PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Bouya
vs
Flanagan

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Walter Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouya throws a lazy right hand but Flanagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flanagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bouya is looking to counter punch.
Bouya throws a nice looking combination but Flanagan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bouya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flanagan takes a swing at Bouya's ribcage but misses.
Bouya swings for the body but Flanagan moves out of range.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouya moves away.
Flanagan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bouya. Bouya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bouya scores with the left hand. Flanagan knows he should have avoided that one.
Bouya throws a looping overhand right but Flanagan ducks down to avoid it.
Flanagan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bouya with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flanagan misses with a hook
and Bouya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bouya scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Walter Flanagan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bouya.
Flanagan lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya throws out a loose jab but Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouya throws out a leg kick but Flanagan moves out of range and Bouya only half commits.
Flanagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bouya throws a jab but it's blocked by Flanagan.
Bouya misses with a left hand
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
Bouya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flanagan.
Bouya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flanagan counters with a nice body shot.
Bouya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flanagan's calf.
Flanagan thuds his right hand into Bouya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouya was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
Bouya misses with a straight left.
Bouya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bouya is looking to chop away at Flanagan's legs.
Bouya tries a head kick but it misses.
Bouya throws out a leg kick but Flanagan moves out of range and Bouya only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Flanagan eats them both and turns towards Bouya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouya lands with a nice combination. Flanagan backs away looking to recover.
Flanagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flanagan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bouya throws a hook but Flanagan blocks it.
Flanagan throws a big shot that misses.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouya throws a leg kick that misses.
Flanagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bouya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harumichi Bouya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouya throws a low kick but Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan misses with an uppercut. Bouya saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flanagan misses with an uppercut. Bouya saw that one coming.
Flanagan misses with an uppercut. Bouya saw that one coming.
Bouya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harumichi Bouya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Flanagan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bouya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanagan.
A telegraphed right hand from Flanagan misses the target.
Flanagan misses with a straight left.
Bouya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flanagan.
Bouya throws a hook but Flanagan blocks it.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Flanagan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanagan digs a good body shot into Bouya's ribs.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flanagan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan blocks a head kick by Bouya.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bouya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flanagan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bouya looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanagan is just out of range.
Flanagan unleashes a big counter combination but Bouya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan scores with the left hand. Bouya knows he should have avoided that one.
Flanagan dips to his left and cracks Bouya with an uppercut!
Bouya misses the jab.
Flanagan misses with a jab to the body
and Bouya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bouya looks to land a right hand but Flanagan moved out of range.
Flanagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flanagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the head.
Flanagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouya manages to avoid it.
Flanagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bouya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flanagan manages to avoid it.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouya throws a sloppy head kick and Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bouya.
It seemed like Flanagan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flanagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flanagan throws an overhand right that lands on Bouya's shoulder, as Bouya tries to avoid the shot.
Bouya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
Flanagan lands a nice hook to Bouya's body. Bouya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bouya lands a jab to the head.
Flanagan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Flanagan misses.
Bouya misses with a hook.
Flanagan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bouya in his tracks.
Flanagan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice combination there by Flanagan.
Bouya throws the left hand but Flanagan avoids the punch easily.
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 Harumichi Bouya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Walter Flanagan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Flanagan moves forwards but Bouya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Flanagan takes a swing at Bouya's ribcage but misses.
Flanagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bouya throws out the jab.
Flanagan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bouya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flanagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flanagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouya.
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Flanagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bouya.
Flanagan scores with a one two! Bouya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bouya misses with a straight right.
Bouya misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouya. Flanagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flanagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flanagan throws a looping overhand right but Bouya ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya missing with a left hand there. Flanagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flanagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flanagan slips a straight right by Bouya.
Flanagan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bouya with a body shot.
Flanagan works Bouya's body with a nice hook.
Bouya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flanagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bouya takes a swing at Flanagan's ribcage but misses.
Flanagan throws a hook but Bouya avoids it easily.
Bouya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flanagan is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from Bouya misses
and Flanagan counters with a straight right hand.
Flanagan throws a looping overhand right but Bouya ducks down to avoid it.
Bouya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bouya lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouya throws a solid leg kick but Flanagan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bouya.
Flanagan throws a looping overhand right but Bouya ducks down to avoid it.
Flanagan moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Flanagan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bouya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter Flanagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flanagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bouya cracks Flanagan with a good jab.
Harumichi Bouya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flanagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bouya misses with a leg kick.
Bouya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flanagan moves forwards but Bouya connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harumichi Bouya.
Well Bouya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harumichi Bouya!
Post fight, an emotional Harumichi Bouya said 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.