PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Azhari
vs
Fighter

171 cm
37
159 lbs
28 - 19 - 2

180 cm
27
143 lbs
18 - 7 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighter throws a fast counter high kick but Azhari manages to duck under it in time.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Fighter's leg but Fighter calmly moves out of range.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari walks into a left hand.
Fighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head.
Fighter jabs at Azhari's body.
We've been informed that Fighter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decent striking displayed by Fighter there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Despite the aggression on Fighter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azhari lands with a kick to the temple. Fighter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fighter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Fighter's leg. Fighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Azhari is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
Fighter drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari checks a low kick from Fighter.
Fighter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Azhari lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azhari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fighter checks a low kick from Azhari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Fighter drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Fighter is rocked!
Azhari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fighter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter lands with a cross.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari keeps Fighter at a distance using the push kick.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Fighter moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter connects with a looping right hand.
Fighter walks into a stiff left hand from Azhari.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Fighter off balance momentarily.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Azhari scores with a nice right hand.
Azhari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fighter throws a shot to the body.
Fighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Fighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
Fighter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fighter wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhari avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fighter.
Nice body kick there by Fighter.
Fighter cracks Azhari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fighter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Fighter tries to clinch
and Azhari counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
Fighter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fighter misses the shot to the body.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fighter throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Fighter misses with an uppercut
and Azhari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fighter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fighter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fighter throws a body kick that misses.
Fighter lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Fighter moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tourney Fighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Fighter tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fighter to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari is looking to slow Fighter down with leg kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fighter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter. That did some damage!
Azhari misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari tries to land a front kick but Fighter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fighter misses with a hook to the body
and Azhari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Azhari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but Fighter avoided it.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Azhari slips a straight right by Fighter.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Azhari.
Azhari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fighter finds it's way round the side to connect with Azhari's head.
Azhari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari slips a jab from Fighter.
Azhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari catches Fighter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Fighter throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azhari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Fighter throws a body kick that misses
and before Fighter has any time to reset, Azhari cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Ebrahim Azhari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.