PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Quentin Clericuzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antuan Siangboxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Clericuzio
vs
Siangboxing

185 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quentin Clericuzio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antuan Siangboxing!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siangboxing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Siangboxing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siangboxing misses with a leg kick.
Clericuzio doesn't manage to clinch there - Siangboxing circles away.
Siangboxing wants to slow Clericuzio down by chopping away at his legs.
Siangboxing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clericuzio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Siangboxing circles away from the clinch attempt
and Siangboxing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Siangboxing counters with a good, hard body kick but Clericuzio shrugs it off.
Clericuzio tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Siangboxing counters by clinching up.
Siangboxing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siangboxing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Siangboxing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siangboxing lands a damaging elbow.
Clericuzio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Clericuzio trying to land knees to the body.
Clericuzio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Clericuzio lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Siangboxing.
Clericuzio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siangboxing lands a damaging elbow.
Siangboxing lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Clericuzio.
Siangboxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clericuzio.
Siangboxing avoids the elbow strike from Clericuzio, against the ropes.
Siangboxing avoids the elbow strike from Clericuzio, against the ropes.
Siangboxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clericuzio.
Siangboxing has Clericuzio pushed against the ropes.
Siangboxing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clericuzio lands a nice knee to the body.
Clericuzio blocks an elbow strike.
Siangboxing trying to land knees to the body.
Clericuzio misses with a punch to the body.
Siangboxing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clericuzio misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Clericuzio avoids a wild elbow strike from Siangboxing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Siangboxing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but Siangboxing is having none of it.
Clericuzio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Siangboxing counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siangboxing throws a head kick that Clericuzio semi-blocks.
Siangboxing misses with a body shot.
Siangboxing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siangboxing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siangboxing lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quentin Clericuzio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siangboxing slips a straight right by Clericuzio.
Clericuzio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siangboxing throws a leg kick but Clericuzio checks it.
Siangboxing connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clericuzio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siangboxing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clericuzio misses with a few strikes there.
Siangboxing throws a head kick that misses.
Siangboxing throws a head kick but Clericuzio moves out of range.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Siangboxing throws a front kick that sends Clericuzio stumbling back into the ropes.
Clericuzio is looking to clinch but Siangboxing is avoiding it.
Clericuzio checks a leg kick.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but Siangboxing moves out of range.
Siangboxing defending well as Clericuzio loads up on a big left hand.
Siangboxing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Siangboxing slams his shin into Clericuzio's torso.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up
and Siangboxing counters with a low kick, right behind Clericuzio 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Siangboxing darts in and clinches Clericuzio up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siangboxing throws an elbow but misses.
Siangboxing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clericuzio avoids the elbow strike from Siangboxing, against the ropes.
Clericuzio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Siangboxing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siangboxing tries to clinch up but Clericuzio circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siangboxing tries to close the distance and clinch but Clericuzio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clericuzio closes the distance but Siangboxing moves to the side
and Siangboxing counters with an outside leg kick.
Siangboxing pushes Clericuzio away with a front kick.
Clericuzio darts in trying to clinch
and Siangboxing counters with a low kick, right behind Clericuzio 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clericuzio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clericuzio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Siangboxing counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clericuzio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Siangboxing swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clericuzio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Siangboxing counters with a head kick. That will keep Clericuzio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Siangboxing connects with a high kick.
Siangboxing throws an overhand right that lands on Clericuzio's shoulder, as Clericuzio tries to avoid the shot.
Siangboxing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clericuzio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siangboxing has time to react.
Clericuzio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Clericuzio has closed the distance and engaged Siangboxing in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siangboxing blocks an uppercut.
Clericuzio blocks the elbow strike.
Siangboxing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clericuzio's defenses.
Siangboxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio has a couple of punches blocked by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clericuzio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clericuzio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clericuzio struggles to land a body shot inside as Siangboxing controls his hands.
Clericuzio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siangboxing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siangboxing lands with a light punch inside.
Siangboxing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Clericuzio fails to land.
Clericuzio pushes off an throws an elbow but Siangboxing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siangboxing is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clericuzio is keeping busy.
Clericuzio misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siangboxing throws an elbow but misses.
Siangboxing lands a nice elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clericuzio as Siangboxing tries to tie him up.
Siangboxing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clericuzio misses with the head strike.
Clericuzio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clericuzio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing dodges an elbow strike from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clericuzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clericuzio blocks an elbow strike from Siangboxing.
Clericuzio throws a punch but it's blocked by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clericuzio.
