PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16652 p4p, 375 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 13114 p4p, 392 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by Ca fait mal. Ippo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Indestructible. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Makunouchi Ippo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

George
vs
Ippo

185 cm
34
159 lbs
29 - 8 - 2

173 cm
41
153 lbs
35 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George tries to clinch up.
George takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Ippo throws a counter combo.
George ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
George takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
George checks a leg kick nicely.
George cracks Ippo with a good jab.
Ippo tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Ippo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ippo swinging wildly here.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ippo manages to circle out of the way.
George needs to keep his hands up - Ippo had a free shot at his head there.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo moves into range and connects with a jab.
George is looking to clinch but Ippo is avoiding it.
Ippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
Ippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
George cracks the inside of Ippo's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ippo looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
Ippo looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
George has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ippo.
Ippo scores with a hook.
Ippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Ippo tries to work over George's front leg with a kick but George checks it.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo misses with a hook
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Ippo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Ippo misses its intended target.
George is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ippo.
George attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo scores with a sloppy right hand. George should have avoided that one.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George lands with a kick to the temple. Ippo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ippo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. George checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ippo lands a nice shot that snaps George's head back.
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by George!
George slips under a jab.
George throws a leg kick which misses Ippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ippo tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ippo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George connects with a jab.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ippo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as George lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ippo doesn't seem phased though.
Ippo throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ippo misses with a right hand
and George counters with a leg kick.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
George is looking to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Ippo lands with a hook. George tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
George catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. George catches Ippo right on the button with a cross.
George misses with a head kick.
Ippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Ippo does no damage.
George misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Ippo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body kick there by George.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
George moves out of range as Ippo strikes.
Good shot there by Ippo.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo misses the jab.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ippo avoids a kick to the body.
Ippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
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!
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ippo misses the target.
Ippo misses with a kick to the body.
Ippo misses with an attempted mid kick.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ippo stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George tried to counter with a leg kick but Ippo avoided it.
Ippo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range.
Ippo moves out of range of the leg kick from George.
Ippo misses with an uppercut
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ippo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
George throwing a counter right hand but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
Ippo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed George momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

George takes the fight into the clinch.
Ippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ippo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ippo manages to circle out of the way.
Ippo feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
Jab by George.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ippo.
George connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ippo's hands.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Ippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ippo scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ippo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. George catches Ippo right on the button with a cross.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ippo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ippo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
George feints and then cracks Ippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ippo down.
Ippo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo cracks George with a good jab.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Ippo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George misses with a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a stiff right hand.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ippo thumps George with a low kick.
Ippo lands with a nice body punch.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ippo misses with a looping left.
Ippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling George to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ippo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by George as he connects with a hook.
Ippo throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with an uppercut.
George throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
As Ippo tries to get set, George tries to push him back and clinch up but Ippo manages to avoid the attempt.
George throws a leg kick but Ippo moved away.
Ippo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ippo throws a front kick aimed at George's knee but George avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ippo.
Ippo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Ippo.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George throws a leg kick that misses.
As George backs off Ippo throws a huge counter combo but George manages to avoid it all.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ippo swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws a low kick, looking for Ippo's leg but Ippo calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
I've got Ippo 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo took to the microphone: 'good win.'.
Lambert George spoke after the fight, saying 'Gran chin'.