PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 5778 p4p, 482 weight class) and Android Kickenstein (ranked 3684 p4p, 377 weight class). Rizal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noypi by Bamboo. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rizal
vs
Kickenstein

178 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Kickenstein!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rizal moves into range and clinches up with Kickenstein.
Kickenstein scores with a knee to the head.
Kickenstein wants to break free but Rizal has control.
Kickenstein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rizal keeps control of Kickenstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizal tries a body shot but Kickenstein blocks it.
Rizal throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizal has Kickenstein pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickenstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kickenstein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Rizal.
Kickenstein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rizal blocks it with crossed arms.
Kickenstein avoids a wild elbow strike from Rizal.
A frustrated look appears on Kickenstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Rizal.
Kickenstein dodges an elbow strike from Rizal.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kickenstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizal's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kickenstein throws an elbow but misses.
Rizal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickenstein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizal.
Rizal digs a right hand into Kickenstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickenstein's gas tank.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but Rizal blocks with his arms.
Rizal has Kickenstein pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickenstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rizal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickenstein backwards.
Rizal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kickenstein is trying to force a seperation but Rizal has the dominant position.
Rizal blocking some punches.
Kickenstein throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizal managing to block the knees to the body from Kickenstein.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizal.
Rizal lands a damaging elbow.
Kickenstein dodges an elbow strike from Rizal.
Rizal managing to block the knees to the body from Kickenstein.
Rizal lands a nice elbow.
Rizal scores with a hook to the body.
Rizal looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal lands an elbow just above Kickenstein 's eye.

It looks like Android Kickenstein has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizal lands a nice elbow.
Kickenstein working hard to break the clinch.
Kickenstein looking to throw knees to the head but Rizal is blocking nicely.
Rizal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rizal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kickenstein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rizal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kickenstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but Rizal blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rizal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kickenstein's brow.
Kickenstein tries to throw a body punch but Rizal avoids it by throwing Kickenstein back against the ropes.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizal lands with a short shot to the head.
Rizal lands an elbow just above Kickenstein 's eye.
Rizal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kickenstein's efforts to push away.
Kickenstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal lands a nice elbow.
Rizal throws an elbow that misses.
Rizal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kickenstein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kickenstein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kickenstein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rizal lands an elbow just above Kickenstein 's eye.
A hook to the body from Rizal.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kickenstein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rizal's brow.
Nice elbow from Rizal.
Nice elbow from Rizal.
Kickenstein working aggressively here.
Rizal lands with a left to the head.
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!
Kickenstein has had enough of the clinch but Rizal keeps him there for the moment.
Rizal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizal throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kickenstein can't break the clinch.
A short left from Rizal.
Kickenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Rizal.
Kickenstein trying to land knees to the body.
Kickenstein is trying to push Rizal away but Rizal has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rizal presses Kickenstein against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kickenstein missing with knees to the body.
Kickenstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kickenstein wants to break free but Rizal has control.
Kickenstein lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kickenstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizal lands an elbow just above Kickenstein 's eye.
Rizal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rizal.
Rizal lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Rizal.
Kickenstein blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Android Kickenstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kickenstein walks into a big right hand from Rizal and goes down! The referee sends Rizal to a neutral corner as Kickenstein gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Kickenstein tries to clinch up.
Kickenstein walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Kickenstein is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Jose Rizal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.