PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoo Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ruxin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabotage. Ruxin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hero. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gun
vs
Ruxin

172 cm
26
142 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
23
143 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very quick

World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoo Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ruxin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruxin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruxin throws a right hand that Gun ducks under and follows up with a left that Gun also avoids with ease.
Ruxin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Gun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ruxin is trying to push Gun away but Gun has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ruxin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Gun manages to break the clinch.
Ruxin tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruxin throws a nice looking combination but Gun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruxin throws a series of punches but Gun moves out of range.
Ruxin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gun.
Ruxin misses with the combination.
Gun misses with a combination
and Ruxin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun throws out a loose jab but Ruxin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruxin throws a right hand that Gun ducks under and follows up with a left that Gun also avoids with ease.
Gun misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Ruxin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruxin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruxin throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Gun does no damage.
Ruxin connects with a right hand. Gun shakes it off.
Gun throws a nice looking combination but Ruxin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruxin lands a really nice looking cross but Gun seems unphased.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gun - that will leave a mark!
Danga de danga de dang - Ruxin scores with a four punch combination!
Ruxin moves forwards but Gun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gun tries to clinch but Ruxin is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruxin scores with a four punch combination!
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruxin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gun pushes Ruxin up against the ropes in a clinch.

Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gun slips a jab and a cross from Ruxin.
Ruxin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Ruxin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruxin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruxin misses with a double jab
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruxin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gun tries to clinch but Ruxin moves out of range.
Gun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruxin circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun throws a nice looking combination but Ruxin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gun drives through and clinches with Ruxin against the ropes.
Ruxin is trying to stall.
Ruxin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Yoo Gun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruxin is trying to push Gun away but Gun has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gun has Ruxin pressed against the ropes, preventing Ruxin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruxin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Ruxin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruxin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gun moves into the clinch.

Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gun staying out of range there.
Yoo Gun is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruxin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruxin.
Gun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruxin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gun counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gun has Ruxin pressed against the ropes, preventing Ruxin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gun manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruxin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
A punch combination from Ruxin misses.
Ruxin misses with a series of wild punches.
Gun stalks Ruxin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruxin's face. Ruxin staggers backwards, shaken.

Ruxin is rocked!
A punch combination from Gun misses.
Ruxin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gun finish him?
Gun catches Ruxin napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Ruxin crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Gun raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yoo Gun!