PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Capitan Fairtex (ranked 5732 p4p, 24502 weight class) and Clinton Strong (ranked 264 p4p, 291 weight class). Capitan Fairtex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clinton Strong 's chin.

Fairtex
vs
Strong

173 cm
25
135
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
135
6 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Capitan Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clinton Strong !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong is looking to clinch but Fairtex is avoiding it.
Strong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex lands with a slapping head kick.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Fairtex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strong tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Strong throws an elbow that misses.
Strong tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.

Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clinton Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fairtex drives through and clinches with Strong against the ropes.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Fairtex is trying to force a seperation but Strong has the dominant position.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike from Strong .
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex tries to stall but Strong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Strong .
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Strong .
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Strong .
Strong misses with a body punch.
Fairtex tries to circle away but Strong has him pinned against the ropes.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex lands with a left to the head.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Strong tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clinton Strong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fairtex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Strong blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Strong prevents Fairtex from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Fairtex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fairtex lands with a light punch inside.
Fairtex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Strong , against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Strong swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairtex is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong prevents Fairtex from breaking the clinch.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Fairtex avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Fairtex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Fairtex is trying to break free.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Strong misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex working hard to break the clinch.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strong tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Clinton Strong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fairtex's efforts to push away.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Capitan Fairtex will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Strong is looking to clinch but Fairtex is avoiding it.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fairtex.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fairtex's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex wants to break free but Strong has control.
Fairtex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
Strong keeps control of Fairtex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Fairtex controls the action.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex is trying to break the clinch but Strong is controlling him.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fairtex tries to circle away but Strong has him pinned against the ropes.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Fairtex is trying to force a seperation but Strong has the dominant position.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Strong .
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Fairtex tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the ropes.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Fairtex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong has Fairtex pressed against the ropes, preventing Fairtex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strong 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Strong !