PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bichel Misping (ranked 5082 p4p, 454 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 5447 p4p, 480 weight class). Misping comes to the ring accompanied by Blur- Song 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Misping
vs
Ishii

164 cm
20
136 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 2

Decent elbows
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bichel Misping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misping throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Misping misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Ishii finds it's target.
Misping looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Misping moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ishii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Misping.

Misping fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ishii, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misping takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Misping is trying to force a seperation but Ishii has the dominant position.
Misping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Misping is looking to control Ishii's arms but Ishii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Misping has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misping tries to circle away but Ishii has him pinned against the ropes.
Misping is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Misping into the ropes.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii lands an elbow inside.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ishii.
Misping controlling the action here for a moment.
Misping manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misping gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishii.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ishii.
Misping is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii lands a hook that snaps the head of Misping backwards.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Misping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Nice elbow from Ishii.
Misping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Misping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Misping circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Misping on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishii lands a nice hook to Misping's body. Misping takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Misping throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii 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.

Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Misping's sensitive parts.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Misping off balance momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.

Misping breaks the clinch.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Misping.
Misping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ishii counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Misping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Misping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Misping finds it's target.
Ishii lands a glancing blow to the side of Misping's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misping's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Misping scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Misping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeru Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Misping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ishii moves into the clinch successfully.

Misping manages to break the clinch.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
Misping tried to score with a low kick but Ishii checks it.
Ishii cracks the inside of Misping's front leg.
Misping has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ishii takes the fight into the clinch.
Misping with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Misping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishii.
A punch combination from Misping misses.
Bichel Misping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Misping with an uppercut!

Ishii has closed the distance and engaged Misping in a clinch.
Ishii lands a right hand.
Misping is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns Misping into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.

Misping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ishii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misping, pushing him back against the ropes.
Misping tries to circle away but Ishii has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishii lands an elbow that stopped Misping in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Misping.
Misping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misping backwards.
Misping misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Ishii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ishii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishii cracks a nice hook into Misping's ribs.
Misping misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishii 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.
Misping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ishii counters with a nice body shot.
Misping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Misping closes the distance and clinches.
Misping takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misping avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Misping wants to stall.
Ishii lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii lands an elbow inside that Misping shrugs off.
Takeru Ishii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Misping.
Misping tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misping tries to break the clinch but Ishii is controlling the position.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Ishii.
Misping wants to break the clinch but can't.
Misping blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misping struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
Misping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Misping taking a breather.
Ishii lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Misping takes a shot to the head.
Ishii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misping blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii has Misping pressed against the ropes, preventing Misping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishii.
Misping takes an elbow to the temple.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Misping 's eye.
Misping tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Ishii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Misping 's eye.
Misping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bichel Misping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ishii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!
Bichel Misping spoke after the fight, saying 'Fook it. I'll be back.'.