PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuna Sawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsuna Sawada acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Ness
vs
Sawada

177 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tsuna Sawada!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Ness clinches.
I was talking to Ness's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ness is working Sawada over against the ropes.
Sawada trying to control the position but instead, Ness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sawada into the ropes.
Sawada struggles to land a body shot inside as Ness controls his hands.
Sawada is trying to break the clinch but Ness has him pressed against the ropes.
Sawada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ness has him pressed against the ropes.
Sawada has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ness as Sawada tries to tie him up.
Ness lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawada wants to get back to striking at distance but Ness won't allow it.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawada backwards.
Ness lands a shoulder strike.
Sawada tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Sawada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawada is looking to break free of the clinch but Ness has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Ness scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ness blocks an elbow strike from Sawada.
A short right from Ness.
Sawada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sawada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ness scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sawada backwards.
Sawada taking a breather.
Good body shot from Ness.
Ness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ness lands an uppercut.
Ness presses Sawada against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ness digs a right hand into Sawada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sawada's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Ness.
Sawada looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Ness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Sawada's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ness.
Sawada takes a shot to the head.
Ness digs a right hand underneath Sawada's ribcage. Sawada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ness scores with a hook to the body.
Ness is working Sawada over against the ropes.
Ness works on Sawada's body with a couple of short punches.
Ness presses Sawada against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ness scores with a hook to the body.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ness digs a right hand into Sawada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sawada's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Ness.

Sawada is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness lands a body shot.
Sawada is still on wobbly legs! Can Ness finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ness presses Sawada against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sawadas head.
A right hand to the body from Ness.
Ness breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sawada with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sawada looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sawada get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harry Ness!