PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ngwabeni
vs
Abdullah

185 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngwabeni moves away.

Abdullah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the ropes.
Abdullah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah has a couple of punches blocked by Ngwabeni.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngwabeni's elbow.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the ropes.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngwabeni's elbow.
Ngwabeni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdullah is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ngwabeni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ngwabeni misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah is trying to stall.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngwabeni. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ngwabeni to score with a decent uppercut.
Ngwabeni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ngwabeni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Ngwabeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngwabeni also avoids with ease.
Ngwabeni tests Abdullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ngwabeni. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Ngwabeni misses.
Ngwabeni moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
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!
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngwabeni manages to avoid it.
Abdullah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngwabeni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah tries to clinch
and Ngwabeni counters with a two punch combo.
Abdullah misses with a body shot.
Abdullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdullah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abdullah counters with a three punch combo that has Ngwabeni backing up. Ngwabeni nods at Abdullah to acknowledge the strikes.
Ngwabeni lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngwabeni circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up but Abdullah circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdullah scores with a hook to the body. Ngwabeni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ngwabeni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdullah finds it's way round the side to connect with Ngwabeni's head.
Ngwabeni misses with a series of wild punches.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngwabeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdullah lands with a nice combination. Ngwabeni backs away looking to recover.
Abdullah lands a right hook to the body.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngwabeni can't break the clinch.
Ngwabeni taking a breather.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Ngwabeni has had enough of the clinch but Abdullah keeps him there for the moment.
Ngwabeni wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdullah won't allow it.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Abdullah takes the fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Abdullah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abdullah Abdullah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ngwabeni takes one to the chin there.
Abdullah misses with a combination
and Ngwabeni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdullah thinking.
Abdullah just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ngwabeni counters by moving into the clinch.
Abdullah has Ngwabeni pressed against the ropes, preventing Ngwabeni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdullah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah misses with a body punch.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to wear down Abdullah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ngwabeni scores with a jab to the body.
Abdullah is looking to clinch but Ngwabeni is avoiding it.
Ngwabeni dodges the punch combination from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abdullah back to the ropes. Ngwabeni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abdullah stalks Ngwabeni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ngwabeni's face. Ngwabeni staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni has been cut.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ngwabeni.
A combination from Abdullah does no damage.
Abdullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ngwabeni.
Abdullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni takes a swing at Abdullah's ribcage but misses.
Ngwabeni moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Ngwabeni - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah throws a right hand that Ngwabeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngwabeni also avoids with ease.
Abdullah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.
Ngwabeni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ngwabeni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ngwabeni darts in trying to clinch
and Abdullah counters with a series of strikes. Ngwabeni will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ngwabeni is rocked!
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngwabeni.
Oh Ngwabeni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngwabeni slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Ngwabeni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngwabeni misses with a body shot.
Ngwabeni walks straight into a solid jab from Abdullah. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Abdullah follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Ngwabeni out cold! Ngwabeni toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Abdullah!
A victorious Abdullah Abdullah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.