PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 4917 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Steve Ballamer (ranked 488 p4p, 398 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gomi
vs
Ballamer

173 cm
25
163
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
215
4 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Big heart

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Ballamer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ballamer moves into the clinch.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Ballamer keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Ballamer.
Ballamer tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballamer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballamer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ballamer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi slips under a jab from Ballamer.

Ballamer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballamer tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a body punch.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Ballamer lands a body shot.
I was talking to Gomi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ballamer lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ballamer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballamer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballamer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ballamer.
Ballamer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballamer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballamer as Gomi tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballamer.
A short left from Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ballamer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ballamer lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a left hand.
Ballamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ballamer lands a nice uppercut.

Gomi is rocked!
Ballamer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Gomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Ballamer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballamer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballamer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballamer digs a right hand into Gomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomi's gas tank.
Gomi seems to have got his legs back now.

Ballamer forces Gomi back against the cage and clinches.
Ballamer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ballamer breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gomi with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gomi looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gomi get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

Ballamer moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballamer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballamer is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Ballamer moves into the clinch.
Ballamer scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Ballamer gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Ballamer will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ballamer takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballamer has double underhooks.
Ballamer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ballamer creates a bit of space and cracks Gomi with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Gomi is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Nice defenses there by Ballamer.
Gomi leaves his chin hanging out and Ballamer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gomi crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Ballamer!
As Steve Ballamer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Shout out to the Fighter Factory. The Best Gym with the Best Coaches in the WORLD! Props to my opponent, I'm gunna be back in the gym tomorrow but not after celebrating! Thank you everyone!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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