PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elizondo Tacos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kid Joe
vs
Tacos

198 cm
23
217 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
32
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Powerful

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ugly Kid Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elizondo Tacos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Tacos is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tacos avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tacos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elizondo Tacos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tacos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe scores with a jab.
Tacos looks to clinch
and Joe counters with a three punch combo that has Tacos backing up. Tacos nods at Joe to acknowledge the strikes.
Tacos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tacos tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe digs a good hook to Tacos's body.
Tacos tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tacos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tacos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tacos tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe punishes Tacos's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe lands with an uppercut that bounces Tacos off the ropes and back into range.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tacos moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Tacos tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Tacos doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tacos dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Tacos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tacos moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Joe scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacos tries to clinch up.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tacos on the side of the head.
Joe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joe lands with a right hand.
Tacos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Tacos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a series of punches but Tacos avoids them all with ease.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tacos tries to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacos walks into a left hand.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacos darts in trying to clinch
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Tacos closes the distance but Joe moves to the side
and Tacos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe scores with a sloppy right hand. Tacos should have avoided that one.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tacos at a distance.
Tacos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Tacos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacos tries to clinch but Joe moves away
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tacos moves into range and clinches up with Joe.

Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tacos circles away quickly and effectively.
Tacos doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Joe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tacos wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tacos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tacos tries to clinch up
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.

Tacos has managed to clinch.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tacos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.

Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe throws a body punch but Tacos moves out of range.
Tacos moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacos wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Tacos wants to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Tacos is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Joe.
Tacos wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Joe finds it's target.
Tacos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tacos looks to clinch
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tacos tries to clinch up.
Tacos is looking to clinch.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Tacos's shoulder, as Tacos tries to avoid the shot.
Tacos wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tacos takes one on the button.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Tacos tries to clinch up
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Kid Joe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tacos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe connects with a crisp jab.
Tacos is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Tacos tries to clinch up.
Tacos tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe looks to land a combination but Tacos avoids it well.
Tacos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tacos tries to clinch up.
Tacos tries to clinch up.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tacos wants to clinch.
Tacos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Tacos tries to clinch but Joe moves away
and as Tacos takes a moment to reset, Joe counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Tacos goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Joe is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ugly Kid Joe!
Ugly Kid Joe retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ugly Kid Joe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.