PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Luna (ranked 411 p4p, 63 weight class) and Cocky Palboa (ranked 2902 p4p, 336 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luna might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luna
vs
Palboa

185 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luna.
Luna misses with an uppercut. Palboa saw that one coming.
Luna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luna takes a jab right on the kisser.

Luna moves into the clinch successfully.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palboa can't find room to land a body shot as Luna controls the action.
Palboa blocking some punches.
Palboa lands with a light punch inside.
Palboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Luna.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Palboa as the two fighters clinch.
Palboa looking to slow down the pace here.
Luna misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luna.
Palboa misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palboa.
Palboa tries to work over Luna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna prevents a body shot from Palboa.
Palboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Luna.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna lands with a left to the head.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Luna lands a left hand.
Palboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Luna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palboa misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palboa throws a head punch that misses.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.

Palboa is rocked!
A body shot lands from Luna.
Palboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Luna finish him?
Palboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Palboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luna.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna prevents a body shot from Palboa.
Palboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Luna scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Palboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Luna.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Luna.
Palboa takes a shot to the head.
Palboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palboa is trying to force a seperation but Luna has the dominant position.
Palboa is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Luna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Palboa crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Palboa face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Luna takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Antonio Luna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.