PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Fonseca (ranked 19361 p4p, 22947 weight class) and Takamura Mamoru (ranked 697 p4p, 615 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fonseca
vs
Mamoru

178 cm
32
167
16 - 23 - 3

170 cm
31
150
27 - 15 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takamura Mamoru!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Mamoru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fonseca connects with the punch.
Mamoru takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mamoru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fonseca misses with a hook
and Mamoru counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fonseca!
Fonseca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a left hand
and Mamoru counters with a straight right hand.
Fonseca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fonseca lands a nice shot that snaps Mamoru's head back.

Mamoru is rocked!
Mamoru just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamoru is still on wobbly legs! Can Fonseca finish him?
Fonseca scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mamoru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mamoru seems to have recovered his senses.
A low kick from Fonseca misses
enabling Mamoru to counter with a crisp jab.
Mamoru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fonseca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamoru sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru misses with a straight right.
Mamoru misses with an uppercut.
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Mamoru slips the punch.
Mamoru is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fonseca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mamoru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fonseca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mamoru lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fonseca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamoru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fonseca swings for the body but Mamoru moves out of range.
Mamoru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mamoru moves out of range as Fonseca strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mamoru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fonseca - the referee stops the clock and Mamoru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fonseca. Mamoru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fonseca moves into range and clinches up with Mamoru.

Fonseca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonseca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Mamoru misses.
Mamoru throws a right and a left that Fonseca avoids nicely.
Mamoru misses with a hook. Fonseca ducked under it nicely.
Fonseca connects with a nice looking jab.
Fonseca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fonseca throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamoru.
Good shot there by Mamoru.
Fonseca connects with a single shot there.
Fonseca misses the jab.
Mamoru is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Mamoru.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mamoru checks a leg kick.
Fonseca misses with a hook.
Fonseca throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Fonseca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fonseca misses with an uppercut. Mamoru saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamoru! But no joy.
Takamura Mamoru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamoru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamoru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fonseca with a body shot.
Fonseca connects with a quick right hand that sends Mamoru tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Juan Fonseca!