PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taller Kicker (ranked 3618 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shorty Boxer (ranked 24971 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kicker
vs
Boxer

183 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taller Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shorty Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer throws a leg kick but Kicker moved away.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kicker.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kicker lands a body shot.
Kicker scores with a spinning back kick!
Boxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kicker thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Kicker.
Kicker misses with the body kick
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Boxer does no damage.
Kicker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kicker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kicker misses with a body shot.
Kicker lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.
Taller Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Boxer finds it's target.
Boxer misses with a hook. Kicker ducked under it nicely.
Boxer blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Kicker.
Boxer misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Kicker.
Kicker scores with a nice body kick.
Kicker looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boxer tests Kicker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boxer checks a low kick from Kicker.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
A good leg kick by Kicker.
Boxer misses the jab.
Boxer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boxer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boxer looks winded!
Kicker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boxer takes a step back to recover.
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!
Kicker cracks Boxer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kicker lands a nice looking body kick.
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Boxer is looking for the big counter here.
Boxer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kicker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a hook. Kicker ducked under it nicely.
Kicker is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kicker slips a straight right by Boxer.
Kicker walks into a left hand.
Kicker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kicker.
Boxer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kicker.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Kicker.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Kicker takes one to the side of the head.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boxer duly obliges.
Boxer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kicker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab from Kicker.
Boxer misses the jab.
Kicker throws a head kick that half lands.
Kicker scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kicker misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kicker. Boxer shrugs it off though.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer tests Kicker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicker works the jab nicely.
Kicker connects with a crisp jab.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Boxer throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kicker.
Kicker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kicker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kicker keeps Boxer at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kicker scores with a head kick. Boxer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kicker thows a body kick. Boxer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kicker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kicker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Kicker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kicker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kicker thuds his shin into the meat of Boxer's side.
Kicker scores with a nice body kick.
Kicker lands a head shot.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Kicker slams his shin into Boxer's torso.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kicker can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.
Kicker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kicker, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Kicker.
Boxer drops his hands momentarily and Kicker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boxer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taller Kicker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kicker. Boxer shrugs it off though.
Kicker punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Kicker's shoulder, as Kicker tries to avoid the shot.
Kicker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kicker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Boxer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kicker has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice defenses there by Kicker.
Boxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kicker misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Boxer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Kicker moves away and avoids it.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick from Kicker.
Kicker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kicker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker keeps Boxer at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kicker.
Kicker throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicker.
Kicker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boxer on the side of the head.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Kicker throws a big counter combination but Boxer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kicker.
Kicker throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kicker.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Kicker throws a body kick that misses.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Nice body kick from Kicker.
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boxer scores with a jab. Kicker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Kicker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice cross by Kicker.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Kicker moves out of range.
Kicker clobbers Boxer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kicker.
Kicker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kicker checks a low kick from Boxer.
Kicker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boxer misses with a hook. Kicker ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker scores with a push kick.
Kicker throws the kick towards the body but Boxer avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Kicker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Kicker.
Kicker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxer. Boxer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boxer throws the left hand but Kicker avoids the punch easily.
Taller Kicker is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Kicker throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Kicker throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kicker scores with a kick to the body.
Kicker lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Kicker lands with a straight right. Boxer didn't see that one coming.
Boxer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kicker delivers a nice body kick.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kicker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxer takes one to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kicker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut there from Kicker.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kicker.
Boxer throws out a leg kick but Kicker moves out of range and Boxer only half commits.
Kicker throws a wild body kick that Boxer sees coming a mile off.
Kicker scores with a punch to the head.
Kicker scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kicker tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Kicker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Kicker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boxer jabs Kicker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicker is just out of range.
Kicker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kicker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Boxer takes a swing at Kicker's ribcage but misses.
Kicker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boxer lands a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kicker!
Kicker throws a leg kick which misses Boxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxer tries to avoid it.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Kicker.
Boxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kicker lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kicker's calf.
Kicker connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taller Kicker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kicker misses with a kick to the body.
Boxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kicker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kicker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kicker, right into the meat.
Kicker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kicker thuds his right hand into Boxer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer blocks the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kicker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kicker checks a leg kick.
And Kicker counters with a quick kick to the body but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kicker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kicker.
Boxer lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Kicker.
Kicker misses with a body kick.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Kicker.
Kicker throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Kicker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kicker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick from Kicker.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kicker.
Kicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boxer swings for the body but Kicker moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Kicker throws a wild body kick that Boxer sees coming a mile off.
Kicker throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Kicker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shorty Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a right hand that Kicker ducks under and follows up with a left that Kicker also avoids with ease.
Kicker scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Kicker misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Boxer misses.
Boxer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kicker blocks a leg kick.
Boxer misses the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boxer!
Boxer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kicker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kicker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kicker cracks Boxer with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Kicker slips the punch.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicker scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kicker.
Kicker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kicker scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxer moves out of range as Kicker throws a body kick.
Boxer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kicker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
You can see that Boxer has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kicker slips under a jab from Boxer.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicker misses the target.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kicker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boxer misses with a leg kick.
Boxer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kicker.
Kicker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kicker jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Kicker.
Kicker scores with a push kick.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kicker finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kicker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kicker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
Boxer moves out of range as Kicker throws a body kick.
Boxer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kicker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kicker lands with a kick to the ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boxer checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxer.
Kicker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxer wants to slow Kicker down by chopping away at his legs.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Kicker avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taller Kicker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kicker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taller Kicker!