PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryo Hazuki (ranked 5418 p4p, 23336 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 378 p4p, 431 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Kodak Black - Super Gremlin as his entrance music. Ryo Hazuki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hazuki
vs
Sanchez

176 cm
27
160
7 - 12 - 0

173 cm
27
145
11 - 16 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazuki.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.

Hazuki has managed to clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazuki has double underhooks.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Hazuki has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Hazuki has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
Nice elbow from Hazuki.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazuki has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.
Hazuki prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Hazuki keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Hazuki is controlling the position.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hazuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

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!
Hazuki tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Hazuki back against the cage.
Hazuki tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez tries to break free but Hazuki pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazuki has double underhooks.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Hazuki keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Hazuki working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Hazuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Hazuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hazuki closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Hazuki prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hazuki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
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!
Nice elbow from Hazuki.
Good body shot from Hazuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hazuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Hazuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Hazuki landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazuki works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Hazuki trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hazuki landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hazuki tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Hazuki is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazuki works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hazuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hazuki is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Hazuki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hazuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Luis Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazuki is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hazuki avoids it well.
Hazuki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hazuki slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.

Hazuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hazuki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Hazuki is controlling the position.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Hazuki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Hazuki keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
A short right from Hazuki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Hazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hazuki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Hazuki!