PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 2954 p4p, 142 weight class) and Yuki Takano (ranked 7746 p4p, 299 weight class). Preston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuckin Problem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Preston
vs
Takano

160 cm
39
145 lbs
39 - 26 - 1

169 cm
34
146 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Takano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Preston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Preston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takano scores with a leg kick.
Preston avoids the body shot from Takano.
Takano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Preston in his tracks.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Preston.
Takano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Preston checks a low kick from Takano.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
Preston avoids the body shot from Takano.
Preston is looking to counter with a body kick.
Takano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano 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 Preston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Preston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takano blocks a jab.
Takano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Takano tried to score with a low kick but Preston checks it.
Preston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preston blocks the body kick.
Preston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Takano drives through and clinches with Preston against the ropes.
Takano blocks a body shot from Preston.
Takano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takano struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Preston blocks a body shot from Takano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
Preston misses with a punch to the body.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Preston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Preston swings wildly with an uppercut but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takano scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Takano misses with a punch on the inside.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Takano.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takano misses with the head strike.
Takano avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the ropes.
Takano taking a breather.
Preston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Takano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Preston tries a low kick but Takano avoids it.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano slips a straight right by Preston.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preston jabs at Takano's body.
Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Preston.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Takano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Preston's knee momentarily.
Preston lands a leg kick that knocks Takano off balance momentarily.
Takano defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston throws a wild body kick that Takano sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Takano misses.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Preston digs a good body shot into Takano's ribs.
Takano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston walks into a jab.
Takano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Preston moves in looking to clinch but Takano pushes him off.
Preston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Takano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Preston throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Nice body punch from Takano.
Preston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takano is out of range and Preston settles back down.
Takano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Preston has time to react.
A big left from Preston misses.
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!
Preston wants to clinch.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano feints and then cracks Preston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Preston down.
Good shot there by Takano.
Preston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takano's head.
Preston misses with a leg kick
and Takano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Takano saw that one coming.

Takano scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Preston 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.

Preston is rocked!
Takano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Preston.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Takano scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Takano has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preston.
Takano lands a shoulder strike.
Preston lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Takano takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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!

Takano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takano checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston avoids the body shot from Takano.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
Preston tries to move into range but Takano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston 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 Takano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Preston's head.
Takano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Takano.
Takano throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston is looking to counter with head kicks.

Preston clinches up with Takano and pushes him back against the ropes.
Preston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takano scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Takano's head.
Takano looking to stall.
Yuki Takano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Preston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Takano breaks from the clinch.
Takano misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Preston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Takano punishes Preston's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Takano misses.
Preston connects with a solid leg kick.
Preston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Takano.
Preston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Takano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takano feints and then cracks Preston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Preston down.
Takano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Preston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Preston slips under a jab from Takano.
Preston throws a poor cross that misses
and Takano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aiden Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Preston moves out of range as Takano strikes.
Preston cracks the inside of Takano's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Takano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Takano!
Yuki Takano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.