PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 1979 p4p, 255 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 2861 p4p, 355 weight class). Nathan Summers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kosuke Ishimura's chin.

Ishimura
vs
Summers

197 cm
33
220 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

185 cm
46
192 lbs
27 - 6 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers misses with a wild combination.
As Summers backs away, Ishimura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ishimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ishimura throws a leg kick but Summers moved away.
Summers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Summers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ishimura lands a head kick. Summers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Nathan Summers has been cut.
A low kick from Ishimura is predictable there
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Summers rushes Ishimura and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ishimura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Summers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ishimura pushes Summers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ishimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishimura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Summers checks it well.
Summers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ishimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Ishimura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishimura moves away.
Ishimura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Summers moves into the clinch.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishimura tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Summers tries a body shot but Ishimura blocks it.
Ishimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ishimura wants to stall.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishimura.
A short right from Summers on the inside.
Summers looking to stall.
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishimura misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ishimura.
Ishimura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Summers lands a nice shot to the body.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishimura is keeping busy.
Ishimura tries to land a knee to the head but Summers blocks with his arms.
Ishimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishimura throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ishimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Summers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Summers blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Summers slips a straight right by Ishimura.
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Summers. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Summers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishimura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Summers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Summers moves to clinch but Ishimura breaks away
and Ishimura counters with a leg kick.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Summers swings for the body but Ishimura moves out of range.
As Summers looks to move away, Ishimura throws a big counter combo but Summers just gets out of the way.

Summers darts in and clinches Ishimura up against the ropes.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishimura.

Ishimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Ishimura circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers misses with a wild combination.
Ishimura throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Ishimura tried to score with a low kick but Summers checks it.
Kosuke Ishimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishimura scores with a leg kick.
Ishimura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Summers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ishimura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ishimura throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishimura lands a jab.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishimura connects with an inside leg kick.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Summers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nathan Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishimura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Summers tries to clinch but Ishimura is having none of it.
Ishimura throws a leg kick
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Ishimura misses with a low kick as Summers jumps back.
Ishimura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishimura throws a solid leg kick but Summers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ishimura.
Summers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishimura.
Ishimura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ishimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishimura.
Summers checks a leg kick.
Ishimura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Summers's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Summers blocks the low kick.
Ishimura throws a sloppy head kick
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kosuke Ishimura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Summers connects with a single shot there.
Ishimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Summers is looking to clinch but Ishimura is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a low kick but Summers moves out of range easily.
Summers misses with a hook.
Ishimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Ishimura is looking to counter punch.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishimura throws out the jab.
Ishimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishimura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura misses with a hook to the body
and as Ishimura looks to reset his feet, Summers counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Ishimura crashing to the canvas! Ishimura is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Ishimura is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Summers is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Summers!
After winning the bout, Nathan Summers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.