PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryoichi Koni (ranked 4315 p4p, 367 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 6162 p4p, 431 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koni
vs
John

165 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
28
140 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

Excellent MT
Good chin

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryoichi Koni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

John rushes Koni and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
John trying to stall but Koni improves his position.
A body shot lands from John.
A right hand to the body from John.
Koni misses with some punches.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John taking a breather.
John missing with knees to the body.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koni misses with the head strike.
John lands an elbow inside.
John digs a right hand underneath Koni's ribcage. Koni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Koni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koni misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from John.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koni.
John misses with a knee strike.
Koni working aggressively here.
Koni throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ryoichi Koni has been cut.
Koni swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koni misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koni.
John is struggling to control the position.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John lands with a right to the head.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koni is breathing heavily.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koni or not.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if John can turn it around.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a knee to the body.
John avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from John.
John has Koni pushed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koni backwards.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John stalling against the ropes.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John with a knee to the head.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is struggling to control the position.
Koni misses with some punches.
John will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koni up against the ropes.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from John.
John landing knees to the body.
John is leaning against Koni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koni's face.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John crunches a lovely knee into Koni's ribcage.
John working Koni over with knees to the body.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John digs a right hand into Koni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koni's gas tank.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John avoiding damage.
John lands a nice elbow.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koni's defenses.
Koni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koni.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from John.
Koni has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Koni takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koni or not.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoichi Koni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
John stalling the fight.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koni's defenses.
Koni misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
John lands an elbow just above Koni 's eye.

Koni is rocked!
A body shot lands from John.
Oh Koni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Koni seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
John with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John presses Koni against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John with a knee to the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John working Koni over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koni working aggressively here.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
John is controlling Koni's neck. John unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Koni goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Papa John!