PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 3924 p4p, 134 weight class) and Ozutsu Fukumatsu (ranked 15508 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ozutsu Fukumatsu enters the ring!

ONeal
vs
Fukumatsu

215 cm
24
355 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

194 cm
35
304 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumatsu scores with a nice strike.
Fukumatsu misses with a wild body shot.
Fukumatsu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fukumatsu cracks a nice hook into ONeal's ribs.
Fukumatsu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps ONeal's head backwards.
Fukumatsu punishes ONeal's body with a nice straight punch.
ONeal throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Fukumatsu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Fukumatsu. Beautiful body shot.

Fukumatsu gets a clinch.
Fukumatsu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on ONeal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fukumatsu.
ONeal is breathing heavily.
Fukumatsu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt ONeal or not.
Fukumatsu lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to ONeal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fukumatsu scores with a hook to the body.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand that snaps the head of ONeal backwards.
Fukumatsu lands a shot to the body.
Fukumatsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu scores with a shoulder strike.
Fukumatsu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fukumatsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fukumatsu lands a shot to the body.
Fukumatsu presses ONeal against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukumatsu lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Shaquille ONeal has been cut.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Fukumatsu on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Fukumatsu.
A nice left hand lands by Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu scores with a shot to the side of ONeal's head.

ONeal is rocked!
Fukumatsu breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks ONeal with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! ONeal looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. ONeal get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
After winning the bout, Ozutsu Fukumatsu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.