PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 6750 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 638 p4p, 399 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yalixqua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stop This Flame. Tanner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Yalixqua
vs
Tanner

183 cm
23
180
9 - 6 - 1

184 cm
44
184
30 - 23 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

World class boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 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 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a body kick that misses.
Yalixqua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Tanner throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tanner avoids it.
Yalixqua scores with a nice body kick.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner lunges at Yalixqua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yalixqua's hand.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Tanner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner's coach down at Handsome Guys Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua scores with a nice right hand.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yalixqua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanner 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.
Yalixqua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a nice body punch.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner checks a leg kick.
Tanner throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yalixqua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yalixqua moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Tanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Tanner.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanner blocks a leg kick.
Tanner 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Yalixqua moved out of range.
Tanner takes one to the chin there.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Tanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanner on the side of the head.
Yalixqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Tanner needs to keep his hands up - Yalixqua had a free shot at his head there.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua lands a nice shot that snaps Tanner's head back.
Yalixqua swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner blocks the body kick.
Yalixqua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Yalixqua has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Tanner.
Yalixqua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tanner is out of range and Yalixqua settles back down.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Yalixqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Tanner connects with a looping right hand.
Yalixqua connects with a jab.
Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Tanner.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Tanner tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yalixqua to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Tanner needs to keep his hands up - Yalixqua had a free shot at his head there.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through Yalixqua's defenses.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua thumps Tanner with a low kick.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Tanner throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Yalixqua - just one landing.
Yalixqua lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is 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.
That's time! Yalixqua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
Tanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Tanner.
An inside leg kick lands from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner misses the jab.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Yalixqua misses
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner misses with a lunging right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tanner's knee momentarily.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Tanner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanner on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Tanner scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Tanner.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Yalixqua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
Yalixqua lands with a cross.
Tanner misses the jab.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Tanner misses with a left hand
and Yalixqua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Tanner lands an overhand right.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.
Yalixqua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yalixqua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yalixqua scores with a leg kick.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanner connects with a jab.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yalixqua, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a stiff right hand.
Yalixqua lands with a straight right. Tanner didn't see that one coming.
Tanner throws a jab when Yalixqua was well out of range.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!

Iaspero Yalixqua wins by unanimous decision!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.