PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 2318 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Bear Loman (ranked 76 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tsuruta
vs
Loman

192 cm
27
209
10 - 6 - 0

188 cm
20
195
6 - 6 - 0

Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Loman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuruta.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Loman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Loman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Loman is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Loman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Loman.
Loman tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsuruta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Loman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta lands a jab to Loman's midsection.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Loman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loman misses with a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsuruta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loman misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Loman coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Loman misses
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
Loman throws a right hand that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a left to the body.
Loman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tsuruta.
Loman misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsuruta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loman swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Loman strikes.
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 Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Loman misses with a lunging right hand
and Loman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Loman cracks Tsuruta with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tsuruta is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tsuruta is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

Tsuruta is rocked!
Tsuruta digs a good hook to Loman's body.
Loman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that Loman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Loman.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Loman.
Tsuruta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loman throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Loman throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsuruta misses the target.
Loman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Loman misses the target.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loman.
Loman swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsuruta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loman scores with the left hand. Tsuruta knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Loman moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Tsuruta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tomomi Tsuruta's cut is getting worse.
It looks like Tsuruta has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsuruta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tsuruta seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Loman is just out of range.
Loman misses with a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loman in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Loman misses the target.
Loman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Loman moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Loman takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Loman misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Tsuruta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Loman.
Tsuruta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bear Loman has been cut.
Tsuruta throws a shot to the body.
Loman 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.
Tsuruta blocks a jab.
Tsuruta throws a big counter combination but Loman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta scores with a hook.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Loman.
Tsuruta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Loman misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a series of strikes. Loman will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throws out a powerful jab.
Tsuruta lands a jab-cross combination.
Loman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tsuruta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tsuruta throws a series of strikes that have Loman backpedaling.
Tsuruta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loman in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Look low, kick high! Loman uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tsuruta tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Loman is absolutely delighted - when Tsuruta wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bear Loman!