PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yagi Takafumi (ranked 3927 p4p, 21934 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 437 p4p, 559 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Takafumi
vs
Snow

180 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
45
160
23 - 17 - 6

Basic striking
Good chin

Great elbows
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yagi Takafumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow misses with the combination.
Takafumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takafumi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSnow.
Takafumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takafumi jabs Snow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Snow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takafumi tries to clinch but Snow moves away
and Snow counters with a left and a right that stings Takafumi.
Takafumi tries to land a body kick
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Snow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Takafumi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Snow.

Takafumi is rocked!
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Takafumi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takafumi can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Takafumi seems to have got his legs back now.
Takafumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takafumi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takafumi tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takafumi missing with knees to the body.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Takafumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Snow pushes Takafumi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow creates a bit of distance and cracks Takafumi with a big uppercut! Takafumi goes down! The referee pushes Snow away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Takafumi make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Snow takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jon Snow!