PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Minoari Amida (ranked 5944 p4p, 3767 weight class) and That Heart (ranked 582 p4p, 459 weight class). That Heart is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Amida
vs
Heart

193 cm
29
178
12 - 12 - 0

181 cm
30
186
9 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minoari Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Heart!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amida is out of range.
Amida misses with a wild combination.
Amida cracks a nice hook into Heart's ribs.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Amida's head but Amida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heart. That's going to slow Amida down.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amida moves away.
Amida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Amida drives through and clinches with Heart against the ropes.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amida tries to land knees in the clinch but Heart avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Amida has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Amida lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like That Heart has been cut.
Heart slows down the pace here.
Heart misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida is pushing Heart up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heart blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amida prevents a body shot from Heart.
Amida prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart tries a body shot but Amida blocks it.
Amida misses with a punch to the body.
Heart looking to stall.
Amida missing with knees to the body.
Heart presses Amida against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Amida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Heart.
Heart misses with some punches.
Amida presses Heart against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Amida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Amida can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
A short left from Amida.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Amida scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart struggles to land a body shot inside as Amida controls his hands.
Heart slows down the pace here.
Amida lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amida.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Amida.
Amida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Heart working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Heart.
Amida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Heart.
Heart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amida throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amida throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Minoari Amida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heart.
Heart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amida.
Amida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heart's head.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Amida moved out of range.
Heart is looking to score with low kicks.
As Heart looks to move away, Amida throws a big counter combo but Heart just gets out of the way.
Heart takes a swing at Amida's ribcage but misses.
Amida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Amida moves out of range of the strikes.
Heart keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amida misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Amida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart avoiding damage as Amida throws knees to the body.
Amida landing knees to the head.
Amida lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lands a shoulder strike.
Amida blocking some punches.
Amida misses with some punches.
Amida struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
Amida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amida.
Amida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heart working aggressively here.
Amida lands a knee to the head.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Amida.
Amida lands a shoulder strike.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Amida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amida lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Heart tries a body shot but Amida blocks it.
Heart taking a breather.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Amida lands a nice uppercut.
Amida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amida.
Amida blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Amida blocks a body shot from Heart.
Amida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amida throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amida.
Heart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amidas head.
Heart lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but That Heart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Amida fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Amida - just one landing.
Heart jabs at Amida's body.
Amida swinging wildly here.
Heart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Heart forces Amida back against the ropes and clinches.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Amida controls the action.
Amida misses with a punch to the body.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amida's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amida's elbow.
Amida takes a shot to the head.
Amida misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with some punches.
That Heart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Amida misses with a body punch.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Amida avoids it by throwing Heart back against the ropes.
Amida prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heart is keeping busy.
Heart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amida lands with a left to the head.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Amida.
Amida lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Amida blocks a body shot from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida throws a head punch that misses.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heart lands a hook that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Amida's ribcage. Amida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Amida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heart blocks it with crossed arms.
Amida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amida blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Amida.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart lands a hook that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amida.
Heart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
That Heart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heart 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Minoari Amida!
Minoari Amida thanked the fans post fight for their support.