PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sakichi Kawamura (ranked 4585 p4p, 3043 weight class) and Shunosuke Okubo (ranked 173 p4p, 119 weight class). Okubo has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Shunosuke Okubo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kawamura
vs
Okubo

180 cm
18
240
1 - 0 - 1

185 cm
18
225
1 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakichi Kawamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunosuke Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamura is looking to clinch.
Okubo throws out a loose jab but Kawamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawamura throws a combination that misses
and Okubo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kawamura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kawamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawamura dodges the punch combination from Okubo.
Okubo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okubo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawamura manages to avoid it.
Kawamura really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kawamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kawamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Okubo avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Okubo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Kawamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okubo tries to clinch up but Kawamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Okubo scores with a one two! Kawamura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Okubo looks winded!
Okubo is looking to clinch.
Okubo darts in trying to clinch
and Kawamura counters with a left and a right that stings Okubo.
Kawamura scores with a push kick.

Kawamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okubo, pushing him back against the ropes.

Kawamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kawamura has Okubo up against the ropes in a clinch.

Kawamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawamura instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawamura lands with a right to the head.
Kawamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Okubo won't allow it.
Kawamura misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kawamura manages to break the clinch.

Kawamura moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Okubo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kawamura manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Kawamura.

Kawamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kawamura presses Okubo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kawamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sakichi Kawamura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kawamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawamura misses with an uppercut.
Kawamura misses with a kick to the body.
Okubo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kawamura throws a right and a left that Okubo avoids nicely.
Okubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kawamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakichi Kawamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawamura misses with a double jab.
Okubo misses with a head kick.
Kawamura throws a sloppy head kick and Okubo moves out of range easily.

Kawamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Okubo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okubo working hard to break the clinch.
Kawamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okubo or not.

Kawamura breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kawamura clinches up with Okubo and pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Okubo.
Kawamura stalling in the clinch but Okubo improves position.
Okubo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawamura prevents Okubo from breaking the clinch.
Kawamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okubo can do to turn this around?

Kawamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okubo throws a right hand that Kawamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawamura also avoids with ease.
Kawamura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kawamura duly obliges.

It looks like Shunosuke Okubo has been cut.
Kawamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okubo throws a wild body kick that Kawamura sees coming a mile off.
Okubo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawamura forces Okubo back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kawamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawamura fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kawamura clinches up against the ropes.
Kawamura has Okubo pressed against the ropes, preventing Okubo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakichi Kawamura has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kawamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawamura moves in looking to clinch but Okubo pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Kawamura.
Kawamura jabs Okubo right on the nose. Okubo blinks but takes it well.
Kawamura connects with a right hand. Okubo shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sakichi Kawamura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shunosuke Okubo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.

Kawamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Okubo moves in looking to clinch but Kawamura pushes him off.

Okubo gets a clinch.
Okubo working hard to break the clinch.
Kawamura is trying to break the clinch but Okubo has him pressed against the ropes.
Kawamura lands an uppercut.
Kawamura can't break the clinch.
Kawamura is stalling here.

Okubo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okubo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okubo throws a leg kick but Kawamura moved away.
Okubo avoids the head kick by Kawamura.
Okubo tries to counter with a clinch but Kawamura shakes him off and moves away.
Kawamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawamura throws a shot to the body.
Okubo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawamura is just out of range.
Kawamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okubo feints a counter leg kick.

Okubo pushes Kawamura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Okubo has Kawamura pressed against the ropes, preventing Kawamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Kawamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kawamura trying to control the position but instead, Okubo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawamura into the ropes.
Kawamura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okubo.

Kawamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawamura moves into range and clinches up with Okubo.
Kawamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okubo has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Kawamura breaks from the clinch.
Kawamura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakichi Kawamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Okubo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawamura can pounce on him.
Kawamura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Okubo's head.
Kawamura tries to bum rush Okubo with a series of wild strikes but Okubo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okubo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Kawamura forces Okubo back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kawamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shunosuke Okubo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakichi Kawamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakichi Kawamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawamura 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakichi Kawamura!