PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 3510 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 364 p4p, 95 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Saunders
vs
Archer

194 cm
40
196
27 - 22 - 0

183 cm
37
175
28 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saunders doesn't seem bothered though.
Saunders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 4 in the buildup to the fight.
Archer blocks a low kick nicely.
Archer misses with a body punch
and Saunders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer misses with a straight right.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Archer! But no joy.
Saunders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saunders rather than just go for the knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - Saunders scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.

Archer closes the distance and pushes Saunders back into the ropes.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Archer blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Archer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Archer in his tracks for a moment.
Archer has Saunders pressed against the ropes, preventing Saunders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders scores with a body shot.
Saunders throws a leg kick but Archer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Saunders does no damage.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.

Archer darts in and clinches Saunders up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Saunders's head.
Archer is trying to stall.
Saunders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Archer lands a body shot.
Saunders blocking some punches.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Saunders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders digs a right hand into Archer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Archer's gas tank.
Saunders misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saunders digs a right hand underneath Archer's ribcage. Archer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Archer.
Saunders is looking to break free of the clinch but Archer has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Archer clinches up with Saunders and pushes him back against the ropes.

Saunders breaks the clinch.
Archer swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Saunders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jonathan Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Archer pushes Saunders up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Saunders's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Archer lands a body shot.
Archer tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Archer - that landed with a thud.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer blocking some punches.
Archer has Saunders pressed against the ropes.
Saunders can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Archer scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Saunders.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders can't break the clinch.

Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders lands a head shot.
Eron Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer staying out of range there.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wants to land a leg kick but Archer is out of range.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Archer closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
A short uppercut from Archer.
Jonathan Archer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archer swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders misses with a leg kick
and Archer counters with a right hand to the body.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.

Archer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Saunders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saunders walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Archer rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Saunders has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

Saunders is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jonathan Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Archer drives through and clinches with Saunders against the ropes.
Saunders seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Archer.
Archer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders can't break the clinch.
Saunders misses with an elbow over the top.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders is trying to break free.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Archer controls his hands.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Archer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Archer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Saunders is leaning against Archer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Archer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.

Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saunders doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer lands a nice hook to Saunders's body. Saunders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
and Saunders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Archer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Archer.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Archer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saunders, pushing him back against the ropes.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Archer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders tries to circle away but Archer has him pinned against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer takes the third round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Archer throws a shot to the body.
Saunders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Archer punishes Saunders's body with a nice straight punch.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Saunders was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Archer moves out of range.
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Saunders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Archer stuns Saunders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer digs a good body shot into Saunders's ribs.

Saunders gets tackled into the ropes by Archer. Archer maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
A short right from Archer.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Archer.
Saunders is trying to push Archer away but Archer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Eron Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jonathan Archer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saunders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Saunders misses with a straight right.
Archer scores with a body shot.
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Archer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Archer lands a left hand.
Saunders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Archer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 35:40
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 35:40
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 35:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Archer!
Jonathan Archer thanked the fans post fight for their support.