PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Test One (ranked 5920 p4p, 85 weight class) and Ozutsu Fukumatsu (ranked 4955 p4p, 180 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!

One
vs
Fukumatsu

196 cm
22
262 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
37
304 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukumatsu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukumatsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but One was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fukumatsu slips under a jab from One.
Fukumatsu lands a right hook to the body.
Fukumatsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fukumatsu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as One is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumatsu misses the target.
One ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukumatsu connects with the punch.
One's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fukumatsu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! One scrambles back to his feet.
One takes a shot to the body in his stride.
One gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukumatsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumatsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but One was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukumatsu.

One tries to keep at a distance but Fukumatsu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fukumatsu takes an elbow to the temple.
Fukumatsu working aggressively here.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumatsu prevents a body shot from One.
One utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
One prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu lands a right hand that snaps the head of One backwards.
One has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as One controls the action.
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Fukumatsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
One lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from One.
Fukumatsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fukumatsu lands a hook that snaps the head of One backwards.
One lands an elbow just above Fukumatsu 's eye.
One lands an elbow inside that Fukumatsu shrugs off.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as One controls the action.
Fukumatsu is working One over against the ropes.
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!
Fukumatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukumatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
One looks to throw an elbow but misses.
One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ozutsu Fukumatsu has been cut.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as One controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One lands a damaging elbow.
Fukumatsu tries to work over One's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
One lands an elbow just above Fukumatsu 's eye.
Nice body punch from One.
Fukumatsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with One's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, One throws an elbow but misses.
One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fukumatsu presses One against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukumatsu swings wildly with an uppercut but One uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukumatsu working aggressively here.
One trying to land knees to the body.
One lands an elbow inside that Fukumatsu shrugs off.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fukumatsu's elbow.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Fukumatsu blocks with his arms.
Fukumatsu tries to throw a body punch but One avoids it by throwing Fukumatsu back against the ropes.
One connects with a knee to the head.
One creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fukumatsu's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumatsu avoids a wild elbow strike from One.
One misses with an elbow over the top.
Fukumatsu working aggressively here.
One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
One presses Fukumatsu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
One stalling in the clinch but Fukumatsu improves position.
One controlling the action here for a moment.
Fukumatsu misses with a body punch.
One wants to stall.
One is trying to maintain a safe position but Fukumatsu gets an underhook and turns One into the ropes.
Maybe One would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Fukumatsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.

One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fukumatsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumatsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumatsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fukumatsu throws the left hand but One avoids the punch easily.
Fukumatsu slips under a jab.
Test One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One catches Fukumatsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
One with a nice cross.

Fukumatsu clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukumatsu backwards.
Fukumatsu struggles to land a body shot inside as One controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fukumatsu is working One over against the ropes.
Fukumatsu lands a body punch in the clinch.
One is breathing heavily.
Fukumatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu avoids a wild elbow strike from One.
One takes a shot to the head.
Fukumatsu misses with a body punch.
One creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
One pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fukumatsu.
A nice left hand lands by Fukumatsu.
A right hand to the body from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu tries to throw a body punch but One avoids it by throwing Fukumatsu back against the ropes.
Fukumatsu lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Test One will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ozutsu Fukumatsu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

One takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Fukumatsu closes the distance and pushes One back into the ropes.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
A head punch on the inside from Fukumatsu fails to land.
One blocks an uppercut.
One lands an elbow inside that Fukumatsu shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fukumatsu.
A short uppercut from One.
One misses with a knee to the head.
Fukumatsu tries a body shot but One blocks it.
Nice elbow from One.
Fukumatsu working aggressively here.
One lands a damaging elbow.
Fukumatsu misses with some punches.
One lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumatsu misses with some punches.
Fukumatsu misses with a punch to the body.
One gets through Fukumatsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One lands an elbow inside.
Fukumatsu swings wildly with an uppercut but One uses good head movement to avoid it.
One works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu takes an elbow to the temple.
One is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
One lands a nice elbow.
Fukumatsu lands a nice uppercut.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukumatsu lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu tries to work over One's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Fukumatsu on the inside.
Fukumatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
One takes a shot to the head.
One unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fukumatsu is breathing heavily.
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!
Fukumatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
One lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fukumatsus head.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fukumatsu working aggressively here.
Test One has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fukumatsu tries a body shot but One blocks it.
One works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
One lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukumatsu backwards.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Fukumatsu is blocking nicely.
One lands a damaging elbow.
One wants to stall.
One pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fukumatsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
One struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukumatsu controls his hands.
One blocks a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumatsu takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Ozutsu Fukumatsu's cut even more.
One lands with a short punch from the clinch.
One scores with a shot to the side of Fukumatsu's head.
One smacks Fukumatsu right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Fukumatsu goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Test One!
Our winner, Test One, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.