PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 4647 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Juliano Scaletto (ranked 441 p4p, 452 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kurosaki
vs
Scaletto

186 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
166
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juliano Scaletto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletto ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Scaletto misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Scaletto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scaletto scores with a body shot.
Scaletto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Juliano Scaletto has been cut.

Scaletto rushes Kurosaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Scaletto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Scaletto.
Scaletto tries to work over Kurosaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki blocks a body shot from Scaletto.
Kurosaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scaletto dodges an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scaletto is working Kurosaki over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Scaletto scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletto leaning against his opponent.
Scaletto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kurosaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scaletto.
Kurosaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletto.
Kurosaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kurosaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scaletto has Kurosaki pressed against the cage.
Scaletto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scaletto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Scaletto.
The crowd are getting on Scaletto's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Scaletto lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scaletto.
Scaletto stalling in the clinch.
Kurosaki throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scaletto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scaletto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juliano Scaletto.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Scaletto ducked under it nicely.
Kurosaki misses with a jab to the body
and Scaletto counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Kurosaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Scaletto moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Scaletto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scaletto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scaletto.
Kurosaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scaletto throws a right hand that Kurosaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurosaki also avoids with ease.
Kurosaki tests Scaletto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scaletto misses with a right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurosaki's hands.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scaletto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kurosaki. Those never looked like landing.
Scaletto misses with a hook to the body
and Kurosaki counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Scaletto crashing to the mat! Scaletto is trying to use the cage to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Kurosaki screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ichigho Kurosaki!
Our winner, Ichigho Kurosaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Juliano Scaletto had this to say: 'Sorry to Gamma MMA, I am not impressed with my performance. My flight was delayed and I was suffering from a stomach ache - mama's spaghetti. I'll be back better next time.'.