PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 8066 p4p, 538 weight class) and Soa Silva (ranked 2986 p4p, 291 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kickboxer
vs
Silva

180 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
30
150 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickboxer.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kickboxer throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Kickboxer coming out on top.
Kickboxer misses with a hook
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kickboxer.
Silva cracks Kickboxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Kickboxer misses with a body shot.
Silva swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kickboxer thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
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!
Silva avoids the head kick by Kickboxer.

Silva clinches.
Kickboxer is trying to break free.

Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kickboxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kickboxer.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kickboxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Kickboxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kickboxer walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Silva has Kickboxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kickboxer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva misses with the head strike.

Kickboxer breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kickboxer misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kickboxer's head backwards.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Kickboxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kickboxer throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Kickboxer misses with the combination.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickboxer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Kickboxer connects with a crisp jab.
Kickboxer throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawaiian Kickboxer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kickboxer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kickboxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kickboxer saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Kickboxer misses.
Kickboxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Kickboxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kickboxer in his tracks.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Kickboxer's defenses.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kickboxer moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kickboxer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva sizes up Kickboxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kickboxer scores with a shot to the body.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kickboxer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kickboxer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kickboxer misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Kickboxer lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kickboxer manages to break the clinch.
Kickboxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickboxer.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kickboxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kickboxer throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kickboxer thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kickboxer misses with a body shot.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Kickboxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kickboxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawaiian Kickboxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to move into range but Kickboxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kickboxer throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickboxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kickboxer throws out the jab.
Kickboxer throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Soa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Kickboxer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Kickboxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kickboxer slips under a jab.
Silva cracks Kickboxer with a good jab.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves out of range as Kickboxer strikes.
Kickboxer connects with a looping right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Kickboxer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kickboxer tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Donk. Silva catches Kickboxer right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kickboxer blocks a jab.
A cross from Kickboxer lands.
Kickboxer slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kickboxer misses with a few strikes there.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Kickboxer back into the ropes.
Kickboxer tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kickboxer is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kickboxer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer misses with the head strike.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Kickboxer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kickboxer controls the action.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Kickboxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kickboxer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kickboxer.

Kickboxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kickboxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soa Silva!
Soa Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.