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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bang Pitung (ranked 6987 p4p, 4190 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 597 p4p, 461 weight class). Pitung comes into the arena with Madball - Born Strong blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the ring it seems that Bang Pitung has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bang Pitung seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Liaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitung.
Pitung misses with a two punch combination.
Liaw jabs Pitung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liaw slips a straight right by Pitung.
Pitung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pitung just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liaw.
Pitung throws a body punch but Liaw moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Liaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
A head kick misses from Pitung.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Pitung.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Liaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Liaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitung misses with a hook. Liaw ducked under it nicely.
Pitung lands a front kick.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Pitung.
Pitung throws a sloppy body shot
and Liaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitung thinking.
Liaw walks into a left hand.
Pitung swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pitung swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Liaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liaw.
Liaw throws a counter combo.
Pitung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitung in his tracks.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Liaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Pitung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Liaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Weimin Liaw will probably get the nod.
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.
Liaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pitung to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liaw staying out of range there.
Pitung lands a right hook to the body.
Pitung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Pitung misses.
Pitung throws a lazy uppercut
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Pitung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pitung misses its intended target.
Pitung throws a jab when Liaw was well out of range.
Liaw throws out a counter right but Pitung avoids it with no problem.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitung moves away.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Liaw misses.
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Pitung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Liaw counter with a right hand.
Weimin Liaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Pitung.
Liaw throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw slips a jab and a cross from Pitung.
Liaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pitung blocks it well.
Liaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitung.
Liaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pitung rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pitung. That's going to slow Liaw down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Liaw. Beautiful body shot.
Pitung lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liaw. Pitung does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Pitung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liaw swinging wildly here.
Liaw tries to keep at a distance but Pitung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pitung as the two fighters clinch.
Pitung misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Pitung.
Liaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liaw misses with some punches.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pitung.
Liaw misses with an uppercut. Pitung saw that one coming.
Liaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitung looks to land a combination but Liaw avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Liaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw lands a right hook to the body.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung looks to throw the jab but Liaw is out of range.
Pitung moves out of range as Liaw throws a body kick.
Pitung avoids the body shot from Liaw.
A little feinted left hand from Pitung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pitung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liaw swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pitung misses with a low kick.
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 Bang Pitung.
Well Pitung 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Pitung!
After winning the bout, Bang Pitung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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