PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilson El Cabare (ranked 6698 p4p, 464 weight class) and Andrey Koimasky (ranked 5710 p4p, 425 weight class). Koimasky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ТРИ ПОЛОСКИ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El Cabare
vs
Koimasky

190 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

201 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrey Koimasky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koimasky lands a really nice looking cross but El Cabare seems unphased.
El Cabare looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A leg kick checked by Koimasky.
Koimasky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koimasky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches El Cabare on the side of the head.
Koimasky misses with a double jab.
El Cabare clobbers Koimasky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
El Cabare moves to clinch but Koimasky breaks away
and Koimasky counters with a two punch combo.
El Cabare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koimasky in his tracks.
Koimasky misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Koimasky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koimasky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for Koimasky.
El Cabare throws an overhand right that lands on Koimasky's shoulder, as Koimasky tries to avoid the shot.
El Cabare tries to move into range but Koimasky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koimasky throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling El Cabare to counter with a crisp jab.
Koimasky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Cabare moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Cabare misses with a hook. Koimasky ducked under it nicely.

Koimasky lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and El Cabare goes down! The ref sends Koimasky to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and El Cabare is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Wilson El Cabare has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Cabare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koimasky looks to land a combination but El Cabare avoids it well.
A punch combination from Koimasky misses.
Koimasky misses with a double jab.

Koimasky lands a front kick to the face, that drops El Cabare to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
El Cabare wants to clinch.
El Cabare avoids the head kick by Koimasky.
El Cabare throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koimasky counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koimasky throws a series of punches but El Cabare avoids them all with ease.
Koimasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Cabare scores with a punch to the head.
El Cabare looks to throw the jab but Koimasky is out of range.
Koimasky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koimasky tries to land a body kick
and El Cabare counters with a nice uppercut.
Koimasky connects with a good right hand that stumbles El Cabare. El Cabare circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Cabare tries to clinch but Koimasky moves out of range.
Koimasky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koimasky misses with a double jab.
Koimasky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by El Cabare.
Koimasky throws a series of punches but El Cabare avoids them all with ease.

El Cabare moves into the clinch successfully.
El Cabare avoiding damage as Koimasky throws knees to the body.
El Cabare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koimasky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by El Cabare.
El Cabare tries to throw a body punch but Koimasky avoids it by throwing El Cabare back against the ropes.
Koimasky has a couple of punches blocked by El Cabare.
El Cabare could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
El Cabare throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koimasky misses with a body punch.
El Cabare looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
El Cabare tries to throw a body punch but Koimasky avoids it by throwing El Cabare back against the ropes.
Koimasky is looking to control El Cabare's arms but El Cabare gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koimasky has his back to the ropes.
Come on Koimasky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koimasky is trying to maintain a safe position but El Cabare gets an underhook and turns Koimasky into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Koimasky will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Wilson El Cabare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Koimasky moves away from the strike by El Cabare.
Koimasky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Cabare circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrey Koimasky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Cabare walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koimasky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Cabare looks to land a right hand but Koimasky moved out of range.
Koimasky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Koimasky scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops El Cabare to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Koimasky throws a right and a left that El Cabare avoids nicely.
El Cabare swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koimasky dodges the punch combination from El Cabare.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Koimasky lands a head kick that bluckles El Cabare and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Koimasky no doubt looking to push for a finish!

El Cabare is rocked!

El Cabare tries to keep at a distance but Koimasky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh El Cabare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
El Cabare tries to throw a body punch but Koimasky avoids it by throwing El Cabare back against the ropes.
El Cabare seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Koimasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Koimasky. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from El Cabare misses the target.
El Cabare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koimasky.
Koimasky scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Cabare in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koimasky.
Koimasky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koimasky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Koimasky.

El Cabare closes the distance and clinches.
Koimasky is trying to maintain a safe position but El Cabare gets an underhook and turns Koimasky into the ropes.
El Cabare scores with a shot to the side of Koimasky's head.
Koimasky misses with some punches.
Koimasky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
El Cabare lands a nice uppercut.
Koimasky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. El Cabare is defending well for now.

Koimasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koimasky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Cabare.
Some wild striking there from Koimasky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Cabare scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koimasky clobbers El Cabare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
El Cabare moves out of range of the body kick.
Koimasky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wilson El Cabare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koimasky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. El Cabare eats them both and turns towards Koimasky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koimasky digs a good body shot into El Cabare's ribs.
Koimasky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Koimasky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koimasky misses with a two punch combination.
Koimasky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Cabare tries to clinch up but Koimasky circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Koimasky.
The fighters circling - El Cabare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Koimasky will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Wilson El Cabare's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

El Cabare looks to land a left hand but Koimasky moved out of range nicely.
Andrey Koimasky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Cabare blocks a head kick by Koimasky.
Koimasky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Koimasky.
El Cabare misses with a low kick.
Koimasky throws a series of punches but El Cabare avoids them all with ease.
El Cabare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koimasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koimasky jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Cabare walks into a stiff left hand from Koimasky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koimasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but El Cabare is out of range.
El Cabare misses with a body punch
and Koimasky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Cabare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koimasky.
El Cabare feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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!
Koimasky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koimasky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and El Cabare counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koimasky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koimasky misses with a kick to the body.
El Cabare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koimasky.
Koimasky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Cabare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koimasky throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koimasky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Cabare circles away quickly and effectively.
El Cabare was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koimasky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koimasky throws a right hand that El Cabare ducks under and follows up with a left that El Cabare also avoids with ease.
Koimasky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koimasky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Cabare is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koimasky.
Andrey Koimasky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koimasky throws a head kick but El Cabare moves out of range.
El Cabare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koimasky throws the kick towards the body but El Cabare avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Cabare throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koimasky counters with a three punch combo that has El Cabare backing up. El Cabare nods at Koimasky to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Koimasky.
El Cabare connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koimasky momentarily.
Koimasky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed El Cabare momentarily.
Koimasky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koimasky slips under a jab from El Cabare.
Koimasky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
El Cabare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koimasky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Cabare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koimasky.
An attempted straight right counter from El Cabare misses the target.
El Cabare misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Koimasky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson El Cabare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koimasky misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Koimasky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koimasky 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 23:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 23:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 23:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Koimasky!
After the big win, Andrey Koimasky made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.