|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 22169 p4p, 516 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 2701 p4p, 302 weight class). Bouya comes to the ring accompanied by Victory. Masada The Zealot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
|
190 cm
38
162 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouya throws a combination that misses
and The Zealot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot clinches.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot misses with a body punch.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bouya is trying to push The Zealot away but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The Zealot is leaning against Bouya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bouya manages to break the clinch.
The Zealot avoids a kick to the body.
Bouya misses with a double jab
and The Zealot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bouya slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
Bouya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Bouya.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bouya tries to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling the position.
The Zealot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouya is looking to control The Zealot's arms but The Zealot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bouya has his back to the ropes.
The Zealot keeps control of Bouya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouya uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Zealot scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouya is trying to force a seperation but The Zealot has the dominant position.
The Zealot prevents Bouya from breaking the clinch.
The Zealot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
The Zealot gets through Bouya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Bouya.
The Zealot lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouya backwards.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Bouya has had enough of the clinch but The Zealot keeps him there for the moment.
The Zealot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
The Zealot lands a left hand.
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!
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Bouya controls the action.
The Zealot struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouya controls his hands.
The Zealot scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bouya tries to move into range but The Zealot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Zealot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bouya looks to land a combination but The Zealot avoids it well.
Bouya misses with a looping left.
Bouya throws a leg kick but The Zealot checks it.
Bouya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bouya tries to keep at a distance but The Zealot has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot scores with a shot to the side of Bouya's head.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Bouya blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot lands a right hand.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bouya is rocked!
The Zealot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Bouya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouya seems to have got his legs back now.
Bouya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot prevents Bouya from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
Bouya is trying to force a seperation but The Zealot has the dominant position.
Bouya tries to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouya.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
The Zealot misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya misses with a punch to the body.
Bouya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Zealot has him pressed against the ropes.
Bouya is trying to break the clinch but The Zealot is controlling him.
Bouya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bouya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Zealot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot throws a hook to the side of Bouya's head but Bouya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As The Zealot looks to move away, Bouya throws a big counter combo but The Zealot just gets out of the way.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Zealot tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bouya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Bouya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bouya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bouya throws a series of punches but The Zealot moves out of range.
A combination from Bouya does no damage.
Bouya dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Harumichi Bouya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Zealot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bouya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bouya misses with the body kick
and The Zealot counters with a series of strikes. Bouya will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bouya tries a head kick but it misses.
The Zealot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Zealot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Zealot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the body.
The Zealot pushes Bouya up against the ropes in a clinch.
The Zealot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bouya backwards.
Bouya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bouya throws a jab when The Zealot was well out of range.
Bouya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot tries to clinch up.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick from Bouya.
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bouya throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from The Zealot. Those never looked like landing.
Bouya is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Zealot's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Bouya moves out of range.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bouya throws a hook but The Zealot blocks it.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot throws a low kick but Bouya moves out of range easily.
Bouya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by Bouya.
The Zealot moves into the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masada The Zealot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from The Zealot.
The Zealot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouya's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
The Zealot keeps control of Bouya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Zealot.
Bouya breaks from the clinch.
The Zealot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bouya circles away quickly and effectively.
The Zealot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Zealot tries to clinch up.
The Zealot misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot really 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.
The Zealot misses the body punch
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
Bouya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Zealot moves away.
The Zealot stalks Bouya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bouya's face. Bouya staggers backwards, shaken.
Bouya lands a slapping body shot.
The Zealot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bouya tries to keep at a distance but The Zealot has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
Bouya blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
The Zealot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Bouya blocks an uppercut.
Bouya blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Bouya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
Bouya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Zealot clinches up against the ropes.
Bouya blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouya.
Bouya blocking some punches.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot prevents Bouya from breaking the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bouya backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The Zealot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bouya backwards.
The Zealot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bouya breaks from the clinch.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Bouya avoids them all with ease.
The Zealot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Bouya misses.
Bouya checks the leg kick.
The Zealot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Zealot misses with a series of wild punches.
Bouya avoids the body shot from The Zealot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bouya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Zealot.
Bouya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Zealot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bouya takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch but Bouya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Zealot blocks the body kick.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouya throws a nice looking combination but The Zealot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Zealot takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Zealot is keeping busy.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouya uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bouya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bouya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masada The Zealot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bouya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bouya wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Bouya wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bouya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Zealot is keeping busy.
Harumichi Bouya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Zealot prevents Bouya from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masada The Zealot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Zealot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masada The Zealot! Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
