PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sutter Cane (ranked 5906 p4p, 475 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 1930 p4p, 191 weight class). Incheol Wonha has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cane
vs
Wonha

167 cm
34
158 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

161 cm
37
157 lbs
27 - 16 - 4

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sutter Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wonha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cane's calf.
Wonha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wonha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sutter Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane slips under a jab.
Cane cracks the inside of Wonha's front leg.
Cane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wonha takes one to the side of the head.
Wonha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wonha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cane throws a leg kick but Wonha moved away.
Wonha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cane throws a leg kick which misses Wonha's front leg but catches the back leg as Wonha tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane misses with a straight right.
Cane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wonha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cane throws a lazy uppercut
and Wonha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wonha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane throws a leg kick but Wonha moved away.
A shot to the liver by Cane. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Cane.
Cane throws a leg kick but Wonha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wonha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wonha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cane misses with a hook. Wonha ducked under it nicely.
Cane lands an overhand right.
Wonha doesn't manage to clinch there - Cane circles away.
Wonha slips a straight right by Cane.
Cane misses with a combination
and Wonha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wonha is looking to clinch.
Wonha scores with a decent looking hook.
Wonha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wonha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cane.
Wonha avoids the body shot from Cane.
Cane blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane looks for the body kick but Wonha saw that one coming.
Wonha misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cane misses.
Wonha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wonha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wonha moves out of range as Cane strikes.
Wonha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A leg kick checked by Wonha.
Wonha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wonha ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonha connects with an inside leg kick.
Wonha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wonha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonha.
Some bone on bone action there as Cane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane throws a chopping leg kick but Wonha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cane throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonha.
Nice defenses there by Wonha.
It seemed like Wonha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wonha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wonha misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonha wants to counter with a clinch but Cane pushes him away.
Wonha scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Wonha.
Cane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wonha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cane.
Wonha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cane manages to avoid it.
Cane swings for the body but Wonha moves out of range.
Cane throws a low kick but Wonha avoids it.
Wonha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cane.
Wonha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Cane misses the target.
Wonha throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cane. Cane obviously looking to wear him down.
Wonha throws a front kick aimed at Cane's knee but Cane avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha throws a front kick aimed at Cane's knee but Cane avoids it well.
Wonha misses with an uppercut. Cane saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Cane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wonha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cane.
Cane throws a leg kick which misses Wonha's front leg but catches the back leg as Wonha tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wonha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wonha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Cane circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Wonha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cane moves away.
Wonha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonha thumps Cane with a low kick.
Wonha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cane checks it well.
Wonha is looking to slow Cane down with leg kicks.
Wonha is looking to chop away at Cane's legs.
Wonha throws a sloppy head kick and Cane moves out of range easily.
Wonha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cane can pounce on him.
Cane cracks Wonha with an open hand slap.
Wonha lands a body shot.
Cane throws a front kick aimed at Wonha's knee but Wonha avoids it well.
Cane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonha.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Cane moved away.
Cane blocks a leg kick.
Cane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wonha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cane.
Wonha is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wonha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Cane.
Wonha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cane.
Wonha checks a low kick from Cane.
A big left from Cane misses.
Cane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cane misses with an uppercut. Wonha saw that one coming.
Cane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wonha lands a lovely overhand right.
Wonha looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
Wonha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cane digs a good hook to Wonha's body.
Wonha connects with a right hand. Cane shakes it off.
Wonha walks into a straight right hand from Cane.
Cane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonha.
Wonha tries to counter with a clinch but Cane shakes him off and moves away.
Wonha is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wonha clinches up with Cane and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sutter Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cane swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonha looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
Cane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Wonha has Cane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cane avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cane blocks a body shot from Wonha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wonha.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Cane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wonha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cane lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
A short right from Wonha on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Wonha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wonha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonha.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
A shot in the inside from Cane.
Good body shot from Wonha.
A right hook to the body lands for Wonha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Wonha.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Wonha tries to work over Cane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wonha as Cane tries to tie him up.
Cane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonha slips a jab from Cane.
Cane misses with a hook.
Wonha throws a looping overhand right but Cane ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Wonha as he connects with a hook.
Wonha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Incheol Wonha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Cane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wonha.
Cane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wonha has time to react.
Cane blocks a low kick nicely.
Wonha misses with a kick to the body.
Cane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wonha.
Cane misses with a straight left.
Cane throws out a leg kick but Wonha moves out of range and Cane only half commits.
Wonha lands a nice looking body shot.
Wonha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wonha tries to move into range but Cane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Cane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wonha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
Cane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonha can pounce on him.
Cane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wonha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wonha is looking for the big counter here.
Cane throws a chopping leg kick but Wonha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Incheol Wonha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wonha 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Incheol Wonha!
Incheol Wonha gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).