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STRIKE! 5 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws the left hand but Ali'i avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Ali'i thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Ali'i takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali'i showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothschild.
It seemed like Ali'i was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Ali'i misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Ali'i looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Ali'i swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Ali'i counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Ali'i blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali'i! But no joy.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali'i's hands.
Rothschild moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali'i jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothschild lands the left hand.
A jab from Ali'i finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Rothschild with the inside leg kick.
Ali'i tried to score with a low kick but Rothschild checks it.
Ali'i takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i flicks out a counter leg kick but Rothschild steps away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali'i.
Rothschild does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali'i wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Ali'i slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Ali'i swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Rothschild.
Ali'i takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ali'i with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rothschild to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild scores with the left hand. Ali'i knows he should have avoided that one.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Ali'i avoids it.
Ali'i throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rothschild throws an off balance right hand
and Ali'i counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Ali'i.
Rothschild swings widly with a right hand
letting Ali'i counter with a right hand.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ali'i walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Ali'i loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Ali'i defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali'i takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothschild works the jab nicely.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Ali'i stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a hook but Ali'i blocks it.
Ali'i just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali'i connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali'i scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali'i.
Ali'i moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
A little jabbing left from Ali'i on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali'i misses with a low kick as Rothschild jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali'i.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali'i uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Kekoa Ali'i has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ali'i.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ali'i throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild is looking to counter punch.
Ali'i ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali'i uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Ali'i throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali'i.
Ali'i bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Ali'i.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Ali'i is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ali'i wants to land a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rothschild there.
Ali'i throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Ali'i ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Ali'i moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali'i blocks a jab.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali'i 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!
Rothschild defending well as Ali'i loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Ali'i was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali'i jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali'i thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali'i moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Ali'i tries a quick counter leg kick but Rothschild is wise to it.
Rothschild with a hook.
Ali'i steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Ali'i throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali'i throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali'i misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Ali'i moves out of range.
Ali'i looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali'i's hands.
Ali'i misses with a body kick.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
Ali'i slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Jab, jab by Ali'i - just one landing.
Ali'i misses with a low kick.
Ali'i connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Ali'i's leg. Ali'i is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali'i's head.
Rothschild cracks Ali'i with an open hand slap.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Ali'i ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Rothschild.
Ali'i steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali'i throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Ali'i misses.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Ali'i moved out of range.
Ali'i let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ali'i avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali'i ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali'i looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Theodore Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut
and Ali'i counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1-2. Rothschild obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali'i takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Ali'i misses with a head kick.
Ali'i chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali'i throws a right hand that Rothschild ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothschild also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Ali'i tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Ali'i takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rothschild cracks Ali'i with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ali'i uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Ali'i avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i slips a jab from Rothschild.
Ali'i misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Ali'i's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali'i tries to avoid it.
Ali'i with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild! |
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