PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryu Takemura (ranked 4068 p4p, 419 weight class) and Ape Piru (ranked 3014 p4p, 328 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takemura
vs
Piru

170 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Hectors Laundry Mat (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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ape Piru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Takemura.
A combination from Piru does no damage.
Takemura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A lazy left from Takemura finds it's target.
Takemura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piru backs up against the ropes.
Takemura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takemura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takemura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Takemura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takemura.
Takemura lands a nice hook to Piru's body. Piru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piru swinging wildly here.
Takemura connects with a body shot.
Takemura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piru backs up against the ropes.
Takemura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piru moves to clinch but Takemura breaks away
and Piru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takemura punishes Piru's body with a nice straight punch.
Takemura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takemura connects with a nice looking jab.
Piru scores with a leg kick.
Piru misses with a body kick.
Piru takes one to the chin there.
Takemura misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu Takemura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takemura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura digs a good hook to Piru's body.
Piru looks winded!
Piru moves in looking to clinch but Takemura pushes him off.
Takemura lands with a right hand.
Takemura scores with a hook to the body. Piru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takemura lands a head shot.
Piru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takemura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Piru throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Piru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piru needs to keep his hands up - Takemura had a free shot at his head there.
Takemura cracks Piru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Takemura is working the combinations to good effect here.
Piru misses with a hook to the body
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takemura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takemura lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Takemura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takemura lands with an overhand left.
Takemura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Piru. Piru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takemura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Takemura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Piru gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Piru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takemura lands a really nice looking cross but Piru seems unphased.
Takemura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takemura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Takemura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryu Takemura is winning the standup battle so far.
Takemura scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Takemura.
Piru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takemura.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takemura scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura scores with a sloppy right hand. Piru should have avoided that one.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piru is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Takemura.
Takemura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piru wants to clinch up but Takemura keeps it at a distance.
Piru tries to clinch up but Takemura circles away and keeps his distance.
Takemura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piru walks into a jab.
Takemura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piru walks into a left hand.
Takemura lands with an uppercut that bounces Piru off the ropes and back into range.
Takemura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takemura with a jab.
Piru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that Piru has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Takemura throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura works the jab nicely.
Piru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takemura finds it's way round the side to connect with Piru's head.
Piru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piru takes one on the button.
Piru tries to clinch
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Takemura's corner calls for a 1-2. Takemura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Piru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takemura.
Piru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Piru pushes Takemura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Piru with a knee to the head.

Takemura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Decent striking displayed by Takemura there.
Takemura cracks Piru with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Piru darts in trying to clinch
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takemura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piru doesn't seem bothered though.
Takemura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piru takes one to the chin there.
Piru fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Piru does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piru moves to clinch but Takemura breaks away
and Takemura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piru misses with a two punch combination.
Piru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takemura connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takemura scores with a three punch combo!
Takemura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takemura!
Takemura clobbers Piru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Piru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Piru is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takemura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piru is still on wobbly legs! Can Takemura finish him?
Piru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Takemura - just one landing.
Takemura lands a slapping body shot.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piru seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Piru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takemura with a jab.
Takemura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takemura lands with a good body shot.
Takemura scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura with a nice cross.
Takemura digs a good hook to Piru's body.
Piru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takemura finds it's way round the side to connect with Piru's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piru closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takemura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Piru in his tracks.
Ape Piru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu Takemura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takemura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piru can do to turn this around?
Takemura cracks Piru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takemura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takemura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Takemura!
Post fight, an emotional Ryu Takemura said 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.