PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grayson Sideris (ranked 25230 p4p, 3182 weight class) and Shunosuke Okubo (ranked 210 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sideris
vs
Okubo

184 cm
19
180
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
225
1 - 3 - 0

Basic striking
Good chin

Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grayson Sideris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunosuke Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo misses with a head kick.
Sideris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Grayson Sideris has been cut.
Okubo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sideris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okubo.
Okubo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sideris lands with a hook. Okubo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sideris throws a head kick but Okubo moves out of range.
Okubo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sideris throws a jab when Okubo was well out of range.
Sideris misses with a few strikes there.
Okubo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sideris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Okubo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sideris.
Okubo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sideris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideris lands with a good body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sideris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okubo tries to clinch there but Sideris circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideris looks to score with a jab to the body but Okubo is just out of range.
Sideris misses with a body kick.
Sideris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okubo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sideris circles away.
Sideris lands the left hand.
Okubo tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideris misses with a head kick.
Okubo tries to clinch but Sideris moves out of range.
Sideris missing with a left hand there. Okubo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sideris throws a head kick that misses.
Sideris lands with an overhand left.
Sideris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sideris throws a low kick but Okubo moves out of range easily.
Sideris pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Okubo back to the ropes. Sideris follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okubo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okubo lands a really nice looking cross but Sideris seems unphased.
Grayson Sideris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okubo blocks a head kick by Sideris.
Okubo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okubo.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okubo blocks a head kick by Sideris.
Sideris loads up on a big right hand but Okubo slips the punch.
A cross from Sideris lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sideris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideris looks to throw the jab but Okubo is out of range.
Okubo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sideris counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grayson Sideris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grayson Sideris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Okubo misses with a leg kick
and Sideris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sideris swats away the attempt to clinch by Okubo.
Okubo delivers a nice body kick.
Sideris throws a big shot that misses.
Sideris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okubo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Okubo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Okubo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sideris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okubo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Sideris to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okubo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sideris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sideris cracks Okubo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okubo closes the distance but Sideris moves to the side
and Sideris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shunosuke Okubo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sideris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sideris throws a push kick but Okubo slaps the foot to one side.
Sideris misses with a straight left.
Sideris misses the jab.
Okubo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Okubo lands with a kick to the temple. Sideris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okubo lands with a nice combination. Sideris backs away looking to recover.
Sideris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sideris scores with a one two! Okubo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sideris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okubo counters with a body kick.
A head kick by Okubo misses
and Sideris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okubo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sideris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sideris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sideris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sideris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Okubo. Those never looked like landing.
Sideris scores with a hook to the body. Okubo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sideris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sideris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okubo is looking to clinch.
Sideris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sideris fakes the leg kick and cracks Okubo in the body.
Sideris connects with a nice looking jab.
Okubo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grayson Sideris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grayson Sideris's cut.
That's time! 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.

Okubo throws a nice looking combination but Sideris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sideris throws a one two combo.
Sideris checks a leg kick.
Okubo tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sideris.
Grayson Sideris is winning the standup battle so far.
Okubo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sideris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Okubo.
Okubo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideris jabs at Okubo's body.
Sideris with a jab.
Sideris lands a jab.
Okubo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sideris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okubo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideris.
Okubo tries to clinch up.
Sideris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okubo can do to turn this around?
Okubo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okubo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sideris ducks under a wild hook from Okubo.
Sideris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okubo dodges the punch combination from Sideris.
Okubo wants to counter the offense by Sideris and move into the clinch position.
Okubo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okubo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Okubo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sideris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okubo looks to land a combination but Sideris avoids it well.
Sideris cracks a nice hook into Okubo's ribs.
Sideris with the inside leg kick.
Okubo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sideris.
Sideris throws a sloppy head kick and Okubo moves out of range easily.
Sideris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okubo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Sideris misses.
Okubo fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okubo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okubo throws a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Sideris.
Okubo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okubo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okubo wants to clinch up but Sideris keeps it at a distance.
Sideris throws out a powerful jab.
Shunosuke Okubo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson Sideris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okubo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Sideris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sideris 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grayson Sideris!