PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ildefonso Jaquez (ranked 4020 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 178 p4p, 152 weight class). Seagal has chosen Route 23 as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jaquez
vs
Seagal

190 cm
21
250
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
37
286
16 - 16 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Counter fighter
Granite chin

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ildefonso Jaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal avoids the head kick by Jaquez.
Jaquez avoids the head kick by Seagal.
Jaquez is looking to counter punch.
Seagal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaquez tests Seagal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaquez throws a sloppy head kick and Seagal moves out of range easily.
Seagal fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaquez throws a head kick but Seagal moves out of range.
Jaquez scores with a jab to the body.
Seagal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Jaquez's head coaches at For Pride and Prodigies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seagal.
Jaquez lands a jab to Seagal's midsection.
Jaquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seagal's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaquez misses with a body shot
and Seagal counters with a series of strikes. Jaquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Seagal misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jaquez.
Jaquez lands a nice hook to Seagal's body. Seagal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ildefonso Jaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seagal avoids the head kick by Jaquez.
Jaquez scores with a decent looking hook.
Seagal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Jaquez connects with a body shot that sends Seagal's belly button to the back.
Seagal misses with a hook. Jaquez ducked under it nicely.
Jaquez throws a shot to the body.
Jaquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaquez lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaquez with a hook.
Jaquez digs a good hook to Seagal's body.
Seagal looks winded!
Jab by Jaquez.
Jaquez 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.
Jaquez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seagal.
Seagal throws a series of punches but Jaquez avoids them all with ease.
Jaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaquez scores with a jab to the body.
Jaquez is looking to wear down Seagal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Jaquez lands a head kick that bluckles Seagal and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Jaquez no doubt looking to push for a finish!

That has opened up Steven Seagal's cut even more.
Good shot there by Jaquez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ildefonso Jaquez should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jaquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seagal at a distance.
Ildefonso Jaquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaquez scores with a punch to the head.

The cut above Steven Seagal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jaquez blocks a jab.
Jaquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seagal 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.
Jaquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaquez. Seagal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaquez scores with a shot to the body.
Jaquez throws a sloppy head kick and Seagal moves out of range easily.
Seagal unleashes a big counter combination but Jaquez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaquez throws a sloppy head kick and Seagal moves out of range easily.
Jaquez connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaquez.
Seagal is breathing heavily.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaquez tests Seagal's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaquez scores with a punch to the head.

Steven Seagal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jaquez connects with a body shot that sends Seagal's belly button to the back.
Jaquez thows a body kick. Seagal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seagal can do to turn this around?
Jaquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steven Seagal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jaquez throws out a head kick that Seagal doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Seagal crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Seagal's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steven Seagal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ildefonso Jaquez!
Our winner, Ildefonso Jaquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Steven Seagal was interviewed post fight and said 'Life is good as Steven Seagal'.