PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Smo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smo has chosen O Le Alofa Lava I Le Manu E as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bungradidoa
vs
Smo

178 cm
31
250 lbs
19 - 22 - 0

180 cm
27
280 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Smo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Smo. Those never looked like landing.
Smo misses with a head kick.
Smo tries a head kick but it misses.
Smo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smo looks to land a combination but Bungradidoa avoids it well.
Bungradidoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smo.
Smo misses with a head kick.

Bungradidoa closes the distance and pushes Smo back into the ropes.
Bungradidoa is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smo is defending well for now.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smo is defending well for now.
Bungradidoa tries a body shot but Smo blocks it.
Smo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bungradidoa is defending well for now.
Smo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bungradidoa can't find room to land a body shot as Smo controls the action.

Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smo punishes Bungradidoa's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa slips under a jab from Smo.
Bungradidoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smo.
Smo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bungradidoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Smo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bungradidoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Smo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bungradidoa blocks the body kick.
Smo misses with a few strikes there.
Bungradidoa moves away from the strike by Smo.

Bungradidoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smo is defending well for now.

Smo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smo works the jab nicely.
Bungradidoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smo.
Smo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bungradidoa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bungradidoa dodges the punch combination from Smo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa avoids the head kick by Smo.
Jo Smo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bungradidoa moves in looking to clinch but Smo pushes him off.
Smo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bungradidoa.
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Bungradidoa pushes Smo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bungradidoa misses with a body punch.
Smo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bungradidoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smo.
Smo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smo throws a head kick that misses.
Smo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bungradidoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bungradidoa circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bungradidoa clinches with his opponent.
Smo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Smo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bungradidoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bungradidoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smo.
Bungradidoa moves out of range as Smo strikes.
Smo misses with a wild body shot.
Smo throws a series of punches but Bungradidoa moves out of range.
Smo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bungradidoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smo.
Bungradidoa is looking to counter the offense by Smo and move into the clinch.

Bungradidoa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Smo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smo punishes Bungradidoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Smo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bungradidoa takes the fight into the clinch.

Smo breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bungradidoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smo with a jab.
Smo scores with a jab.
Smo throws a hook to the side of Bungradidoa's head but Bungradidoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bungradidoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bungradidoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smo.
Smo throws a head kick that misses.
Smo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Smo misses.
Bungradidoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smo.

Bungradidoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bungradidoa wants to clinch up but Smo keeps it at a distance.
Smo throws out a loose jab but Bungradidoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smo tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Smo.

Bungradidoa gets a clinch.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smo manages to break the clinch.
Smo misses with a wild combination.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch but Smo is having none of it.
Smo throws a series of punches but Bungradidoa moves out of range.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

It looks like Mophaf Bungradidoa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bungradidoa rushes Smo and presses him up against the ropes.

Smo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch but Smo is having none of it.

Bungradidoa pushes Smo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bungradidoa ducks under a wild hook from Smo.
Bungradidoa blocks a jab.
Bungradidoa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smo throws a right and a left that Bungradidoa avoids nicely.
Smo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch up but Smo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bungradidoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bungradidoa slips a jab and a cross from Smo.
Smo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bungradidoa moves forwards but Smo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bungradidoa blocks a head kick by Smo.

Smo tries to keep at a distance but Bungradidoa has taken the fight into the clinch.

Smo manages to break the clinch.

Bungradidoa pushes Smo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bungradidoa cracks Smo with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bungradidoa as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Smo won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bungradidoa gets a clinch.
Smo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bungradidoa tries to work over Smo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bungradidoa scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa - that landed with a thud.

Smo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bungradidoa has closed the distance and engaged Smo in a clinch.

Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Bungradidoa closes the distance and pushes Smo back into the ropes.

Smo breaks the clinch.

Bungradidoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bungradidoa missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smo manages to break the clinch.

Smo staggers Bungradidoa with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Bungradidoa looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Bungradidoa ducks under a wild hook from Smo.
Smo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bungradidoa moves out of range as Smo strikes.

Bungradidoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smo.

Smo breaks from the clinch.
Jo Smo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smo lands the left 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!
Bungradidoa tries to clinch there but Smo circles away.
Smo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bungradidoa.

Bungradidoa is rocked!
Bungradidoa leaves his chin hanging out and Smo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bungradidoa crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jo Smo!
Jo Smo very nearly forgot to thank Shinobi amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.