PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 5639 p4p, 590 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 4479 p4p, 496 weight class). Nobonaga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickboxer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nobonaga
vs
Boxer

188 cm
32
182 lbs
23 - 20 - 1

180 cm
32
169 lbs
31 - 17 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nobonaga has managed to clinch.
Nobonaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boxer.
Nobonaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nobonaga misses with a knee strike.
Nobonaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Nobonaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
A short right from Nobonaga on the inside.

Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobonaga throws out a powerful jab.

Nobonaga closes the distance and pushes Boxer back into the ropes.
Nobonaga taking a breather.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Nobonaga tries to tie him up.
Nobonaga takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nobonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Boxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nobonaga tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Nobonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Nobonaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Nobonaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Nobonaga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxer pushes Nobonaga back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobonaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Boxer forces Nobonaga back against the ropes and clinches.
Nobonaga tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Nobonaga back against the ropes.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nobonaga lands a left hand.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Nobonaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Boxer gets through Nobonaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Nobonaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nobonaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
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.

Nobonaga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer tries to clinch but Nobonaga is having none of it.
Nobonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Nobonaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
Nobonaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nobonaga jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Nobonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Nobonaga moves forwards but Boxer connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Nobonaga closes the distance and clinches.
Boxer digs a right hand into Nobonaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobonaga's gas tank.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
Nobonaga is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Boxer.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobonaga's elbow.

Boxer breaks the clinch.

Nobonaga closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Nobonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Sagoya Nobonaga has been cut.
Nobonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nobonaga has closed the distance and engaged Boxer in a clinch.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Nobonaga - that landed with a thud.
Nobonaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Boxer on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kick Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
A shot in the inside from Nobonaga.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Nobonaga prevents Boxer from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sagoya Nobonaga's cut.
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!

Nobonaga tries to clinch up.
Sagoya Nobonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Nobonaga does it's job there.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nobonaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nobonaga tries to score with a low kick but Boxer moves his leg out of the way.
Nobonaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nobonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nobonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nobonaga cracks Boxer with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Nobonaga's head but Nobonaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nobonaga pushes Boxer away with a front kick.
Nobonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Nobonaga clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nobonaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nobonaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxer! But no joy.
Nobonaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boxer finds it's way round the side to connect with Nobonaga's head.
Nobonaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Nobonaga throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Nobonaga throws out a powerful jab.

Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Nobonaga.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Nobonaga misses with a body punch.
Nobonaga pushes Boxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobonaga slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobonaga avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobonagas head.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Boxer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boxer.
Nobonaga wants to clinch but Boxer slips to the side
and Boxer counters with a stiff right hand.

Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Nobonaga.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nobonaga prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nobonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nobonaga looking to stall.
Nobonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobonaga wants to stall.
Nobonaga looking to stall.
Nobonaga can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boxer 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
A victorious Kick Boxer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.