PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 23984 p4p, 367 weight class) and Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 533 p4p, 48 weight class). Michał Kowalkiewicz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ichigho Kurosaki's chin.

Kurosaki
vs
Kowalkiewicz

186 cm
25
195
14 - 5 - 0

195 cm
40
188
37 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 5 - 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 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurosaki lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki scores with a nice right hand.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses the jab.
Kurosaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter with a clinch but Kurosaki shakes him off and moves away.
Kurosaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalkiewicz moves out of range easily.
Kowalkiewicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurosaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kowalkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Kurosaki finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.

Kowalkiewicz pushes Kurosaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalkiewicz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Kurosaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kurosaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looking to stall.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
Kurosaki misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurosaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kurosaki blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalkiewicz working aggressively here.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurosaki up against the cage.
Kurosaki blocking some punches.
Kurosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Kurosaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kowalkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurosaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalkiewicz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ichigho Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kowalkiewicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurosaki can pounce on him.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalkiewicz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalkiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki is looking to wear down Kowalkiewicz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurosaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurosaki. That's going to slow Kowalkiewicz down.
Nice straight punches there by Kurosaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a double jab

and Kowalkiewicz counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Kurosaki onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki misses with a body punch
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Kurosaki to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michał Kowalkiewicz!