PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuyuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yamamoto
vs
Buakaw

175 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
32
155 lbs
6 - 15 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuyuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto is looking to slow Buakaw down with leg kicks.
Yamamoto misses with a body kick.
Yamamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Buakaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Buakaw misses with a leg kick
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buakaw throws a leg kick but Yamamoto moved away.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Buakaw is just out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a leg kick.
Buakaw swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Buakaw moves out of range.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Buakaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Buakaw moves out of range.
Buakaw checks a leg kick.
Buakaw throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Buakaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
and Buakaw counters with a nice body shot.
Yamamoto throws a solid leg kick but Buakaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamoto.
Buakaw cracks the inside of Yamamoto's front leg.
Buakaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buakaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamamoto checks it well.
Buakaw punishes Yamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Buakaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
and Buakaw counters with a low kick, right behind Yamamoto 's knee.
Buakaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Buakaw with a nice cross.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buakaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto misses the body punch
and Buakaw counters with a good low kick that Yamamoto was not able to check.
Buakaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto jabs Buakaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Yamamoto misses
and Buakaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Buakaw moves out of range.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Buakaw slips to the side
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Buakaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Buakaw lands a two punch combo.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buakaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Buakaw shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamamoto eats them both and turns towards Buakaw to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buakaw tried to score with a low kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Buakaw moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Buakaw moves to the side
and Buakaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamamoto thuds a left hand into Buakaw's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Buakaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buakaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Buakaw throws a wild body kick that Yamamoto sees coming a mile off.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Buakaw moves away
and Buakaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kazuyuki Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yamamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Buakaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamamoto throws a solid leg kick but Buakaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakaw counters with a two punch combo.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Buakaw circles away.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto throws the kick towards the body but Buakaw avoids it.
Good work by Buakaw as he checks the leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Buakaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Buakaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range and Buakaw settles back down.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto feints and then cracks Buakaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buakaw down.
Buakaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
letting Buakaw counter with a right hand.
Buakaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamamoto.
Kazuyuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Buakaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Sombat Buakaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto thows a leg kick but Buakaw checks it
and Buakaw counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
and Buakaw counters with a big head kick but Yamamoto shrugs it off.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Yamamoto closes the distance but Buakaw moves to the side
and Buakaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamamoto is looking to wear down Buakaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sombat Buakaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buakaw misses with a low kick as Yamamoto jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Buakaw misses.
Yamamoto looks to throw a body kick
and Buakaw counters with a good low kick that Yamamoto was not able to check.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Buakaw.
Yamamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Buakaw slips to the side
and Buakaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Buakaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buakaw throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Buakaw avoids a kick to the body.
Buakaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Buakaw moves to the side
and Buakaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Yamamoto tenderised Buakaw's leg. Buakaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Buakaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buakaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Buakaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Buakaw.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Buakaw slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto is looking to chop away at Buakaw's legs.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
Buakaw moves out of range as Yamamoto throws a body kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a three punch combo that has Yamamoto backing up. Yamamoto nods at Buakaw to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Kazuyuki Yamamoto has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto works Buakaw's body with a nice hook.
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and Buakaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Buakaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamamoto thinking.
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes. Yamamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Buakaw throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Buakaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sloppy strikes from Buakaw. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a nice kick to the body.
Buakaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto lands a front kick.
Buakaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sombat Buakaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuyuki Yamamoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Buakaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buakaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Buakaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buakaw throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Buakaw. Those never looked like landing.
Buakaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buakaw lands a leg kick that knocks Yamamoto off balance momentarily.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Buakaw is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buakaw steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamamoto. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Buakaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buakaw misses with a wild combination.
Buakaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamamoto. That did some damage!
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buakaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yamamoto throws the kick towards the body but Buakaw avoids it.
Buakaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Buakaw.
Buakaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Buakaw counters with a low kick, right behind Yamamoto 's knee.
Buakaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Buakaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamamoto. Buakaw shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buakaw throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw blocks the body kick.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Buakaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Buakaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamamoto's sensitive parts.
Buakaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buakaw counters with a good low kick that Yamamoto was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Buakaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw tried to score with a low kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Buakaw throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto thows a body kick. Buakaw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buakaw. That did some damage!
Buakaw has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamamoto.
Buakaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes. Yamamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Buakaw is avoiding it.
Yamamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto moves to clinch but Buakaw breaks away
and Buakaw counters with a solid body kick.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Buakaw's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kazuyuki Yamamoto.
I think Yamamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sombat Buakaw!