PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Beck Lee (ranked 1650 p4p, 196 weight class) and Ryu Takemura (ranked 7431 p4p, 510 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lee
vs
Takemura

180 cm
29
154 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
150 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Takemura slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Takemura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Takemura digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takemura works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Takemura staying out of range there.
Takemura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Takemura. Beautiful body shot.
Takemura avoids the head kick by Lee.
Takemura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takemura was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Takemura scores with a three punch combo!

Lee is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Takemura.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Takemura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takemura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee wants to clinch but Takemura slips to the side
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takemura throws a one two combo.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Takemura throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Takemura circles away.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Beck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Takemura's defenses.
Takemura with a jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Takemura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Takemura blocks a leg kick.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee wants to clinch up but Takemura keeps it at a distance.
Takemura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takemura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takemura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee wants to clinch up but Takemura keeps it at a distance.
Takemura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to clinch but Takemura is avoiding it.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee is looking to clinch but Takemura is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takemura.
Takemura jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takemura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takemura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Takemura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takemura! But no joy.
Lee tries to clinch but Takemura moves away
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takemura swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takemura throws a good cross that connects.
Takemura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Takemura finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee misses the body punch
and Takemura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee tries to clinch up but Takemura circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee tests Takemura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Takemura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takemura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takemura lands a jab to Lee's midsection.

Lee darts in and clinches Takemura up against the ropes.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Takemura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takemura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beck Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee sizes up Takemura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takemura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a cross.
Takemura moves away from the strike by Lee.
Takemura misses with a few strikes there.
Takemura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takemura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee tries to clinch up but Takemura circles away and keeps his distance.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Ryu Takemura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takemura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takemura misses with a body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takemura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takemura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Takemura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Takemura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takemura counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee closes the distance but Takemura moves to the side
and Takemura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takemura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takemura 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Takemura!
As Ryu Takemura got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.