PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukyo Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Kicker's chin.

Kicker
vs
Sato

184 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
140 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Kicker rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kicker avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kicker.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kicker, as that shot connected.

Sato lands a head kick that bluckles Kicker and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Sato no doubt looking to push for a finish!

Kicker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicker slips a jab from Sato.

Kicker closes the distance and clinches.
Kicker with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Ukyo Sato's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kicker scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kicker cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Kicker counters with a head kick. That will keep Sato thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kicker lands a jab to the head.
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Sato misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kicker checks the leg kick.

Kicker closes the distance and clinches.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato throws a right and a left that Kicker avoids nicely.
Sato throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.

Kicker gets a clinch.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kicker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kicker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
Kicker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kicker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Kicker.
Kicker lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kicker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sato takes a step back to recover.

Kicker rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kicker obliges.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Kicker throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kicker.
Kicker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Sato with a jab.
Kicker slips under a jab from Sato.
Ukyo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato misses with a hook.
Kicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Kicker slips a jab from Sato.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sato misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato is looking to score with low kicks.
Kicker with a nice cross.
Sato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh 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!
Kicker on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Kicker clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Sato is trying to break free.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Sato is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sato wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicker misses with a body kick.

Kicker forces Sato back against the ropes and clinches.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Sato prevents a body shot from Kicker.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Ukyo Sato's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.

Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Kicker slips a jab and a cross from Sato.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kicker scores with a nice strike.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Kicker misses with a wild body shot.
Sato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sato tries to bum rush Kicker with a series of wild strikes but Kicker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Kicker catches Sato right on the button with a cross.

Kicker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Kicker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kicker scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Kicker moved out of range.
Kicker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicker scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Ukyo Sato should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Kicker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kicker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kicker.

Kicker moves into the clinch successfully.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
Ray Kicker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sato's efforts to push away.

Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato throws a right and a left that Kicker avoids nicely.
Kicker connects with a high kick.
Kicker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kicker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.

Ukyo Sato's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sato tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.

Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kicker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sato throws a series of punches but Kicker moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Sato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kicker to score with a decent uppercut.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Kicker counters with a right hand to the body.
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Kicker is out of range.
Kicker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kicker cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Kicker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Kicker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kicker thumps Sato with a low kick.
Kicker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sato momentarily.
Sato stuns Kicker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kicker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Sato misses.

Kicker pushes Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Kicker has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kicker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Kicker keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ukyo Sato's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Kicker!
Ray Kicker retains his bantamweight title!
After the big win, Ray Kicker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors London eXchange - Laundry / Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.