torrez.
Kanno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torrez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Kanno does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno throws a combination that misses
letting Torrez counter with a right hand.
Kanno moves in looking to clinch but Torrez pushes him off.
Torrez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Torrez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
Torrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanno throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torrez backwards.

Torrez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanno misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Torrez misses its target.
Kanno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanno throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Kanno.
Kanno misses with a looping right.
Torrez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kanno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torrez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Kanno.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torrez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Torrez backs off Kanno throws a huge counter combo but Torrez manages to avoid it all.
Kanno ducks under a wild hook from Torrez.
Kanno throws an off balance right hand
and Torrez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kanno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kanno lands.
Kanno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrez.
Kanno loads up on a big right hand but Torrez slips the punch.
As Kanno looks to move away, Torrez throws a big counter combo but Kanno just gets out of the way.
Torrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torrez avoids the body shot from Kanno.
Torrez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torrez keeps the fight on the outside.
Torrez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Torrez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanno checks it well.
Kanno tries to work over Torrez's front leg with a kick but Torrez checks it.
Kanno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Kanno misses with a straight right.
Kanno looks to land a body kick but Torrez moved away.
Kanno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanno throws a jab but it's blocked by Torrez.
Kanno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torrez.
As Kanno backs away, Torrez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kanno misses with an uppercut. Torrez saw that one coming.
Torrez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanno.
Kanno takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice leg kick lands there from Kanno.
A head kick misses from Kanno.

Kanno rushes Torrez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kanno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanno taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Kanno fails to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kanno. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Torrez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torrez working aggressively here.

Kanno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torrez moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanno.
Mikami Kanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Kanno.
Kanno throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
Kanno tries to clinch
and Torrez counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
Kanno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanno.
Kanno cracks Torrez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kanno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanno moves away.
Torrez misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Kanno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kanno misses with a double jab.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
Kanno lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kanno scores with a jab to the body.
Torrez moves away from the strike by Kanno.
Kanno misses with an uppercut.
Kanno lands with a hook. Torrez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kanno fakes the leg kick and cracks Torrez in the body.
Kanno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrez is looking to clinch but Kanno is avoiding it.
Kanno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanno misses with a body kick.
Torrez scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kanno finds it's way through Torrez's defenses.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Kanno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torrez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanno misses with a body kick.
Kanno just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTorrez.
Torrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanno throws a series of punches but Torrez avoids them all with ease.

Torrez has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kanno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanno tries a head kick but it misses.
Torrez is looking to counter the offense by Kanno and move into the clinch.
Kanno lunges at Torrez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torrez's hand.
Torrez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kanno looks for the body kick but Torrez saw that one coming.
Kanno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanno blocks the body kick.
Kanno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torrez momentarily.
A cross from Torrez lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikami Kanno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kanno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torrez misses with the combination.
Kanno connects with a right hand. Torrez shakes it off.
Kanno throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Kanno lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torrez checks a leg kick.
Kanno tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Torrez misses the target.
Torrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanno.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mikami Kanno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kanno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanno keeps Torrez at a distance using the push kick.
Torrez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanno.
Torrez throws a sloppy head kick and Kanno moves out of range easily.
Kanno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kanno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kanno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torrez moves away.
Torrez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Torrez throws a looping overhand right but Kanno ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torrez.
Torrez throws the kick towards the body but Kanno avoids it.
Kanno wants to counter with a clinch but Torrez pushes him away.
Kanno lunges at Torrez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torrez's hand.
Kanno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Kanno misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Torrez misses the target.
Kanno misses with a jab to the body
and Kanno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Kanno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Torrez misses.
Kanno is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Kanno.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torrez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanno.
Kanno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torrez tries to clinch up but Kanno circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanno thinks about the counter body kick.
Torrez connects with a crisp jab.
Kanno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez tries to counter by clinching up but Kanno breaks away and moves out of range.
Kanno jabs Torrez to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a shot from downtown. Torrez moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Torrez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
Kanno ducks right into an uppercut from Torrez.
Kanno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kanno throws a jab but it's blocked by Torrez.
Torrez is looking to counter the offense by Kanno and move into the clinch.
Kanno misses with a body shot.
Torrez lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Kanno scores with a nice strike.
Kanno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikami Kanno.
Well Kanno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikami Kanno!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikami Kanno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.