PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamil Kaminski (ranked 5646 p4p, 457 weight class) and Ryu Takemura (ranked 4436 p4p, 411 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kaminski
vs
Takemura

190 cm
26
158 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vegan Gains

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Takemura misses.
Kaminski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Kaminski tests Takemura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaminski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Kaminski.
Takemura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Takemura ducks under a wild hook from Kaminski.
Takemura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski throws a right hand that misses
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Kaminski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kaminski misses with an uppercut
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.

Kaminski has managed to clinch.
Takemura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Takemura breaks the clinch.
Takemura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kaminski eats them both and turns towards Takemura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura misses with a left hand
and Kaminski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takemura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaminski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takemura.
Kaminski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takemura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Kaminski rushes Takemura and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kaminski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaminski.
Takemura working hard to break the clinch.
Takemura is trying to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling him.

Takemura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaminski throws a body shot but no joy.
Takemura takes one to the chin there.
Kaminski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takemura.
Kaminski throws a sloppy body shot
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Takemura misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takemura.
Takemura misses with an uppercut. Kaminski saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaminski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaminski takes a swing at Takemura's ribcage but misses.
Kaminski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takemura moves away.
Takemura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Kaminski finds it's target.
Kaminski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takemura's head.
Kaminski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaminski throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Takemura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaminski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kaminski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kaminski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura connects with a jab.
Takemura throws a lazy right hand but Kaminski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takemura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaminski circles away quickly and effectively.
Takemura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takemura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaminski.
Kaminski scores with a nice strike.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaminski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takemura throws a body punch but Kaminski moves out of range.
Kaminski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takemura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamil Kaminski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaminski throws a body punch but Takemura moves out of range.
Kaminski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takemura can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski misses with a left hand
and Takemura counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaminski. Takemura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takemura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takemura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kaminski throws a right hand that Takemura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takemura also avoids with ease.
Kaminski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kaminski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaminski misses with an uppercut. Takemura saw that one coming.
As Kaminski backs off Takemura throws a huge counter combo but Kaminski manages to avoid it all.
Kaminski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Takemura misses with an uppercut. Kaminski saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Kaminski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamil Kaminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takemura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaminski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takemura misses with a right hand
enabling Kaminski to counter with a crisp jab.
Takemura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaminski lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Kaminski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaminski.
A slow jab from Takemura misses its intended target.
Takemura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaminski lands a jab to the nose.
Kaminski throws the left hand but Takemura avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Takemura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaminski throws a body punch but Takemura moves out of range.
Kaminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takemura throws a series of punches but Kaminski moves out of range.
Takemura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takemura misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Kaminski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Takemura walks into a straight right hand from Kaminski.
Takemura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaminski manages to avoid it.
Kaminski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takemura.
Kaminski tries to clinch up
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaminski misses with a shot to the body
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Takemura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaminski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takemura counters with a stiff right hand.
Takemura tries to move into range but Kaminski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takemura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kaminski misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takemura's head.
A slow jab from Kaminski misses its intended target.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaminski.
Takemura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takemura misses with a hook.
Kaminski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takemura manages to avoid it.
Kaminski misses with a double jab
and Takemura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Takemura punishes Kaminski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaminski takes a swing at Takemura's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Takemura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Kaminski misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaminski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takemura moves out of range as Kaminski strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takemura! But no joy.
Kaminski moves forwards but Takemura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Takemura.
Takemura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Kaminski.
Takemura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kaminski missing with a left hand there. Takemura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takemura throws a lazy right hand but Kaminski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Kaminski misses its target.
Kaminski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takemura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaminski throws out the jab.
Takemura misses with an uppercut
and Kaminski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryu Takemura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamil Kaminski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takemura throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryu Takemura.
Well Kaminski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Kaminski!