PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Day (ranked 3332 p4p, 4025 weight class) and Holden Easterly (ranked 369 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Day
vs
Easterly

181 cm
26
173
13 - 16 - 0

190 cm
30
192
7 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Easterly !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Easterly .
Easterly moves out of range of the strikes.
Day scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot by Easterly .
Easterly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easterly throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Easterly tries a head kick but it misses.

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

Easterly manages to break the clinch.
Day throws a right hand that Easterly ducks under and follows up with a left that Easterly also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Day misses the target.
Easterly misses with a head kick.
Day throws a leg kick
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab.
Day throws a hook to the side of Easterly 's head but Easterly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day throws out a leg kick but Easterly moves out of range and Day only half commits.

Easterly has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Easterly .
A short left from Easterly .

Easterly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Easterly .
Day swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Day showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Easterly .
Day defending well as Easterly loads up on a big left hand.
Day throws a jab when Easterly was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Day misses with a looping right.
Easterly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Easterly tries to clinch up.
Day missing with a left hand there. Easterly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Easterly misses with a wild combination.
Easterly swinging wildly here.
Easterly throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Day takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Easterly throws a series of punches but Day avoids them all with ease.
Day pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Day throws a body punch but Easterly moves out of range.
Easterly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Day cracks Easterly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Day.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day motions for Easterly to come forward. Day throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Day misses the jab.
Easterly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Easterly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Easterly throws a big counter head kick but Day avoids it with no problem.
Day avoids the head kick by Easterly .
Easterly throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
Day looks to land a left hand but Easterly moved out of range nicely.
Day throws a left and a right that both miss
and Easterly counters with a series of strikes. Day will be more careful next time no doubt.
Easterly misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day circles away from the clinch attempt.

Easterly rushes Day and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Easterly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day dodges the punch combination from Easterly .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Easterly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Easterly tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Day was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Easterly .
Easterly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Easterly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holden Easterly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Easterly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day moves out of range as Easterly strikes.
Day went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Day throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Easterly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easterly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Easterly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Easterly lands a high kick!
Easterly slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Easterly throws a counter combo.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Easterly .
Day takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day throws a chopping leg kick but Easterly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Easterly moves away from the strike by Day.
Day cracks Easterly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easterly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Day blocks a jab.
Easterly avoids the body shot from Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Day on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Day is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Easterly .
Day avoids a punch combination nicely.
Day throwing a counter right hand but Easterly manages to avoid it.

Day tries to keep at a distance but Easterly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Easterly misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Easterly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day misses with a head kick.
Day misses with a hook
and Easterly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Easterly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Easterly lands with a light punch inside.

Easterly breaks from the clinch.
Easterly misses the jab.
Day loads up on a big right hand but Easterly slips the punch.
Day throws a body shot but no joy.
Day misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a right hand that misses
and Easterly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
Easterly throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
Easterly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Easterly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Day thows a left - swing and a miss!
Easterly moves out of range as Day strikes.
Easterly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Day's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Day.
Easterly is looking to clinch but Day is avoiding it.
Day lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Easterly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Day throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Easterly wants to clinch
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Easterly throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Easterly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Day throws a right hand that misses
and Easterly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Easterly is just out of range.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Easterly .
Day throws a nice looking combination but Easterly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day throws a poor cross that misses
letting Easterly counter with a right hand.
Easterly looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.

Easterly moves into the clinch.

Day breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Easterly scores with a head kick.
Easterly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
A lazy left from Day finds it's target.
Easterly connects with a high kick.

Day is rocked!
Easterly staggers Day with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Day looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Easterly is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Holden Easterly !