PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 3550 p4p, 35 weight class) and Ozutsu Fukumatsu (ranked 15409 p4p, 194 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bobaszewski
vs
Fukumatsu

191 cm
31
209 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

194 cm
35
304 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

World class MT
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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumatsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobaszewski scores with a nice body kick.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook
and Bobaszewski counters with a nice leg kick.

Bobaszewski clinches up against the ropes.
Fukumatsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukumatsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobaszewski controls his hands.
Fukumatsu pushes Bobaszewski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobaszewski misses with a punch to the body.
Bobaszewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bobaszewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukumatsu controls his hands.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as Bobaszewski controls the action.
Bobaszewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bobaszewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobaszewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fukumatsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu avoiding damage as Bobaszewski throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fukumatsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukumatsu has a couple of punches blocked by Bobaszewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bobaszewski is breathing heavily.
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fukumatsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fukumatsu works on Bobaszewski's body with a couple of short punches.
Fukumatsu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu is working Bobaszewski over against the ropes.
Fukumatsu misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Fukumatsu on the inside.
Fukumatsu pushes Bobaszewski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumatsu misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fukumatsu.
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobaszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobaszewski blocks a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu presses Bobaszewski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobaszewski blocking some punches.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu scores with a shoulder strike.
Fukumatsu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bobaszewski tries a body shot but Fukumatsu blocks it.
Nice body punch from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as Bobaszewski controls the action.
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fukumatsu presses Bobaszewski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukumatsu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand.
Bobaszewski blocks a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu tries to throw a body punch but Bobaszewski avoids it by throwing Fukumatsu back against the ropes.
Bobaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fukumatsu avoids it.
Bobaszewski lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu scores with a shot to the side of Bobaszewski's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumatsu tries to work over Bobaszewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fukumatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fukumatsu blocks a body shot from Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukumatsu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fukumatsu is leaning against Bobaszewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozutsu Fukumatsu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bobaszewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fukumatsu throws out the jab.
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Fukumatsu throws a lazy right hand but Bobaszewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bobaszewski, right into the meat.
Fukumatsu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Fukumatsu misses.
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Bobaszewski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fukumatsu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fukumatsu connects with a looping right hand.
Bobaszewski tries to move into range but Fukumatsu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook.
Fukumatsu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobaszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fukumatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fukumatsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Fukumatsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu scores with the left hand. Bobaszewski knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukumatsu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fukumatsu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bobaszewski counters with a series of strikes. Fukumatsu will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumatsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukumatsu misses the shot to the body.
Fukumatsu takes a swing at Bobaszewski's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Fukumatsu misses
and Bobaszewski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bobaszewski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fukumatsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Fukumatsu punishes Bobaszewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bobaszewski walks into a straight right hand from Fukumatsu.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bobaszewski. Fukumatsu shrugs it off though.
Bobaszewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fukumatsu. That did some damage!
Bobaszewski slips a jab from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu takes a swing at Bobaszewski's ribcage but misses.
Fukumatsu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bobaszewski rather than just go for the knockout.
Bobaszewski stalks Fukumatsu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fukumatsu's face. Fukumatsu staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobaszewski blocks a jab.
Fukumatsu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fukumatsu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fukumatsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski connects with a right hand. Fukumatsu shakes it off.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook. Bobaszewski ducked under it nicely.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Fukumatsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bobaszewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukumatsu.
Bobaszewski moves in looking to clinch but Fukumatsu pushes him off.
Fukumatsu scores with a nice head shot.
Fukumatsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Bobaszewski is looking to clinch.
Bobaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Fukumatsu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fukumatsu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fukumatsu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bobaszewski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozutsu Fukumatsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bobaszewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bobaszewski defending well as Fukumatsu loads up on a big left hand.
Bobaszewski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukumatsu. Bobaszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukumatsu. Bobaszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fukumatsu tries to clinch but Bobaszewski is having none of it.
Fukumatsu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Fukumatsu moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobaszewski lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu avoiding damage as Bobaszewski throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu tries to throw a body punch but Bobaszewski avoids it by throwing Fukumatsu back against the ropes.
Fukumatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fukumatsu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bobaszewski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fukumatsu can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Fukumatsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Fukumatsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukumatsu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fukumatsu pushes Bobaszewski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fukumatsu lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu gets through Bobaszewski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Fukumatsu as the two fighters clinch.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Fukumatsu lands with a light punch inside.

Bobaszewski is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Fukumatsu.
Oh Bobaszewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Fukumatsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumatsu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bobaszewski with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bobaszewski looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bobaszewski 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 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
During a confident post fight interview, Ozutsu Fukumatsu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.