PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Amado Medel (ranked 5636 p4p, 547 weight class) and David Kickpuncher (ranked 5564 p4p, 537 weight class). Medel comes to the ring accompanied by December Avenue-Sa Ngalan Ng Pag-ibig. Amado Medel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Medel
vs
Kickpuncher

201 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Excellent MT
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amado Medel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Kickpuncher!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medel throws a head kick but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Medel throws the left hand but Kickpuncher avoids the punch easily.
Medel thuds a left hand into Kickpuncher's body.
Kickpuncher misses with a low kick as Medel jumps back.
Kickpuncher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medel.
Kickpuncher flicks out a counter leg kick but Medel steps away.
Kickpuncher throws a leg kick that misses.
Medel with a hook.
Medel scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Medel tenderised Kickpuncher's leg. Kickpuncher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Medel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kickpuncher counters with a body kick.
Medel is looking to land body kicks.
Medel blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickpuncher throws a big shot that misses.
Medel throws a combination. Kickpuncher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Medel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kickpuncher. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kickpuncher moves out of range of the strikes.
Kickpuncher throws a shot from downtown. Medel moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickpuncher avoids the head kick by Medel.
Kickpuncher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kickpuncher.
Medel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Medel checks a leg kick.
Good work by Medel as he checks the leg kick.
Medel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Amado Medel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medel throws a hook to the side of Kickpuncher's head but Kickpuncher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Medel throws a leg kick that misses.
Medel avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Medel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Medel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kickpuncher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Medel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kickpuncher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Kickpuncher.
Medel lands a high kick!
Kickpuncher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Medel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kickpuncher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Kickpuncher clinches up against the ropes.
Kickpuncher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kickpuncher obliges.
Medel is breathing heavily.
Medel can't break the clinch.
Kickpuncher looking to slow down the pace here.
Medel tries to circle away but Kickpuncher has him pinned against the ropes.
Kickpuncher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Medel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kickpuncher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medel is defending well for now.
Kickpuncher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kickpuncher scores a nice knee to the body.
Kickpuncher lands a damaging elbow.
Kickpuncher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medel avoids it.
Medel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kickpuncher is working Medel over against the ropes.
Kickpuncher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kickpuncher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickpuncher tries a knee to the head but Medel blocks it.
Kickpuncher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow that stopped Medel in his tracks for a moment.
Kickpuncher scores a nice knee to the body.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow just above Medel 's eye.
Kickpuncher scores a nice knee to the body.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body.
Kickpuncher leaning against his opponent.
Kickpuncher tries a body shot but Medel blocks it.
Kickpuncher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow inside that Medel shrugs off.
Kickpuncher tries a knee to the head but Medel blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickpuncher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kickpuncher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Medel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Medel has a couple of punches blocked by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher tries to land a knee to the head but Medel blocks with his arms.
Medel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Medel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Medel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medel dodges an elbow strike from Kickpuncher.
Medel avoids the elbow strike from Kickpuncher, against the ropes.
Kickpuncher pushes off an throws an elbow but Medel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Medel blocks the elbow strike.
Kickpuncher misses with an elbow strike.
Kickpuncher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Medel blocks it with crossed arms.
Medel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Medel.
Medel working hard to break the clinch.
Medel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kickpuncher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kickpuncher prevents Medel from breaking the clinch.
Kickpuncher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickpuncher backwards.
Medel tries to circle away but Kickpuncher has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medel is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickpuncher has double underhooks.
Kickpuncher lands a knee to the body.
Kickpuncher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kickpuncher.
Medel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kickpuncher has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Kickpuncher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kickpuncher lands a leg kick that knocks Medel off balance momentarily.
Medel throws a head kick but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Kickpuncher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kickpuncher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kickpuncher blocks a jab.
Kickpuncher appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kickpuncher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Medel missing with a left hand there. Kickpuncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kickpuncher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Medel.
Medel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kickpuncher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Medel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kickpuncher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medel lands a head kick!
Kickpuncher misses with a body kick.
Medel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kickpuncher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kickpuncher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickpuncher wants to slow Medel down by chopping away at his legs.
Kickpuncher tries to score with a low kick but Medel moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medel. Kickpuncher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Medel.
Medel throws the left hand but Kickpuncher avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Kickpuncher tenderised Medel's leg. Medel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Medel throws a series of punches but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Kickpuncher checks a leg kick.
Kickpuncher blocks a head kick by Medel.
Medel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Medel is looking to chop away at Kickpuncher's legs.
Kickpuncher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Medel's calf.
Kickpuncher staying out of range there.
Kickpuncher defending well as Medel loads up on a big left hand.
Medel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Kickpuncher takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickpuncher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medel avoids it.
Kickpuncher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
David Kickpuncher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kickpuncher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kickpuncher misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medel's defenses.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body.
Medel blocks an elbow strike.
Kickpuncher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kickpuncher connects with a knee to the head.
Kickpuncher working aggressively here.
Kickpuncher crunches a lovely knee into Medel's ribcage.
Kickpuncher is controlling Medel's neck. Kickpuncher unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Medel goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). David Kickpuncher!
David Kickpuncher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Amado Medel had this to say: 'The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies, it comes from those you trust the most.'.