PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Yamato Ishii (ranked 6704 p4p, 263 weight class) and Tim Greene (ranked 9902 p4p, 330 weight class). Greene has chosen Back In Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ishii
vs
Greene

171 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
141 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Greene!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Ishii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greene is keeping busy.
Ishii tries to circle away but Greene has him pinned against the ropes.
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greene is pushing Ishii up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greene tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii tries to stall but Greene uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greene scores a nice knee to the body.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Greene.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ishii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tim Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene fakes the leg kick and cracks Ishii in the body.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ishii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Greene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishii throws a big counter combination but Greene scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to clinch but Ishii moves out of range.
Greene jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Greene pushes Ishii up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ishii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms.
Greene lands an elbow that stopped Ishii in his tracks for a moment.
Greene lands a nice elbow.

Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.

Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greene using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Greene dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Greene throws a front kick that sends Ishii stumbling back into the ropes.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crunch! Greene slams his shin into Ishii's torso.
Greene throws a right hand that Ishii ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishii also avoids with ease.
Greene lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishii is looking to counter the offense by Greene and move into the clinch.
Tim Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throws a head kick that half lands.
Ishii tries to clinch but Greene moves away
and Greene counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Greene has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamato Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Ishii backs off Greene throws a huge counter combo but Ishii manages to avoid it all.

Greene has closed the distance and engaged Ishii in a clinch.
Ishii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ishii can't break the clinch.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Greene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Greene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishii's efforts to push away.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the ropes.
Greene landing knees to the body.
Greene lands an elbow just above Ishii 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greene throws a front kick that sends Ishii stumbling back into the ropes.

Greene takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishii can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.

Ishii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishii tries to clinch but Greene moves away
and Greene counters with a three punch combo that has Ishii backing up. Ishii nods at Greene to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Greene.
Nice body kick from Greene.
Greene misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Greene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Greene cracks Ishii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Greene counters with a series of strikes. Ishii will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ishii is rocked!
Greene pushes Ishii away with a front kick.
Ishii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greene.
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greene dances in with a quick combination. Ishii is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Greene snaps Ishii's head back. Ishii stumbles backwards against the ropes. Greene steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ishii's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ishii just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Greene!
Tim Greene decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Yamato Ishii had this to say: 'It is what it is'.