PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot's Psychosocial . Roger Uzi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Uzi
vs
Rikidozan

198 cm
24
213 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsuji Rikidozan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi misses with an uppercut
and Rikidozan counters with a nice leg kick.
Rikidozan misses with a wild body shot.
Uzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rikidozan scores with a shot to the body.
Uzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses.
Rikidozan misses the body punch
and Uzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Uzi missing with a left hand there. Rikidozan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uzi throws a looping overhand right but Rikidozan ducks down to avoid it.
Rikidozan thuds a left hand into Uzi's body.
Rikidozan connects with a solid leg kick.
Rikidozan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uzi misses the shot to the body.
Uzi thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi scores with a jab.
Rikidozan misses with a body shot.
Rikidozan misses with a head kick.
A big right from Uzi misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Rikidozan misses with a few strikes there.
Rikidozan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rikidozan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rikidozan throws a sloppy head kick and Uzi moves out of range easily.
Rikidozan tried to score with a low kick but Uzi checks it.
Rikidozan connects with a leg kick. Uzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rikidozan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uzi misses its intended target.
Rikidozan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uzi thows a body shot but no joy.
Rikidozan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Uzi throws a hook to the side of Rikidozan's head but Rikidozan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rikidozan cracks the inside of Uzi's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rikidozan is looking to slow Uzi down with leg kicks.
Uzi swinging wildly here.
Uzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rikidozan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uzi scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuji Rikidozan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big right from Uzi misses.
Uzi misses with a hook. Rikidozan ducked under it nicely.
Uzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rikidozan.
A shot to the liver by Rikidozan. Beautiful body shot.
Rikidozan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uzi rather than just go for the knockout.
Uzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzi misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Uzi.
Uzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rikidozan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rikidozan feints and then cracks Uzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzi down.
A swing and a miss from Rikidozan.
Uzi misses with an uppercut. Rikidozan saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Rikidozan coming out on top.
Uzi misses with a straight right.
Rikidozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Rikidozan connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uzi. Rikidozan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rikidozan blocks a jab.
Uzi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rikidozan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzi misses with an uppercut.
Uzi throws a lazy right hand but Rikidozan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi looks to land a left hand but Rikidozan moved out of range nicely.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rikidozan moves away.
Uzi scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rikidozan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uzi takes a swing at Rikidozan's ribcage but misses.
Rikidozan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Uzi misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rikidozan to score with a decent uppercut.
Uzi throws a head kick but Rikidozan moves out of range.
Rikidozan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Katsuji Rikidozan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rikidozan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rikidozan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Uzi coming out on top.
Uzi scores with a shot to the body.
Uzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan connects with an inside leg kick.
Uzi misses with a body shot.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Rikidozan moves out of range easily.
Uzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Rikidozan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rikidozan stuns Uzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Uzi misses its intended target.
Rikidozan takes a swing at Uzi's ribcage but misses.
Uzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Uzi. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Uzi.
Uzi misses with a double jab.
Uzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzi misses the target.
Uzi lands a really nice looking cross but Rikidozan seems unphased.
Uzi keeps Rikidozan at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan lands a jab to Uzi's midsection.
Rikidozan throws a right and a left that Uzi avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rikidozan. Uzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rikidozan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Uzi.
Uzi misses with a wild body shot.
Rikidozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Uzi does no damage.
Uzi throws a nice looking combination but Rikidozan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi throws a nice looking combination but Rikidozan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan lands a leg kick that knocks Uzi off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Uzi clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rikidozan lands a jab to Uzi's midsection.
Rikidozan just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rikidozan was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzi.
Uzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rikidozan to score with a decent uppercut.
Rikidozan throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Rikidozan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uzi is out of range.
Uzi takes a swing at Rikidozan's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Rikidozan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rikidozan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uzi throws a body kick that misses.
Rikidozan feints and then cracks Uzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzi down.
Rikidozan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzi avoids the body shot from Rikidozan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rikidozan is just out of range.
Rikidozan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rikidozan wants to slow Uzi down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Uzi misses.
Rikidozan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rikidozan.
Uzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan misses with a two punch combination.
Rikidozan lands a two punch combo.
Rikidozan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throws an overhand right that lands on Rikidozan's shoulder, as Rikidozan tries to avoid the shot.
Uzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Uzi.
Rikidozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rikidozan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Rikidozan.
Uzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rikidozan counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rikidozan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Rikidozan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uzi throws a jab when Rikidozan was well out of range.
Rikidozan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuji Rikidozan dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Rikidozan throws a series of punches but Uzi avoids them all with ease.
Rikidozan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uzi.
Jab from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Uzi takes a swing at Rikidozan's ribcage but misses.
Rikidozan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uzi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rikidozan on the side of the head.
Rikidozan defending well as Uzi loads up on a big left hand.
Uzi misses with the combination.
Uzi throws a leg kick but Rikidozan sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikidozan takes one to the chin there.
Rikidozan scores with a sloppy right hand. Uzi should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Rikidozan.
Roger Uzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rikidozan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rikidozan throws a head kick but Uzi moves out of range.
Rikidozan swings for the body but Uzi moves out of range.
Rikidozan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan thows a body shot but no joy.
Rikidozan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi missing with a left hand there. Rikidozan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Uzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uzi throws a lazy right hand but Rikidozan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rikidozan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rikidozan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Uzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzi misses the target.
Rikidozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Uzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzi throws a lazy head kick
and Rikidozan counters with a low kick, right behind Uzi 's knee.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rikidozan jabs Uzi to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Katsuji Rikidozan.
Well Rikidozan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuji Rikidozan!
After the big win, Katsuji Rikidozan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.