PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 364 p4p, 17 weight class) and Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 2962 p4p, 143 weight class). Abaddon has chosen Vengeful One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ezekyle Abaddon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Yuudai
vs
Abaddon

172 cm
32
143 lbs
27 - 12 - 2

167 cm
37
141 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezekyle Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yuudai throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Yuudai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a hook
and Abaddon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuudai looks to land a right hand but Abaddon moved out of range.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yuudai under the eye.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Yuudai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Yuudai slips under a jab.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Abaddon lands.
Yuudai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abaddon finds it's way round the side to connect with Yuudai's head.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Yuudai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Abaddon avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abaddon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Yuudai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abaddon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yuudai motions for Abaddon to come forward. Yuudai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abaddon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuudai's hands.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abaddon cracks Yuudai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abaddon. That did some damage!
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abaddon moves away.
Yuudai slips a straight right by Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Abaddon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yuudai counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuudai's hands.
Yuudai connects with a jab.
Abaddon throws a shot from downtown. Yuudai moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yuudai misses the target.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Abaddon's leg. Abaddon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abaddon throws out a powerful jab.

Abaddon darts in and clinches Yuudai up against the ropes.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Abaddon misses with a punch on the inside.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuudai's elbow.
Abaddon lands a nice uppercut.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Yuudai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuudai.
Yuudai throws an elbow but it misses.
Abaddon pushes Yuudai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Yuudai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekyle Abaddon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abaddon loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Abaddon 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.
Abaddon jabs Yuudai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yuudai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yuudai throws an overhand right that lands on Abaddon's shoulder, as Abaddon tries to avoid the shot.

Abaddon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuudai, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yuudai tries to throw a body punch but Abaddon avoids it by throwing Yuudai back against the ropes.
Yuudai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.

Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Abaddon scores with a sloppy right hand. Yuudai should have avoided that one.
Abaddon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abaddon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuudai, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yuudai lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the side of Abaddon's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuudai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon misses with some punches.
Yuudai misses with a body punch.
Yuudai lands an elbow that stopped Abaddon in his tracks for a moment.
Yuudai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon working aggressively here.
Abaddon is leaning against Yuudai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuudai lands with a right to the head.
Yuudai lands a left hand.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeshi Yuudai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abaddon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Yuudai.
Abaddon pushes Yuudai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Abaddon fails to land.

Yuudai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
Abaddon throws a jab when Yuudai was well out of range.
Abaddon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yuudai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abaddon moves into the clinch successfully.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
Yuudai can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abaddon.
Yuudai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abaddon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yuudai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abaddon can turn it around.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Abaddon.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuudai's elbow.
Abaddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Yuudai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yuudai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ezekyle Abaddon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abaddon tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai throws a counter high kick but Abaddon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.
Abaddon tries to counter with a clinch but Yuudai shakes him off and moves away.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon missing with a left hand there. Yuudai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abaddon, as that shot connected.
Abaddon scores with a shot to the body.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Abaddon moved out of range nicely.
Abaddon clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abaddon misses with a body shot.
A jab from Abaddon finds it's way through Yuudai's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands a slapping body shot.
Abaddon clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai connects with a crisp jab.
Abaddon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abaddon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yuudai to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Abaddon does it's job there.
A slow jab from Abaddon misses its intended target.
Abaddon misses the shot to the body.
Yuudai throws a counter high kick but Abaddon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abaddon lands a slapping body shot.
Abaddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abaddon misses with a body punch
and Yuudai counters with a nice body kick.
Yuudai throws a sloppy head kick and Abaddon moves out of range easily.
Abaddon wants to counter the offense by Yuudai and move into the clinch position.
Abaddon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yuudai.
Abaddon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yuudai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuudai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Abaddon.
Abaddon with a hook.
Abaddon avoids a kick to the body.
Yuudai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abaddon connects with the punch.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yuudai misses with an uppercut. Abaddon saw that one coming.
Yuudai cracks Abaddon with an open hand slap.
Yuudai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuudai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abaddon wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekyle Abaddon really dominated that round.
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.

Abaddon throws a body shot but no joy.
Abaddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Abaddon closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abaddon.
Yuudai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abaddon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abaddon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Abaddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuudai controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai lands an elbow inside that Abaddon shrugs off.
Abaddon tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Yuudai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yuudai.
Abaddon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a lazy right hand but Yuudai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuudai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abaddon moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.
Abaddon tries to clinch up.
Abaddon misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abaddon throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abaddon lands with a cross.
Jab by Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Abaddon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yuudai doesn't seem phased though.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Abaddon.
A little feinted left hand from Yuudai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon lands a nice shot to the body.
Abaddon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Yuudai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Abaddon - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Abaddon. Beautiful body shot.
Abaddon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai misses with a straight right.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yuudai.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
It looked like Yuudai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abaddon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Abaddon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abaddon.
Yuudai can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Abaddon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuudais head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekyle Abaddon dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Abaddon throws a looping overhand right but Yuudai ducks down to avoid it.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abaddon's corner calls for a 1-2. Abaddon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yuudai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abaddon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Abaddon.
It looked like Yuudai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abaddon is looking to clinch.
Yuudai wants to slow Abaddon down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abaddon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yuudai has time to react.
A big right from Yuudai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Yuudai throwing a counter right hand but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Abaddon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Abaddon instigates a clinch.
A short right from Yuudai on the inside.
Yuudai scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon lands with a short shot to the head.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Yuudai avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the ropes.
Yuudai lands a nice elbow.
Yuudai lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai digs a right hand underneath Abaddon's ribcage. Abaddon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abaddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abaddon blocks an uppercut.
Abaddon misses with some punches.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
Yuudai lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuudai gets through Abaddon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon pushes Yuudai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon is leaning against Yuudai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Abaddon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Yuudai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abaddon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Abaddon backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A cross from Abaddon lands.
Abaddon misses the body punch
and Yuudai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abaddon lands a jab to Yuudai's midsection.
Abaddon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yuudai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yuudai throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
Yuudai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abaddon doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abaddon.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeshi Yuudai.
Well Abaddon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekyle Abaddon! Ezekyle Abaddon retains his bantamweight title!