PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Vegeta Saiyan Prince (ranked 19998 p4p, 23454 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 507 p4p, 514 weight class). Papa John is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saiyan Prince
vs
John

176 cm
32
145
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
32
140
15 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegeta Saiyan Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saiyan Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saiyan Prince moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saiyan Prince thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saiyan Prince loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John avoids the head kick by Saiyan Prince.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and John counters with a leg kick.
John avoids the body shot from Saiyan Prince.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saiyan Prince throws a big counter combination but John scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick
and John counters with an outside leg kick.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince scores with a nice strike.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Saiyan Prince avoids it this time.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saiyan Prince. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saiyan Prince throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a series of strikes. Saiyan Prince will be more careful next time no doubt.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Saiyan Prince circles away.
Saiyan Prince punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John avoids the body shot from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Saiyan Prince lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

John throws out a head kick that Saiyan Prince doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Saiyan Prince crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Saiyan Prince's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saiyan Prince misses the shot to the body.
John replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saiyan Prince blocks it well.
John throws a wild body kick that Saiyan Prince sees coming a mile off.
Saiyan Prince has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saiyan Prince.
John lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but John blocks it.
A shot to the body from Saiyan Prince misses

and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John lands an elbow inside.
John crunches a lovely knee into Saiyan Prince's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John cracks Saiyan Prince with a nice body shot.

Saiyan Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saiyan Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saiyan Prince lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
Saiyan Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Papa John should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saiyan Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

John closes the distance and clinches.
Saiyan Prince tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
Saiyan Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saiyan Prince takes a knee right on the jaw!
John lands an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Saiyan Prince tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Saiyan Prince avoids the damage to the body.
Saiyan Prince managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Saiyan Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saiyan Prince is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saiyan Prince working aggressively here.
A short right from Saiyan Prince on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John is looking to control Saiyan Prince's arms but Saiyan Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the ropes.
John blocks an uppercut.
John is stalling here.

Saiyan Prince breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince lands with a nice body punch.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John unleashes a big counter combination but Saiyan Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by John.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab when John was well out of range.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body punch
letting John counter with a right hand.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saiyan Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick that is checked
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saiyan Prince listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saiyan Prince scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince keeps John at a distance using the push kick.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Saiyan Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Saiyan Prince paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince.

John moves into the clinch.
A short left from Saiyan Prince.
A short right from Saiyan Prince on the inside.
Saiyan Prince working aggressively here.
Saiyan Prince managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Saiyan Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Saiyan Prince.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Saiyan Prince dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

John moves out of range of the strikes.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince works the jab nicely.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John looks to land a body kick but Saiyan Prince moved away.
Saiyan Prince sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

John is rocked!
John walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! John is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vegeta Saiyan Prince!