PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Minoari Amida (ranked 22420 p4p, 21893 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 573 p4p, 587 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Amida
vs
Louis

193 cm
30
178
17 - 12 - 0

186 cm
34
183
21 - 18 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minoari Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amida throws a lazy head kick
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Louis's hands.
Louis tries to move into range but Amida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Amida avoids the head kick by Louis.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amida moves away.
Amida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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.
Louis throws a leg kick but Amida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amida swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amida lands a head kick!
Louis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Amida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Louis misses the target.
Amida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Amida blocks the low kick.
Amida appears to be looking for a big counter.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Amida ducks down to avoid it.
Amida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amida.
Amida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida throws a head kick that misses
and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Minoari Amida has been cut.
Amida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Amida takes the fight into the clinch.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Amida.

Amida manages to break the clinch.
Amida scores with a hook.
Amida blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Louis blocks a head kick by Amida.
Amida throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Amida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
Amida appears to be looking for a big counter.
Amida doesn't manage to clinch there - Louis circles away.
Amida fails to land with a series of punches.
Minoari Amida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida checks a low kick from Louis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Amida blocks the low kick.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Amida.
Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Louis doesn't manage to clinch there - Amida circles away.
Amida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Louis.
Amida ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amida.

Louis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Amida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amida is out of range.
Amida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Louis throws a low kick but Amida avoids it.
Amida throws a counter high kick but Louis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Amida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Minoari Amida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Amida throws a shot to the body.
Amida throws a head kick that half lands.
Amida with a jab.
No joy there for Amida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louis tries a quick counter leg kick but Amida is wise to it.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amida checks a low kick from Louis.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis lands a jab to Amida's midsection.
Amida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick and Amida moves out of range easily.
Louis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amida.
Amida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louis.

Amida closes the distance and clinches.
Amida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Louis's elbow.
Louis prevents Amida from breaking the clinch.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louis trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amida's efforts to push away.
Amida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Amida.
Louis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Louis prevents Amida from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Amida.
Amida blocks a body shot from Louis.
Amida has had enough of the clinch but Louis keeps him there for the moment.
Amida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amida takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amida avoiding damage as Louis throws knees to the body.
Amida misses with some punches.
Louis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amida avoids it.
Louis prevents a body shot from Amida.
Amida tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Amida misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida tries to break the clinch but Louis is controlling the position.
Louis gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amida with a knee to the head.
Louis tries a knee to the head but Amida blocks it.
Amida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amida.
Amida tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Amida wants to break free but Louis has control.
Minoari Amida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Minoari Amida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Minoari Amida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Amida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Louis's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Amida.
Amida tries to clinch there but Louis circles away.
Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amida slips a straight right by Louis.
Amida seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Amida avoids the head kick by Louis.
Amida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Amida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis keeps the fight on the outside.
Louis throws a hook but Amida blocks it.
Louis cracks Amida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Amida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louis throws a head kick but Amida moves out of range.
Amida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Amida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amida throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minoari Amida is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws out a leg kick but Amida moves out of range and Louis only half commits.
Louis misses with a body kick.
Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amida is able to avoid easily.
Louis throws a leg kick but Amida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Amida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Amida throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Minoari Amida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amida throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amida tries a head kick but it misses.
Amida moves away from the strike by Louis.
Amida throws a head kick that misses.
Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Amida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Louis swings widly with a right hand
and Amida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Amida tries to clinch but Louis moves out of range.
Amida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Minoari Amida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amida 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minoari Amida!
A very excited looking Minoari Amida made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Tom Louis was interviewed post fight and said 'As much as I want to I just don't have the chin to keep going. I love you all but this is my last fight'.