PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cabasa Punyawong (ranked 5817 p4p, 509 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 6074 p4p, 519 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Punyawong
vs
Kazama

176 cm
19
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cabasa Punyawong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama throws a leg kick but Punyawong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabasa Punyawong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama sizes up Punyawong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punyawong throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Punyawong just misses with a punch to the body.

Punyawong rushes Kazama and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Punyawong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punyawong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Punyawong misses with a punch on the inside.
Punyawong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Punyawong misses with a punch to the body.
Punyawong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazama or not.
Punyawong digs a right hand underneath Kazama's ribcage. Kazama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Punyawong is leaning against Kazama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Punyawong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazamas head.
Punyawong works on Kazama's body with a couple of short punches.
Kazama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kazama is trying to break the clinch but Punyawong is controlling him.
Punyawong lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punyawong blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Punyawong - that landed with a thud.
Punyawong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punyawong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama throws a punch but it's blocked by Punyawong.
Kazama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Punyawong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazama tries to circle away but Punyawong has him pinned against the ropes.
Kazama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Punyawong lands with a short shot to the head.
Punyawong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kazama looks winded!
Punyawong lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kazama is rocked!
Punyawong breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kazama with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kazama looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kazama 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 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cabasa Punyawong!
An out of breath Cabasa Punyawong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.