PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulver comes to the ring accompanied by Snapbacks and Tattoos. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pulver
vs
Kawajiri

181 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Excellent boxer
Determined

Fighters First Nutrition
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver throws a sloppy head kick and Kawajiri moves out of range easily.

Pulver closes the distance and clinches.
Pulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Pulver.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kawajiri's face.
Kawajiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pulver breaks the clinch.
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Pulver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulver leaning against his opponent.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pulver lands a nice elbow.
Pulver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Pulver manages to break the clinch.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver moves out of range.
That kick from Pulver tenderised Kawajiri's leg. Kawajiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver is having none of it.
Kawajiri tries to clinch there but Pulver circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri moves to clinch but Pulver breaks away
and Pulver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulver ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver is having none of it.
Pulver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulver.
Pulver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kawajiri fails to land.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Kawajiri shrugs off.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
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!
Pulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pulver takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver blocks an uppercut.
Pulver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Pulver.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pulver.
Kawajiri looks gassed!
Pulver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulver controlling the action here for a moment.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Pulver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Pulver.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
Pulver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulver.
Pulver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawajiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kawajiri gets tackled into the ropes by Pulver. Pulver maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Pulver lands an elbow that stopped Kawajiri in his tracks for a moment.

Pulver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver is having none of it.

Kawajiri takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawajiri lands with a light punch inside.
Pulver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Pulver taking a breather.

Pulver breaks the clinch.
Pulver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawajiri.
Pulver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kawajiri wants to clinch up but Pulver keeps it at a distance.
Pulver fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pulver forces Kawajiri back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jens Pulver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.

Pulver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pulver slips a straight right by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri scores with a jab. Pulver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot that snaps Pulver's head back.
Pulver scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulver takes one to the side of the head.
Jens Pulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Kawajiri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jens Pulver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kawajiri tries to clinch up but Pulver circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver moves out of range.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
Pulver scores with a head kick. Kawajiri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pulver throws a head kick but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kawajiri wants to clinch but Pulver slips to the side

and Pulver counters by clinching up.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Kawajiri shrugs off.
Pulver looking to slow down the pace here.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Pulver stalling in the clinch but Kawajiri improves position.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulver.

Pulver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulver throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kawajiri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kawajiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kawajiri tries to clinch there but Pulver circles away.
Kawajiri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawajiri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pulver throws a lazy right hand but Kawajiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Kawajiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kawajiri, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri scores with a jab.
Kawajiri is looking to clinch.
Pulver tries to clinch up.
Pulver throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kawajiri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kawajiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulver circles away.
Kawajiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pulver counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawajiri tries to clinch up but Pulver circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tatsuya Kawajiri just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pulver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kawajiri tries to clinch
and Pulver counters with a big head kick but Kawajiri shrugs it off.
Kawajiri wants to clinch but Pulver slips to the side

and Pulver counters by clinching up.
Pulver lands a knee to the head.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri misses with some punches.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulver taking a breather.
Pulver throws an elbow that misses.
Kawajiri dodges an elbow strike from Pulver.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Kawajiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pulver looking to stall.
Pulver blocks an uppercut.
Pulver tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawajiri avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulver.
Kawajiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
Kawajiri lands with a left to the head.
Pulver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kawajiri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulver.
Pulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulver swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri cracks Pulver with an open hand slap.
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pulver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pulver.

Pulver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri tries to clinch up but Pulver circles away and keeps his distance.
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pulver rushes Kawajiri and presses him up against the ropes.
Pulver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawajiri misses with the head strike.

Pulver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri is looking to clinch but Pulver is avoiding it.
Pulver tries to clinch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Pulver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kawajiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulver scrambles back to his feet.
Pulver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulver swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawajiri.
Pulver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kawajiri dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kawajiri connects with a looping right hand.
Kawajiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulver should have avoided that one.
Jab by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with an uppercut. Pulver saw that one coming.
Kawajiri scores with a jab. Pulver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Pulver is rocked!
Kawajiri blocks a head kick by Pulver.
Kawajiri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Pulver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawajiri tries to clinch but Pulver is having none of it.
Pulver seems to have got his legs back now.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kawajiri.
Pulver is looking to clinch but Kawajiri is avoiding it.
Pulver is looking to clinch but Kawajiri is avoiding it.
Pulver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kawajiri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawajiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulver circles away.
Pulver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pulver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulver walks into a left hand.

Pulver has closed the distance and engaged Kawajiri in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pulver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Kawajiri finds it's target.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawajiri tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tatsuya Kawajiri!