Siangboxing tries to stall but Clericuzio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clericuzio is trying to maintain a safe position but Siangboxing gets an underhook and turns Clericuzio into the ropes.
Clericuzio dodges an elbow strike from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clericuzio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Clericuzio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siangboxing's brow.
Clericuzio working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siangboxing.
A short right from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio throws a punch but it's blocked by Siangboxing.
Clericuzio has a couple of punches blocked by Siangboxing.
Clericuzio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Clericuzio.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Clericuzio throws an elbow but misses.
Siangboxing pushes off an throws an elbow but Clericuzio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siangboxing blocks a body shot from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio tries a body shot but Siangboxing blocks it.
Siangboxing misses with an elbow over the top.
Siangboxing looking to stall.
Siangboxing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siangboxing lands an elbow just above Clericuzio 's eye.
Clericuzio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siangboxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clericuzio.
Siangboxing blocks a body shot from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siangboxing avoids it.
Siangboxing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quentin Clericuzio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Siangboxing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clericuzio is defending well for now.
Siangboxing avoids the elbow strike from Clericuzio, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siangboxing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clericuzio as Siangboxing tries to tie him up.
Siangboxing has had enough of the clinch but Clericuzio keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clericuzio as Siangboxing tries to tie him up.
Siangboxing misses with a knee strike.
Siangboxing avoids a wild elbow strike from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Clericuzio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clericuzio lands a damaging elbow.
Clericuzio missing with knees to the body.
Siangboxing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siangboxing throws an elbow but misses.
Clericuzio avoids the elbow strike from Siangboxing, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Clericuzio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siangboxing's brow.
Siangboxing stalling in the clinch but Clericuzio improves position.
Clericuzio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clericuzio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Quentin Clericuzio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Siangboxing looks to score with a jab to the body but Clericuzio is just out of range.
Clericuzio avoids the body shot from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clericuzio manages to avoid it.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but Siangboxing moves out of range.
Siangboxing misses the jab.
Clericuzio wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clericuzio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Siangboxing rushes Clericuzio and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clericuzio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clericuzio throws a punch but it's blocked by Siangboxing.
Clericuzio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Antuan Siangboxing has been cut.
Clericuzio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Clericuzio.
Clericuzio misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clericuzio missing with knees to the body.
Clericuzio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Siangboxing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clericuzio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siangboxing can pounce on him.
Siangboxing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clericuzio wants to clinch but Siangboxing slips to the side
and Siangboxing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clericuzio's knee momentarily.
Clericuzio scores with a hook to the body. Siangboxing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Siangboxing is looking to land body kicks.
Clericuzio takes a swing at Siangboxing's ribcage but misses.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clericuzio tries to clinch but Siangboxing is having none of it.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick from Siangboxing.
Quentin Clericuzio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siangboxing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch but Siangboxing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clericuzio moves in looking to clinch but Siangboxing pushes him off.
Siangboxing takes one on the button.
Quentin Clericuzio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing throws a shot from downtown. Clericuzio moves away and avoids it.
Siangboxing misses with a body shot.
Clericuzio avoids the body shot from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siangboxing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siangboxing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siangboxing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siangboxing takes a swing at Clericuzio's ribcage but misses.
Siangboxing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Clericuzio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Siangboxing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clericuzio looks to land a combination but Siangboxing avoids it well.
Clericuzio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clericuzio wants to clinch up but Siangboxing keeps it at a distance.
Antuan Siangboxing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clericuzio keeps the fight on the outside.

Clericuzio moves into the clinch.
Clericuzio working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio throws an elbow that misses.
Clericuzio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clericuzio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siangboxing's defenses.
Clericuzio digs a right hand underneath Siangboxing's ribcage. Siangboxing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clericuzio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio takes an elbow to the temple.
Siangboxing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Clericuzio working aggressively here.
Siangboxing tries to stall but Clericuzio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clericuzio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clericuzio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Siangboxing misses with an elbow strike.
Siangboxing blocks an elbow strike from Clericuzio.
The referee calls for Clericuzio to work.
Siangboxing lands with a right to the head.
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!
Clericuzio avoids a wild elbow strike from Siangboxing.
Clericuzio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siangboxing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siangboxing trying to stall but Clericuzio improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siangboxing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clericuzio's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Clericuzio lands a right hand.
Clericuzio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Siangboxing manages to break the clinch.

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 Quentin Clericuzio.
I think Clericuzio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Quentin Clericuzio!
Quentin Clericuzio retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Quentin Clericuzio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.