PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 1083 p4p, 1259 weight class) and Hokuto Akira (ranked 138 p4p, 160 weight class). Tszyu comes to the cage accompanied by Till the End of Time. On his way into the cage it seems that Kostya Tszyu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kostya Tszyu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tszyu
vs
Akira

185 cm
36
160
29 - 14 - 4

176 cm
28
158
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition
Conviction

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 29 - 14 - 4, fighting out of London, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hokuto Akira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Akira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akira misses with a body shot.
Tszyu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Akira sends Tszyu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Akira is motioning to the referee to let Tszyu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Tszyu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akira punishes Tszyu's body with a nice straight punch.
Tszyu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akira tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tszyu fails to land with a series of punches.
Akira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Akira counters with a nice right hand that sends Tszyu toppling to the canvas! Tszyu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Akira finish him?!
Oh Tszyu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akira misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Tszyu seems to have got his legs back now.
Akira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Akira has managed to clinch.
Akira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Akira is working Tszyu over against the cage.
Akira avoiding damage as Tszyu throws knees to the body.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Akira.
Tszyu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
Akira blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Akira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Akira is leaning against Tszyu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Akira blocking some punches.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Akira fails to land.
Tszyu prevents a body shot from Akira.
Akira misses with a punch to the body.
Akira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akira swings wildly with an uppercut but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.

Akira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Akira moves into the clinch successfully.
Tszyu lands a nice knee to the body.
Tszyu tries to work over Akira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Akira.
Akira looking to stall.
Tszyu presses Akira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira avoiding damage as Tszyu throws knees to the body.
Akira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Akira.
Akira blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Akira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akira's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tszyu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tszyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Akira - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.
Akira throws a punch but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira avoiding damage as Tszyu throws knees to the body.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Akira blocks it.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu blocks an uppercut.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu pushes Akira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Akira.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
Tszyu blocks an uppercut.
Akira misses with the head strike.
Akira controlling the action here for a moment.
Akira misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Akira.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Akira back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hokuto Akira 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.

Akira connects with a body shot.
Tszyu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Akira clinches.
Tszyu has a couple of punches blocked by Akira.
Akira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akira has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Akira taking a breather.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tszyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tszyu.
Akira blocks an uppercut.
Akira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tszyu lands with a left 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!
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tszyu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akira throws a punch but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akira lands an uppercut.
Akira working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akira.
Akira has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a knee to the body.
Akira lands an uppercut.
Hokuto Akira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from Akira.
Akira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tszyu working aggressively here.
Tszyu has a couple of punches blocked by Akira.
Tszyu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akira.
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!
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tszyu prevents a body shot from Akira.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Akira controls his hands.
Tszyu lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu tries to throw a body punch but Akira avoids it by throwing Tszyu back against the cage.
A short right from Tszyu.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akira avoids it.
Akira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akira misses with a body punch.
Tszyu blocking some punches.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Akira back against the cage.
Akira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tszyu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akira.
Nice body punch from Akira - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Akira fails to land.
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
Akira misses with the head strike.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Akira lands with a right to the head.
Akira presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akira.
Akira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akira lands with a left to the head.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Akira controls his hands.
A short left from Tszyu.
A body shot lands from Tszyu.
Akira prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Akira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akira gets through Tszyu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Akira blocks it.
Tszyu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akira scores with a shoulder strike.
Tszyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu takes a shot to the head.
Tszyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akira is trying to maintain a safe position but Tszyu gets an underhook and turns Akira into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akira.
Akira blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira misses with a body punch.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Akira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akira digs a right hand into Tszyu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tszyu's gas tank.
Tszyu missing with knees to the body.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akira misses with a punch on the inside.
Akira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akira lands with a left to the head.
Akira blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Akira breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akira. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Tszyu misses the target.

Akira lands a big right hand that sends Tszyu crashing to the mat! Akira stays standing though and waves Tszyu back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Akira does no damage.
Tszyu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Akira just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hokuto Akira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Akira punishes Tszyu's body with a nice straight punch.
Akira has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hokuto Akira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tszyu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Akira misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akira lands a body shot.
Akira wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tszyu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tszyu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira throws a big shot that misses.

Akira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akira lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Tszyu as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akira.
Akira working aggressively here.
Akira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Akira blocks it.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akira avoids it.
Akira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Akira controls his hands.
Akira lands a nice uppercut.
Kostya Tszyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tszyu.
Akira controlling the action here for a moment.
Tszyu lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akira struggles to land a body shot inside as Tszyu controls his hands.
Akira misses with a body punch.
Akira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tszyu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akira lands a nice shot to the body.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from Akira.
Akira lands with a right to the head.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Akira back against the cage.
Akira lands a hook that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Akira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akira blocking some punches.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akira's elbow.
Nice body punch from Akira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
Tszyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira working aggressively here.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
Akira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tszyus head.
Akira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akira misses with a punch on the inside.
Akira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tszyus head.
Akira presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akira leaning against his opponent.
Akira misses with a body punch.
Akira lands a nice shot to the body.
Tszyu blocking some punches.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
Akira blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akira tries to work over Tszyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
Akira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akira lands a left hand.
Akira blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akira working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tszyu as Akira tries to tie him up.
Akira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tszyu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tszyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akira avoids it.
Akira managing to block the knees to the body from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with the head strike.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hokuto Akira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akira 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hokuto Akira!
A victorious Hokuto Akira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kostya Tszyu was interviewed post fight and said 'We thought we changed the game plan enough to sneak out a victory, well fought by Duffy. I hope he makes a tough challenge for the champion. '.