PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Trestanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiki has chosen Reuben James as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Trestanon
vs
Wiki

178 cm
26
171 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
182 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Trestanon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trestanon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trestanon with a jab.
That kick from Wiki tenderised Trestanon's leg. Trestanon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trestanon with a jab.
Wiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Trestanon throws a sloppy body shot
and Wiki counters with a good low kick that Trestanon was not able to check.
Wiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Trestanon.
Trestanon scores with the left hand. Wiki knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trestanon. Wiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trestanon scores with a body shot.

Trestanon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trestanon missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Trestanon, against the ropes.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike.
Trestanon lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiki.
Wiki missing with knees to the body.
Wiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trestanon's defenses.
Wiki lands an elbow inside that Trestanon shrugs off.

It looks like Miguel Trestanon has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiki seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Trestanon looking to stall.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Trestanon avoids the damage to the body.
Wiki lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike from Trestanon.
Wiki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trestanon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trestanon avoids it.
Trestanon landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiki stalling in the clinch but Trestanon improves position.
Trestanon has a couple of punches blocked by Wiki.
Trestanon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trestanon backwards.
Wiki struggles to land a body shot inside as Trestanon controls his hands.
Trestanon swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike.
Wiki lands a nice elbow.
Trestanon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiki landing knees to the head.
Wiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trestanon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trestanon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wiki up against the ropes.
Wiki looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon wants to stall.
Wiki lands with a light punch inside.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Trestanon avoids the damage to the body.
Wiki dodges an elbow strike from Trestanon.
Trestanon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trestanon backwards.
Trestanon stalling in the clinch but Wiki improves position.
Wiki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trestanon tries a knee to the head but Wiki blocks it.
Wiki tries to stall but Trestanon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trestanon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiki leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Trestanon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trestanon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiki avoids it.
Wiki misses with the head strike.
Trestanon misses with an elbow over the top.
Trestanon stalling in the clinch but Wiki improves position.
Wiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trestanon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trestanon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trestanon tries to work over Wiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trestanon misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki cracks Trestanon with a nice body shot.
Trestanon is breathing heavily.
Trestanon swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trestanon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiki blocking some punches.
Trestanon misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Wiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Trestanon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wiki clinches with his opponent.
Wiki managing to block the knees to the body from Trestanon.
Trestanon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trestanon misses with a knee to the head.
Trestanon trying to land knees to the body.
Wiki avoids a wild elbow strike from Trestanon.
Trestanon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trestanon as Wiki tries to tie him up.
Trestanon misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trestanon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Trestanon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiki lands with a left to the head.
Wiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trestanon.
Trestanon is leaning against Wiki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiki scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiki missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trestanon swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trestanon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiki tries to stall but Trestanon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiki lands with a light punch inside.
Wiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trestanon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Trestanon avoids the damage to the body.
Trestanon digs a right hand underneath Wiki's ribcage. Wiki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiki is looking to control Trestanon's arms but Trestanon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiki has his back to the ropes.
Trestanon pushes Wiki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon throws an elbow that misses.
Trestanon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trestanon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Trestanon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Trestanon swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Trestanon fails to land.
Wiki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trestanon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Trestanon pushes Wiki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiki misses with a punch to the body.
Trestanon being controlled against the ropes.
Trestanon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wiki tries to stall but Trestanon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trestanon.
Trestanon misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trestanon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiki avoids it.
Wiki looking to stall.
Wiki blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ruben Wiki.
Wiki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wiki scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trestanon scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon wants to clinch up but Wiki keeps it at a distance.
Wiki misses with an uppercut. Trestanon saw that one coming.
Wiki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trestanon throws out the jab.
Trestanon cracks Wiki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wiki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trestanon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trestanon doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiki circles away.
A punch combination from Wiki misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Trestanon misses
and Wiki counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiki throws a lazy body kick
and Trestanon counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiki. That snapped Trestanon's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Wiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Trestanon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trestanon connects with a crisp jab.
Trestanon throws a series of punches but Wiki moves out of range.
Trestanon blocks a head kick by Wiki.
Trestanon stalks Wiki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wiki's face. Wiki staggers backwards, shaken.
Trestanon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trestanon wants to slow Wiki down by chopping away at his legs.
Trestanon avoids a kick to the body.
Trestanon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trestanon wants to clinch up but Wiki keeps it at a distance.
Trestanon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiki.
Trestanon missing with a left hand there. Wiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miguel Trestanon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trestanon throws a solid leg kick but Wiki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trestanon.
Wiki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wiki connects with a leg kick. Trestanon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trestanon blocks a head kick by Wiki.
Wiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Trestanon is just out of range.
Trestanon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiki moves away.
Trestanon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wiki to score with a decent uppercut.
Trestanon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiki avoids the head kick by Trestanon.
Trestanon misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trestanon blocks a head kick by Wiki.
Wiki misses with a hook. Trestanon ducked under it nicely.
Trestanon misses with a body kick.
Trestanon takes a swing at Wiki's ribcage but misses.

