PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tangata Kohuru comes into the arena with ACID TRIP blaring out of the sound system. Apollo Takamura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kiki Tangata Kohuru
vs
Takamura

188 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangata Kohuru misses with a straight right.
Takamura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a looping right.
Tangata Kohuru takes a kick to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takamura.
Tangata Kohuru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takamura throws a head kick but Tangata Kohuru moves out of range.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tangata Kohuru throws a leg kick
and Takamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch up.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tangata Kohuru has Takamura pressed against the ropes, preventing Takamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamura.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Takamura blocks an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Takamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takamura's brow.
Tangata Kohuru cracks Takamura with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a punch to the body.
Takamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takamura blocks the elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru lands with a right to the head.
Takamura blocks the elbow strike.
Takamura blocks the elbow strike.
Takamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tangata Kohuru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tangata Kohuru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Tangata Kohuru on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tangata Kohuru tries to land knees in the clinch but Takamura avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takamura dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takamura's efforts to push away.
Takamura blocks the elbow strike.
Takamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with the head strike.
Tangata Kohuru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takamura.
Takamura avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Takamura misses.
Takamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Tangata Kohuru pushes Takamura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Takamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takamura takes an elbow to the temple.

Takamura is rocked!
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Tangata Kohuru finish him?
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Takamura crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Takamura face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tangata Kohuru takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru!
Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank the little mushroom that took me by the hand and brought me to this place, Sorry another acid flash back. I think I should go and have a smoke an bang some hookers.'.