PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 8059 p4p, 569 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 5782 p4p, 507 weight class). Ippo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Indestructible. Vamoosh has chosen The Roaring Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ippo
vs
Vamoosh

173 cm
39
153 lbs
32 - 12 - 0

171 cm
35
155 lbs
36 - 14 - 5

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Ippo saw that one coming.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ippo counters by clinching up.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ippo lands a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Vamoosh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vamoosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Ippo pushes Vamoosh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Ippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vamoosh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh stalling.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Vamoosh effectively controlling the action here.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Vamoosh won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vamoosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vamoosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vamoosh looks winded!
Knees to the body from Ippo.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vamoosh's face.
Vamoosh managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Vamoosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vamoosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ippo throws a head kick but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ippo has time to react.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ippo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vamoosh doesn't seem phased though.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
A jab from Ippo misses.
Ippo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vamoosh. Vamoosh obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Ippo misses.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vamoosh is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vamoosh avoids the head kick by Ippo.
Vamoosh scores with a nice right hand.
Ippo connects with a jab.
Vamoosh tries to move into range but Ippo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ippo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Ippo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ippo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vamoosh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ippo. That did some damage!
Vamoosh staying out of range there.

Ippo clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks it.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Vamoosh blocks with his arms.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vamoosh as the two fighters clinch.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vamoosh can do to turn this around?
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vamoosh avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Vamoosh lands with a light punch inside.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ippo misses with some punches.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ippo with a knee to the head.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
Ippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vamoosh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vamoosh fails to land.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
A shot in the inside from Ippo.
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
Ippo lands with a light punch inside.
Vamoosh scores with a shot to the side of Ippo's head.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
Vamoosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vamoosh is defending well for now.
Ippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
A short left from Ippo.
Vamoosh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice cross by Vamoosh.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo moves out of range of the body kick from Vamoosh.

Ippo clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh lands a left hand.
Vamoosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vamoosh lands with a light punch inside.
Ippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vamoosh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vamoosh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ippo working aggressively here.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh pushes Ippo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ippo is rocked!
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vamoosh blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Ippo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Vamoosh on the inside.
Vamoosh lands a shot to the body.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vamoosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh cracks Ippo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ippo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ippo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ravi Vamoosh!
An out of breath Ravi Vamoosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.