PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichi Takeshi (ranked 4381 p4p, 88 weight class) and Ron Hall (ranked 23054 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Takeshi
vs
Hall

155 cm
43
138 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

198 cm
27
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall tries to clinch but Takeshi moves out of range.
Takeshi misses with a body shot.
Takeshi sets himself, and Hall steps forward looking for the clinch! Takeshi avoids it this time.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Takeshi.
Hall wants to clinch up but Takeshi keeps it at a distance.
Takeshi lands a head shot.
Takeshi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.

Takeshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hall lands an elbow just above Takeshi 's eye.

It looks like Ichi Takeshi has been cut.
Takeshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Takeshi breaks from the clinch.
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!
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Takeshi throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeshi moves away.
Takeshi misses with a body shot.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Takeshi pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takeshi gets a clinch.
Takeshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.

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

Takeshi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the ropes.
Takeshi dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall prevents a body shot from Takeshi.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Takeshi avoids it by throwing Hall back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takeshi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hall can turn it around.
Takeshi controlling the action here for a moment.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takeshi breaks the clinch.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeshi circles away.
It looked like Takeshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall tries to clinch up but Takeshi circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Takeshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ron Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Takeshi clinches with his opponent.
Takeshi lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Takeshi.
A right handed body shot lands from Takeshi.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Takeshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takeshi effectively controlling the action here.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Takeshi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Takeshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall tries to clinch up but Takeshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall is looking to clinch.

Takeshi rushes Hall and presses him up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Takeshi.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Takeshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Takeshi.
Takeshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takeshi sets himself, and Hall steps forward looking for the clinch! Takeshi avoids it this time.

Takeshi clinches with his opponent.
Takeshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takeshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Takeshi controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Takeshi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Takeshi - that landed with a thud.
Takeshi blocks an uppercut.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Takeshi blocks with his arms.
Hall wants to stall.
Takeshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takeshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takeshi trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takeshi into the ropes.
Takeshi avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichi Takeshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichi Takeshi's cut.
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.

Takeshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takeshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.

Hall drops Takeshi on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Takeshi bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.

Takeshi moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Takeshi into the ropes.
Takeshi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Takeshi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the ropes.
Takeshi wants to break free but Hall has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Takeshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall wants to clinch.
It looked like Takeshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takeshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Takeshi.
Takeshi throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Takeshi cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Takeshi moves into the clinch.
Takeshi blocks a body shot from Hall.
Takeshi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takeshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takeshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takeshi throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.

Takeshi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Takeshi.
Takeshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ron Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takeshi lands a nice uppercut.
Takeshi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takeshi lands with a right to the head.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeshi is defending well for now.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Takeshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Takeshi breaks from the clinch.
Takeshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to clinch.

Takeshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Takeshi.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeshi's brow.
Takeshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takeshi digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takeshi is trying to stall.
Takeshi digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall working Takeshi over with knees to the body.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeshi controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Takeshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall cracks Takeshi with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Takeshi drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Takeshi isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Hall struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ron Hall!
The defeated Ichi Takeshi had this to say: 'Son of a!!!! great shame I great shame Sorry I need more strong in spirit. '.