PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Esch (ranked 19558 p4p, 319 weight class) and Nisus Rondas (ranked 22728 p4p, 328 weight class). Rondas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Avatar-Eagle has Landed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Esch
vs
Nisus Rondas

180 cm
22
296 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

205 cm
29
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nisus Rondas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esch was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondas.
Rondas lands a nice looking body kick.
Rondas misses with a left hand

and whilst Rondas still has his hands down, Esch counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Rondas crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Rondas be able to survive another onslaught?
Rondas throws a right hand that Esch ducks under and follows up with a left that Esch also avoids with ease.
Esch checks a low kick from Rondas.
Esch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rondas connects with an inside leg kick.
Rondas scores with a hook to the body. Esch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Esch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rondas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rondas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Esch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Nisus Rondas has been cut.
A jab from Esch misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondas blocks a head kick by Esch.
Esch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rondas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Esch checks a leg kick.
Esch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rondas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rondas looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esch was well out of range. Poor timing from Rondas.
Esch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Esch clobbers Rondas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rondas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Esch clinches up with Rondas and pushes him back against the ropes.

Esch breaks from the clinch.
Rondas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondas. Esch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rondas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Esch.
Rondas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Esch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rondas.
Esch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rondas.
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!
Rondas moves out of range of the body kick.
Esch throws a combination that misses
letting Rondas counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondas misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Esch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rondas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rondas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rondas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondas. Esch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rondas scores with the left hand. Esch knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Eric Esch has been cut.
Esch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That has opened up Nisus Rondas's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rondas ducks under a wild hook from Esch.
Rondas thinks about the counter body kick.
Rondas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Esch forces Rondas back against the ropes and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Esch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rondas scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Esch should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Esch clinches with his opponent.
Rondas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rondas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Esch's defenses.
Rondas stalls.
Rondas tries to land knees in the clinch but Esch avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Esch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Esch dodges an elbow strike from Rondas.
Rondas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esch avoids it.
A short left from Esch.
A hook to the body from Esch.
Rondas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esch's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Esch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rondas missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rondas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esch is keeping busy.
Rondas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rondas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esch scores with a hook to the body.
Rondas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rondas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rondas avoids it.
Rondas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esch avoids it.
Rondas misses with a punch on the inside.
Esch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Rondas avoids the damage to the body.
Rondas working aggressively here.

Rondas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rondas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esch throws a right and a left that Rondas avoids nicely.
Esch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Esch misses its target.
Rondas throws a low kick, looking for Esch's leg but Esch calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by Esch.
Esch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rondas takes a swing at Esch's ribcage but misses.
Esch tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rondas manages to circle out of the way.
Rondas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch looks to land a left hand but Rondas moved out of range nicely.
Rondas tries a quick counter leg kick but Esch is wise to it.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Rondas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esch throws out a loose jab but Rondas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esch slips under a jab from Rondas.
A little feinted left hand from Esch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Esch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Esch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch looks to throw the jab but Rondas is out of range.
Esch blocks a jab.
Esch blocks a jab.
Esch misses with a wild body shot.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Rondas circles away.
Rondas tries to clinch but Esch moves out of range.
Rondas avoids a kick to the body.
Rondas looks to land a combination. Esch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nisus Rondas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rondas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Eric Esch's cut is getting worse.
Rondas keeps Esch at a distance using the push kick.

Esch clinches with his opponent.
Esch misses with some punches.
Eric Esch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rondas tries a knee to the head but Esch blocks it.
Rondas tries to land knees in the clinch but Esch avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Rondas.
Esch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rondas throws an elbow that misses.
Rondas tries a knee to the head but Esch blocks it.
Rondas scores with a shoulder strike.
Rondas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rondas blocks it with crossed arms.
Rondas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rondas tries to stall but Esch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Esch prevents a body shot from Rondas.
Esch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rondas's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rondas just leaning against Esch, taking a breather.
Rondas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Esch up against the ropes.
Esch lands a body punch.
Rondas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rondas misses with some punches.
Rondas has a couple of punches blocked by Esch.
Esch tries to break the clinch but Rondas is controlling the position.
Rondas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Esch works on Rondas's body with a couple of short punches.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Rondas avoids it by throwing Esch back against the ropes.
Rondas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esch.
Rondas trying to land knees to the body.
Esch prevents a body shot from Rondas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esch tries to work over Rondas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rondas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rondas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esch's elbow.
Rondas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esch is keeping busy.
Rondas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch avoids the elbow strike from Rondas, against the ropes.
Rondas lands a good knee to the midsection. Esch won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Esch.
Esch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Esch.

Rondas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Esch. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondas. Esch does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisus Rondas really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Esch fails to land with a series of punches.
Rondas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rondas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rondas misses the shot to the body.
Rondas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esch misses with a few strikes there.
Rondas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esch's head backwards.
Esch misses with a wild body shot.
Esch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nisus Rondas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rondas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rondas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rondas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esch avoids the head kick by Rondas.
Nice body punch from Rondas.
Rondas jabs at Esch's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rondas. Esch shrugs it off though.
Esch thumps Rondas with a low kick.
Esch looks to throw a body kick
and Rondas counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rondas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rondas misses with a straight right.
Rondas scores with a kick to the body.

Rondas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esch, pushing him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Rondas.
Esch takes a shot to the head.

Eric Esch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rondas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esch backwards.
Esch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Esch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Rondas avoids it by throwing Esch back against the ropes.
Esch cracks Rondas with a nice body shot.
Esch lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Esch.
Esch lands a body shot in the clinch.

Esch breaks from the clinch.
Esch cracks the inside of Rondas's front leg.
Esch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rondass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

The cut above Nisus Rondas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rondas swats away the attempt to clinch by Esch.
Esch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rondas just misses with a punch to the body.
Esch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rondas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisus Rondas dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rondas moves out of range of the strikes.
Rondas tries to counter with a clinch but Esch shakes him off and moves away.
Eric Esch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Esch.
Rondas misses with a hook. Esch ducked under it nicely.
Rondas looks to land a right hand but Esch moved out of range.
Rondas connects with a single shot there.
Rondas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esch is out of range.
Esch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rondas scores with a jab to the body.
Esch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rondas lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rondas swings for the body but Esch moves out of range.
Rondas jabs Esch right on the nose. Esch blinks but takes it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rondas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rondas cracks Esch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rondas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Esch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Rondas.
Rondas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esch.
Rondas misses with a hook
and Esch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rondas staying out of range there.
Rondas moves out of range as Esch strikes.
Rondas throws a low kick but Esch moves out of range easily.
Esch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rondas missing with a left hand there. Esch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Esch.
Rondas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nisus Rondas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rondas throws a body shot but no joy.
Esch throws a right hand that Rondas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rondas also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rondas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esch is out of range.
Rondas takes a swing at Esch's ribcage but misses.
Esch throws a nice looking combination but Rondas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rondas.

Rondas closes the distance and clinches.
Rondas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rondas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Esch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Rondas.
Rondas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Esch.
Rondas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nisus Rondas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rondas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nisus Rondas!
A relieved looking Nisus Rondas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.