PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 8950 p4p, 314 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 2638 p4p, 127 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Takano
vs
Wonha

169 cm
34
146 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

161 cm
38
141 lbs
30 - 18 - 5

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

RAGS of a RONIN

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha throws a big shot that misses.
Takano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takano swinging wildly here.

Wonha clinches.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Takano has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Takano.
Wonha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wonha stalling in the clinch but Takano improves position.
Wonha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha working aggressively here.
Wonha misses with a body punch.
Takano misses with the head strike.
Wonha tries to work over Takano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takano as Wonha tries to tie him up.
Takano misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha is trying to force a seperation but Takano has the dominant position.
Wonha misses with a body punch.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Takano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takano tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Takano back against the ropes.
Wonha trying to stall but Takano improves his position.
Wonha trying to control the position but instead, Takano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wonha into the ropes.
A short right from Takano on the inside.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takano lands a right hand.

It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Wonha tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Wonha is trying to maintain a safe position but Takano gets an underhook and turns Wonha into the ropes.
Takano blocking some punches.
Wonha lands with a short shot to the head.
Takano tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano is trying to stall.
Takano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takano lands with a left to the head.

Takano breaks from the clinch.
Wonha misses with a low kick.
Takano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wonha throws a leg kick which misses Takano's front leg but catches the back leg as Takano tries to avoid it.
Takano cracks Wonha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonha was well out of range. Poor timing from Takano.
Takano throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonha counters with a straight right hand.
Wonha cracks a nice hook into Takano's ribs.
A good leg kick by Takano.
Takano throws a nice head kick!
Wonha scores with a body shot.
Wonha lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha'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.

Wonha feints and then cracks Takano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takano down.
Takano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wonha checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Takano.
Takano defending well as Wonha loads up on a big left hand.
Takano lands a head shot.
Takano throws a solid leg kick but Wonha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takano.
Takano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonha.
Wonha lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Wonha - just one landing.
Wonha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wonha throws a big shot that misses.
Takano defending well as Wonha loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Takano catches Wonha right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonha throws a looping overhand right but Takano ducks down to avoid it.
As Wonha backs away, Takano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wonha's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha swings for the body but Takano moves out of range.
Wonha misses with a head kick.
Takano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takano misses with a body shot.
Takano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wonha.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wonha.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Wonha.
A swing and a miss from Wonha.
A little feinted left hand from Takano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wonha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wonha connects with an inside leg kick.
Takano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takano keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Wonha. Beautiful body shot.
Takano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Wonha misses.
Wonha lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wonha thuds a left hand into Takano's body.
Wonha throws a front kick that sends Takano stumbling back into the ropes.
Wonha throws a head kick but Takano moves out of range.
Takano misses with a low kick.
Wonha walks into a straight right hand from Takano.
Takano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wonha throws out the jab.
Takano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wonha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takano.
Wonha misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Takano misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Incheol Wonha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wonha doesn't manage to clinch there - Takano circles away.
Takano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takano lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Takano loads up on a big right hand but Wonha slips the punch.
Takano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takano tries a head kick but it misses.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wonha. That's going to slow Takano down.
Wonha misses with a hook. Takano ducked under it nicely.
Takano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takano throws a hook but Wonha avoids it easily.
Wonha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takano with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Wonha.
Takano throws a low kick, looking for Wonha's leg but Wonha calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Takano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha throws a hook but Takano avoids it easily.
Takano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wonha.
Wonha throws a good cross that connects.
Takano walks into a stiff left hand from Wonha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonha.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Takano misses
and Wonha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takano takes a swing at Wonha's ribcage but misses.
Wonha lands with a nice body punch.
Takano is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wonha blocks a head kick by Takano.
Takano throws a body kick that misses
and Wonha counters with a nice uppercut.
Takano misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wonha cracks Takano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wonha misses the jab.
Wonha throws a big shot that misses.
Takano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Takano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 blocking some punches.
Takano blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Takano pushes Wonha back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Takano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wonha.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Wonha misses with a punch to the body.
Takano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wonha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuki Takano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Wonha.
Takano has Wonha pressed against the ropes.
Wonha taking a breather.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Takano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yuki Takano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takano working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Incheol Wonha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wonha 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 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada 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).