PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 3486 p4p, 387 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 4990 p4p, 516 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ramazanov
vs
Harada

181 cm
32
279 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

199 cm
30
250 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Ramazanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada takes one on the button.
Ramazanov throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Harada.
Ramazanov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Harada drives through and clinches with Ramazanov against the ropes.
Harada tries a body shot but Ramazanov blocks it.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov is looking to control Harada's arms but Harada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramazanov has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Harada as the two fighters clinch.
Harada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramazanov's elbow.
Harada misses with a punch to the body.
Ramazanov gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramazanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramazanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramazanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramazanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramazanov.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov lands with a right to the head.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramazanov gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada prevents a body shot from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramazanov lands a right hand.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Ramazanov.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramazanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Ramazanov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harada as Ramazanov tries to tie him up.
Ramazanov tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
Harada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramazanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramazanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Harada is rocked!
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramazanov breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Harada with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Harada looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Harada 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 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pavlo Ramazanov!
After winning the bout, Pavlo Ramazanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.