PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Extro Haymaker (ranked 5988 p4p, 463 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 4479 p4p, 403 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Haymaker
vs
Ishii

180 cm
27
148 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 2

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Extro Haymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii tries to clinch there but Haymaker circles away.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
Haymaker throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Ishii falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Haymaker counter with a right hand.
Haymaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haymaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Haymaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ishii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Haymaker.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Haymaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into Haymaker's ribs.
Haymaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Ishii tries to clinch but Haymaker is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Haymaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Haymaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii scores with a jab. Haymaker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haymaker misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Haymaker misses.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Haymaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
Ishii works Haymaker's body with a nice hook.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haymaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ishii takes the fight into the clinch.
Haymaker blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haymaker blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Haymaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haymaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haymaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Haymaker breaks the clinch.
Ishii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haymaker is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Haymaker's head back.
Haymaker takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Haymaker misses.
Ishii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haymaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haymaker throws a series of punches but Ishii moves out of range.

Ishii moves into the clinch.
Haymaker can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii gets through Haymaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishii lands an elbow inside.

Haymaker is rocked!
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Haymaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishii is holding Haymaker round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Haymaker goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Ishii takes it and Haymaker is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Takeru Ishii!
Extro Haymaker was interviewed post fight and said 'He hits like a girl but you know. Im a real man and real MEN let women wins. Fuck youbitch'.