PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 5689 p4p, 22151 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 563 p4p, 637 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the ring accompanied by Stop This Flame. This should be fireworks!

Yalixqua
vs
Khairannus

183 cm
23
180
7 - 6 - 1

185 cm
26
181
6 - 2 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua throws a poor cross that misses
and Khairannus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yalixqua scores with a hook.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
and Khairannus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yalixqua misses the jab.
Yalixqua connects with a single shot there.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Khairannus throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khairannus staying out of range there.
Khairannus misses the shot to the body.
Yalixqua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yalixqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khairannus.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khairannus lands a right hook to the body.
Khairannus looks to land a combination. Yalixqua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua 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.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Khairannus.
Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus throws a poor cross that misses
and Yalixqua counters with a body kick that stops Khairannus in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua scoring well with a low kick there.
Yalixqua scores with a leg kick.
Khairannus ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Yalixqua keeps Khairannus at a distance using the push kick.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Yalixqua is out of range.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Khairannus misses with a straight left.
Khairannus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yalixqua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yalixqua lands a really nice looking cross but Khairannus seems unphased.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yalixqua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Khairannus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khairannus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Khairannus.
Yalixqua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khairannus. That one must have hurt.
Khairannus dips to his left and cracks Yalixqua with an uppercut!
Yalixqua cracks Khairannus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut.
Khairannus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khairannus checks a low kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khairannus's hands.

Yalixqua darts in and clinches Khairannus up against the ropes.
Khairannus trying to land knees to the body.

Yalixqua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khairannus just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Khairannus's midsection.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yalixqua.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juhjartus Khairannus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Khairannus sees coming a mile off.
Khairannus lands with a hook. Yalixqua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yalixqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khairannus.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khairannus manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Yalixqua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Khairannus looks to land a right hand but Yalixqua moved out of range.
Khairannus throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khairannus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Yalixqua ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
Khairannus misses with a straight right.
Yalixqua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yalixqua defending well as Khairannus loads up on a big left hand.
Khairannus misses with a body shot.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Khairannus slaps the foot to one side.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yalixqua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khairannus 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.
Khairannus throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua connects with a jab.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khairannus.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Khairannus slaps the foot to one side.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khairannus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khairannus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Khairannus throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
A slow jab from Khairannus misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khairannus throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yalixqua lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
Khairannus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yalixqua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khairannus counters with a left to the body.
Khairannus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khairannus takes one to the chin there.
Yalixqua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khairannus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khairannus throws a sloppy body shot
and Yalixqua counters with a straight right hand.
Khairannus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Khairannus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yalixqua throws a solid leg kick but Khairannus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yalixqua.
Khairannus throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Khairannus's shoulder, as Khairannus tries to avoid the shot.
Khairannus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khairannus misses with a straight left.
Khairannus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khairannus throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua lands with an uppercut that bounces Khairannus off the ropes and back into range.
Yalixqua moves in looking to clinch but Khairannus pushes him off.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yalixqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khairannus throws out the jab.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Yalixqua moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yalixqua 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.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Khairannus avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Khairannus backs away, Yalixqua returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yalixqua clobbers Khairannus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Khairannus avoids it easily.
Yalixqua tries to clinch up
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khairannus misses with a hook
and Yalixqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khairannus throws a hook to the side of Yalixqua's head but Yalixqua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yalixqua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khairannus moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Khairannus.
Yalixqua throws a front kick that sends Khairannus stumbling back into the ropes.
Khairannus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yalixqua. That one must have hurt.
Khairannus takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khairannus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khairannus throws a leg kick which misses Yalixqua's front leg but catches the back leg as Yalixqua tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua throws the left hand but Khairannus avoids the punch easily.
Yalixqua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yalixqua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yalixqua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khairannus.
Yalixqua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khairannus.
A little jabbing left from Khairannus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khairannus jabs at Yalixqua's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yalixqua.
Khairannus throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Yalixqua quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

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 Iaspero Yalixqua.
Well Yalixqua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight as a draw!

Iaspero Yalixqua wins by majority decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Iaspero Yalixqua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.