PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 2957 p4p, 21414 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 332 p4p, 514 weight class). Carretero comes to the ring accompanied by Sun by DVRKHOLD. Taurus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Cristóforo Carretero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carretero
vs
Taurus

181 cm
33
186
16 - 8 - 0

183 cm
35
180
28 - 26 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus staying out of range there.
Carretero misses with a straight right.
Carretero misses the jab.
Carretero connects with a body shot.
Carretero misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carretero throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carretero.
Carretero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Taurus misses its intended target.
Carretero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carretero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Taurus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taurus lands an overhand right.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carretero has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus looks to throw the jab but Carretero is out of range.
It looked like Carretero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
Taurus needs to keep his hands up - Carretero had a free shot at his head there.
Taurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carretero can pounce on him.
Taurus lands with a nice body kick.
Taurus throws a jab when Carretero was well out of range.
Carretero connects with a nice looking jab.
Carretero looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Carretero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taurus catches Carretero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
Carretero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carretero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taurus! But no joy.
Taurus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Carretero off balance momentarily.
Taurus checks the leg kick.
Taurus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cristóforo Carretero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taurus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carretero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carretero checks a leg kick nicely.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Carretero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
Taurus cracks Carretero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Carretero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Carretero is predictable there
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carretero throws out the jab.
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 Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Carretero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taurus.
Carretero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus lands a two punch combo.
Carretero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carretero.

It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Carretero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carretero throws a body shot but no joy.
Carretero looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Carretero blocks the leg kick.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Carretero.
Taurus connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carretero throws a jab when Taurus was well out of range.
Carretero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Carretero.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero is looking to slow Taurus down with leg kicks.
Carretero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taurus feints a counter leg kick.
Carretero throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Taurus.
Carretero connects with a looping right hand.
Taurus throws a shot to the body.
Taurus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taurus tests Carretero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Taurus.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carretero misses with a straight right.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carretero throws out the jab.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carretero misses with a looping right.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carretero.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cristóforo Carretero is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carretero tries to clinch there but Taurus circles away.
Carretero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
Carretero throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Carretero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Carretero.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carretero doesn't seem bothered though.
Taurus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taurus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carretero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carretero throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Carretero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taurus. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taurus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carretero.
Carretero tries a low kick but Taurus avoids it.
Taurus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carretero.
Carretero misses with a hook
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carretero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taurus slips a jab from Carretero.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carretero walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carretero's hands.
A jab from Carretero misses.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Carretero misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carretero misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carretero.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Carretero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carretero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carretero connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus scores with a jab.
Carretero missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taurus lands with a cross.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carretero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carretero moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carretero checks it well.
Carretero misses with a low kick.
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Carretero.
That kick from Carretero tenderised Taurus's leg. Taurus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carretero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carretero throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Carretero looks to throw the jab but Taurus is out of range.
Carretero throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Carretero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taurus.
Taurus throws a good cross that connects.
Carretero slips a straight right by Taurus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Taurus blocks the leg kick.
Taurus throws a looping overhand right but Carretero ducks down to avoid it.
Carretero misses the jab.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Carretero missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taurus finds it's way round the side to connect with Carretero's head.
Taurus blocks a leg kick.
Taurus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taurus misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wesley Taurus.
Well Carretero 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!