Trestanon closes the distance and clinches.
Wiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trestanon is defending well for now.
Ruben Wiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Wiki.
Trestanon managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Trestanon throws a head punch that misses.
Trestanon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trestanon lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wiki.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Trestanon throws an elbow but misses.
Trestanon pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wiki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trestanon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiki trying to control the position but instead, Trestanon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiki into the ropes.
Trestanon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trestanon avoids it.
Wiki missing with knees to the body.
Wiki swings wildly with an uppercut but Trestanon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiki lands an elbow inside that Trestanon shrugs off.

Miguel Trestanon's cut is getting worse.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wiki.
Wiki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiki looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trestanon avoiding damage as Wiki throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Wiki to work.
Trestanon stalling in the clinch but Wiki improves position.
Wiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike from Trestanon.
Wiki lands an elbow just above Trestanon 's eye.
Trestanon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiki as Trestanon tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wiki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trestanon lands an elbow that stopped Wiki in his tracks for a moment.
Wiki takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Miguel Trestanon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Miguel Trestanon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wiki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trestanon tries to clinch but Wiki is having none of it.
Trestanon throws a sloppy head kick
and Wiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiki misses with a head kick.
Trestanon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trestanon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wiki moves into range and clinches up with Trestanon.
Wiki scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki working aggressively here.
Wiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trestanon's defenses.
Trestanon wants to stall.
Trestanon misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiki taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Wiki.
Trestanon throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Trestanon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiki's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiki.
Wiki blocks an uppercut.
Trestanon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiki backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trestanon working Wiki over with knees to the body.
Wiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Trestanon won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trestanon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Trestanon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trestanon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trestanon's face.
Trestanon misses with a knee to the head.
Wiki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trestanon avoids it.
Wiki blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiki.
Trestanon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiki tries a body shot but Trestanon blocks it.
Trestanon slowing the pace effectively.
Wiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Wiki.
Wiki pushes off an throws an elbow but Trestanon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Trestanon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trestanon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiki's elbow.
Wiki gets through Trestanon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiki working Trestanon over with knees to the body.
Trestanon being controlled against the ropes.
Trestanon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trestanon takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiki takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trestanon is keeping busy.
Wiki throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiki lands an elbow just above Trestanon 's eye.

Miguel Trestanon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiki.
Wiki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trestanon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trestanon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki tries to work over Trestanon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trestanon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trestanon takes an elbow to the temple.

Trestanon is rocked!
Trestanon misses with a punch on the inside.
Trestanon missing with knees to the body.
Trestanon trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trestanon throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiki slows down the pace here.
Wiki blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Wiki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Trestanon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trestanon missing with a left hand there. Wiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trestanon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Trestanon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruben Wiki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiki plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Trestanon's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Trestanon, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruben Wiki!
Ruben Wiki very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.