PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between HopunTang Dunn (ranked 8863 p4p, 846 weight class) and Bring Ithome (ranked 19783 p4p, 887 weight class). Dunn comes to the ring accompanied by Thai Club. On his way into the ring it seems that HopunTang Dunn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily HopunTang Dunn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dunn
vs
Ithome

188 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, HopunTang Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bring Ithome!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dunn closes the distance and clinches.

Ithome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ithome looks to land a combination but Dunn avoids it well.
Ithome throws a nice looking combination but Dunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Ithome circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ithome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunn is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dunn tries to clinch but Ithome is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ithome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ithome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ithome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ithome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ithome misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunn closes the distance and pushes Ithome back into the ropes.
Dunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Ithome is trying to force a seperation but Dunn has the dominant position.
Dunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ithome avoids the damage to the body.
Ithome on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ithome leaning against his opponent.
Ithome takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dunn tries a body shot but Ithome blocks it.
Dunn tries to throw a body punch but Ithome avoids it by throwing Dunn back against the ropes.
Ithome avoiding damage.

Ithome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ithome.
Dunn appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ithome does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Dunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Ithome circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ithome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ithome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ithome throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Bring Ithome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ithome connects with a crisp jab.
Dunn tries to clinch but Ithome is having none of it.
Ithome throws a series of punches but Dunn moves out of range.
Ithome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Ithome pushes him off.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ithome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ithome misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithome throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunn wants to clinch up but Ithome keeps it at a distance.
Dunn tries to clinch but Ithome moves out of range.
Dunn avoids the body shot from Ithome.
Ithome uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunn.
Dunn throws a sloppy head kick and Ithome moves out of range easily.
Ithome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Ithome.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ithome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ithome misses with a hook.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ithome throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dunn.
A combination from Ithome does no damage.
Ithome throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
And Dunn counters with a quick kick to the body but Ithome blocks it.
Ithome looks to land a combination but Dunn avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunn.
Ithome moves out of range as Dunn throws a body kick.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ithome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunn staying out of range there.
Ithome misses with a two punch combination.
Ithome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Ithome. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ithome keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Ithome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dunn clinches with his opponent.
Dunn misses with a body punch.
Ithome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ithome on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bring Ithome dominated that round.
That's time! Dunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ithome swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunn.
Ithome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ithome throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ithome misses.
Ithome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ithome.
Ithome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ithome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunn thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ithome is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn moves out of range as Ithome strikes.
Ithome misses with a double jab.
Dunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Ithome is avoiding it.
Ithome throws a leg kick but Dunn moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn wants to clinch up but Ithome keeps it at a distance.
Dunn slips a jab and a cross from Ithome.
Dunn wants to clinch up but Ithome keeps it at a distance.
Dunn dodges the punch combination from Ithome.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ithome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ithome throws a counter combo.
Ithome with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dunn to score with a decent uppercut.
Ithome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ithome misses with a two punch combination.
Dunn swings for the body but Ithome moves out of range.
Ithome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Ithome is avoiding it.
Bring Ithome seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ithome bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ithome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ithome misses with a hook.
Dunn throws a big counter combination but Ithome scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ithome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Dunn lands but Ithome takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Dunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ithome misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Ithome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ithome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunn tries to clinch but Ithome moves out of range.
Dunn misses with a double jab.
Ithome looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithome misses with a low kick.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Ithome circles away.
Ithome throws a counter combo.
Ithome throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
Dunn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ithome misses with a low kick.
Dunn tries to clinch up.
Ithome is looking for the big counter here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ithome.
Dunn tries to clinch but Ithome is having none of it.
Ithome pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunn is out of range and Ithome settles back down.
Dunn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ithome keeps the fight on the outside.
Ithome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ithome swinging wildly here.
Dunn throws a big counter combination but Ithome scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ithome swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithome looks to land a combination but Dunn avoids it well.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dunn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Ithome breaks from the clinch.
Ithome takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ithome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ithome throws a series of punches but Dunn avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Ithome.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Ithome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bring Ithome showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Ithome circles away.
Ithome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ithome misses with the combination.
Ithome misses with the combination.
Ithome thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Ithome. Those never looked like landing.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ithome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ithome.
Ithome takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ithome throws a series of punches but Dunn moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ithome. Those never looked like landing.
Dunn throws a right hand that Ithome ducks under and follows up with a left that Ithome also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithome tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ithome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ithome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ithome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ithome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Ithome looks to move away, Dunn throws a big counter combo but Ithome just gets out of the way.
Dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunn throws a quick counter head kick but Ithome was just out of range.
Ithome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunn throws a counter high kick but Ithome was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ithome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ithome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ithome swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunn.
Ithome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithome blocks a head kick by Dunn.
A little jabbing left from Ithome on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ithome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ithome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ithome throws a right hand that Dunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunn also avoids with ease.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ithome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dunn counters with a good low kick that Ithome was not able to check.

Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ithome is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn missing with knees to the body.
Dunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Ithome leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
HopunTang Dunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ithome tries to break free but Dunn pushes him back against the ropes.
Ithome leaning against his opponent.
Ithome avoiding damage as Dunn throws knees to the body.

Ithome breaks the clinch.
Ithome misses with a wild combination.
Dunn blocks a jab.
Ithome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ithome misses with a jab, cross combination.
HopunTang Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Ithome pushes him off.
Ithome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ithome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
HopunTang Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ithome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ithome takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ithome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dunn has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ithome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ithome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunn.
Dunn throws a shot to the body.
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!
Dunn tries to clinch there but Ithome circles away.
Dunn darts in trying to clinch
and Ithome counters with a three punch combo that has Dunn backing up. Dunn nods at Ithome to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bring Ithome comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ithome winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bring Ithome!