PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 5742 p4p, 509 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 23699 p4p, 626 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!

Ishii
vs
Sigfusson

170 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 2

159 cm
27
139 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigfusson wants to counter with a clinch but Ishii pushes him away.
A clash of legs there as Sigfusson blocks the low kick.
Sigfusson drops his hands momentarily and Ishii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfusson. Sigfusson maintains the clinch.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
Ishii pushes Sigfusson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Ishii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishii avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Sigfusson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but Ishii blocks it.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfusson.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sigfusson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sigfusson throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Sigfusson misses with a straight right.

Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Sigfusson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Sigfusson blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sigfusson's brow.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sigfusson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sigfusson works on Ishii's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfusson.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a shot to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson connects with a knee to the head.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands an uppercut.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Snorri Sigfusson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigfusson.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Sigfusson, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snorri Sigfusson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sigfusson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishii throws a jab when Sigfusson was well out of range.
Sigfusson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Sigfusson thuds his right hand into Ishii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Sigfusson rushes Ishii and presses him up against the ropes.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
A right hook to the body lands for Sigfusson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigfusson cracks Ishii with a nice body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sigfusson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ishii.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Sigfusson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Sigfusson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson lands a body punch.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson presses Ishii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorri Sigfusson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sigfusson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snorri Sigfusson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sigfusson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snorri Sigfusson!