PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 5402 p4p, 4430 weight class) and Cornbread Pealike (ranked 503 p4p, 452 weight class). Cornbread Pealike has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kurosaki
vs
Pealike

186 cm
21
195
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
197
3 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cornbread Pealike!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Pealike should have avoided that one.
Pealike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pealike forces Kurosaki back against the ropes and clinches.
Pealike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Pealike tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
Pealike struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurosaki controls his hands.

Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pealike takes a shot right to the bread basket.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pealike tries to circle away but Kurosaki has him pinned against the ropes.
Kurosaki lands a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but instead, Pealike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurosaki into the ropes.

Kurosaki breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki cracks Pealike with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kurosaki pushes Pealike up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kurosaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Cornbread Pealike has been cut.
Pealike digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
The referee calls for Kurosaki to work.
Pealike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurosaki blocks a body shot from Pealike.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pealike loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pealike connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pealike.
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Kurosaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Pealike in a clinch.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pealike breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pealike has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kurosaki lands a jab to the head.
Kurosaki wants to clinch but Pealike slips to the side
and Pealike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurosaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Pealike off balance momentarily.
Pealike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurosaki counters with an inside leg kick.

Kurosaki lands a head kick that bluckles Pealike and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Kurosaki no doubt looking to push for a finish!

Pealike is rocked!
A punch combination from Kurosaki misses.
Pealike throws out a leg kick but Kurosaki moves out of range and Pealike only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Pealike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Pealike's ribs.
Pealike misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ichigho Kurosaki should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Pealike misses.
Pealike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pealike.
Good exchange - Kurosaki coming out on top.
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pealike digs a good hook to Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Pealike off balance momentarily.
Pealike motions for Kurosaki to come forward. Pealike throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki lands a slapping body shot.
Pealike lunges at Kurosaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurosaki's hand.

Kurosaki rushes Pealike and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pealike's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pealike tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the ropes.
Kurosaki lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pealike tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the ropes.
Kurosaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pealike can do to turn this around?
Pealike swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pealike takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki stalling in the clinch but Pealike improves position.
Kurosaki just leaning against Pealike, taking a breather.
Pealike misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pealike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pealike there as he acknowledges the shot.

Pealike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kurosaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Kurosaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki clobbers Pealike with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Kurosaki.
Pealike is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosaki finish him?

Kurosaki forces Pealike back against the ropes and clinches.
Kurosaki taking a breather.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pealike lands a knee to the body.
Pealike has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but instead, Pealike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurosaki into the ropes.
Pealike seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurosaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pealike's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pealike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kurosaki's elbow.

Pealike breaks from the clinch.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Pealike misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Pealike.
A combination from Pealike does no damage.
Pealike loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Kurosaki dips to his left and cracks Pealike with an uppercut!
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Pealike's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pealike.

Kurosaki drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Pealike onto his butt! Pealike pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ichigho Kurosaki will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kurosaki pushes Pealike up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pealike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pealike trying to land knees to the body.
Pealike is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.

Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurosaki as he connects with a hook.
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurosaki cracks Pealike with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ichigho Kurosaki!
Ichigho Kurosaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.