PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rokuro Kojima (ranked 2986 p4p, 25087 weight class) and Rick Drew (ranked 341 p4p, 594 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kojima
vs
Drew

181 cm
18
192
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
172
4 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Rokuro Kojima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kojima.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kojima.
Kojima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
A nice leg kick from Drew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kojima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drew keeps Kojima at a distance using the push kick.
Kojima tries to clinch up
and Drew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a push kick but Kojima slaps the foot to one side.
Kojima tries to clinch but Drew moves away
and Drew counters with an inside leg kick.
Drew lands a nice hook to Kojima's body. Kojima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kojima blocks a head kick by Drew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew lands a high kick!
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
Kojima tries to close the distance and clinch but Drew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kojima rather than just go for the knockout.
Drew on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drew misses with a hook. Kojima ducked under it nicely.
Kojima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drew.
Kojima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kojima avoids the head kick by Drew.
Kojima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Drew.
A head kick misses from Kojima.
Kojima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kojima tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kojima misses with a few strikes there.
Drew swings for the body but Kojima moves out of range.
Kojima wants to clinch.
Kojima doesn't manage to clinch there - Drew circles away.
Drew is looking to slow Kojima down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Drew.
Kojima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kojima doesn't manage to clinch there - Drew circles away.
Drew is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Drew moves out of range of the leg kick from Kojima.
Kojima doesn't manage to clinch there - Drew circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Drew dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Drew lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kojima takes a step back to recover.
Rokuro Kojima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kojima.
A telegraphed right hand from Kojima misses the target.
Kojima avoids a kick to the body.
Kojima walks into a left hand.
Kojima looks to land a body kick but Drew moved away.
Drew is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drew avoids the head kick by Kojima.
Drew throws a leg kick which misses Kojima's front leg but catches the back leg as Kojima tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kojima.
Drew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew walks into a jab.

It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Kojima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kojima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Kojima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kojima tries to close the distance and clinch but Drew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rick Drew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kojima doesn't manage to clinch there - Drew circles away.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Kojima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kojima wants to clinch
and Drew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kojima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drew manages to avoid it.
Kojima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kojima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drew.
Drew keeps the fight on the outside.
Kojima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kojima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drew throws the left hand but Kojima avoids the punch easily.
Kojima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Kojima
and Drew counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kojima tries to clinch there but Drew circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drew - that will leave a mark!
Kojima tries to bum rush Drew with a series of wild strikes but Drew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drew misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kojima to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kojima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Kojima.
A big left from Drew misses.
Kojima is looking to counter punch.
Drew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drew connects with a high kick.
Drew misses with a head kick.
Drew misses with a hook. Kojima ducked under it nicely.
Kojima throws a chopping leg kick but Drew manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Drew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Drew throws a nice head kick!
Drew avoids the body shot from Kojima.
Drew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drew goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kojima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kojima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kojima's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kojima duly obliges.
Drew feints and then cracks Kojima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kojima down.
Drew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kojima doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kojima misses with a body shot.
Kojima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Drew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kojima thows a leg kick but Drew checks it
and Drew counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drew delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew lands a head kick!

Kojima is rocked!
A jab from Drew finds it's way through Kojima's defenses.
Oh Kojima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kojima wants to clinch but Drew slips to the side
and Drew counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Drew.
Kojima leaves his chin hanging out and Drew seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kojima crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Drew!