PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroshi Kuse (ranked 3169 p4p, 4361 weight class) and Nund Assurnipilu (ranked 357 p4p, 441 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kuse
vs
Assurnipilu

182 cm
19
177
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
222
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiroshi Kuse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nund Assurnipilu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Kuse misses
letting Assurnipilu counter with a right hand.
Assurnipilu cracks Kuse with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kuse.
Assurnipilu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assurnipilu misses with a body punch
and Kuse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assurnipilu is able to avoid easily.
Kuse looks to score with a jab to the body but Assurnipilu is just out of range.
Assurnipilu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuse lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assurnipilu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuse misses its target.
Kuse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assurnipilu misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook.
Kuse scores with a hook.
A combination from Kuse does no damage.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assurnipilu! But no joy.
Kuse swings for the body but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Assurnipilu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuse clobbers Assurnipilu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuse lands with a good body shot.
Assurnipilu dodges the punch combination from Kuse.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuse throws an off balance right hand
letting Assurnipilu counter with a right hand.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook.
Kuse is looking to counter punch.
Kuse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assurnipilu slips a jab and a cross from Kuse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assurnipilu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuse.
Kuse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assurnipilu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assurnipilu throws out a counter right but Kuse avoids it with no problem.
Assurnipilu blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Assurnipilu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Kuse 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.

Assurnipilu throws a right hand that misses
and Kuse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hiroshi Kuse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assurnipilu moves away.
Assurnipilu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assurnipilu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assurnipilu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assurnipilu counters with a straight right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kuse here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kuse misses with a body shot.
Assurnipilu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuse is looking to wear down Assurnipilu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assurnipilu throws a right and a left that Kuse avoids nicely.
Assurnipilu misses with a left hand
and Kuse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuse swings for the body but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Kuse throws a body punch but Assurnipilu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assurnipilu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assurnipilu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuse.
Nund Assurnipilu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assurnipilu swings widly with a right hand
and Kuse counters with a two punch combo.
Kuse staying out of range there.
Kuse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assurnipilu can do to turn this around?
Kuse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assurnipilu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assurnipilu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuse.
Assurnipilu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook
and Kuse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuse throws a sloppy head kick and Assurnipilu moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assurnipilu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuse throws out the jab.
Kuse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assurnipilu on the side of the head.
Kuse misses with a double jab.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuse misses with a hook
and Assurnipilu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assurnipilu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Assurnipilu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Assurnipilu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kuse eats them both and turns towards Assurnipilu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kuse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assurnipilu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Kuse dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kuse swings for the body but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Assurnipilu throws out a counter right but Kuse avoids it with no problem.
Nund Assurnipilu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuse connects with a body shot.
Kuse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuse misses with a right hand
and Kuse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assurnipilu lands a really nice looking cross but Kuse seems unphased.

It looks like Hiroshi Kuse has been cut.
Kuse looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kuse throws a body punch but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Hiroshi Kuse is winning the standup battle so far.
Assurnipilu throws an off balance right hand
and Kuse counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assurnipilu misses with a left hand
and Kuse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuse swings widly with a right hand
and Assurnipilu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assurnipilu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuse throws out the jab.
Assurnipilu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assurnipilu throws a right hand that Kuse ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuse also avoids with ease.
Kuse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assurnipilu.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuse throws the left hand but Assurnipilu avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuse. Assurnipilu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Assurnipilu misses with a straight right.
Kuse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Assurnipilu throws a hook to the side of Kuse's head but Kuse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kuse.
Kuse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assurnipilu.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuse scores with a shot to the body.
Kuse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assurnipilu misses with a left hand
and Kuse counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuse throws a series of punches but Assurnipilu avoids them all with ease.
Assurnipilu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assurnipilu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assurnipilu thinking.
Hiroshi Kuse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuse gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Kuse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Kuse!