PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosa has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Diego Rosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Reese
vs
Rosa

177 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crossfit HGH

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reese has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reese and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reese.
Reese looks to land a body kick but Rosa moved away.
Reese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reese looks to land a combination but Rosa avoids it well.

Rosa clinches with his opponent.
Rosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosa has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Rosa.
Rosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rosa managing to block the knees to the body from Reese.
Reese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reese is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosa is defending well for now.
Reese keeps control of Rosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reese keeps control of Rosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rosa is trying to force a seperation but Reese has the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Rosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reese lands a nice uppercut.
Reese pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reese wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosa won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa is trying to break free.
Reese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reese wants to break free but Rosa has control.
Reese has Rosa pushed against the ropes.
Rosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reese is defending well for now.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Rosa is controlling him.
Rosa is trying to break the clinch but Reese is controlling him.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reese has him pressed against the ropes.
Reese tries to circle away but Rosa has him pinned against the ropes.
Rosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosa is trying to push Reese away but Reese has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reese utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rosa working hard to break the clinch.
Reese tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosa avoids the damage to the body.
Rosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese is trying to push Rosa away but Rosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Rosa breaks the clinch.

Rosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reese keeps control of Rosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reese looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reese tries to circle away but Rosa has him pinned against the ropes.
Reese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reese can't break the clinch.
Reese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosa misses with an elbow over the top.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reese looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reese's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese tries to circle away but Rosa has him pinned against the ropes.

Rosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosa moves out of range as Reese strikes.
Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Reese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Reese throws a head kick that half lands.
Rosa misses with a few strikes there.
Reese lands a head kick. Rosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Reese.
Reese misses with a combination
and Rosa counters with a nice body shot.
Reese throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reese misses with a head kick.

Rosa moves into the clinch.
Reese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Reese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reese just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rosa's brow.
Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reese has had enough of the clinch but Rosa keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa blocks an elbow strike.

Rosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reese can pounce on him.

Rosa clinches up against the ropes.
Reese can't break the clinch.
Rosa'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.
Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reese's efforts to push away.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reese is trying to push Rosa away but Rosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reese backwards.
Reese throws an elbow that misses.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle Reese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reese looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa tries to break free but Reese pushes him back against the ropes.
Rosa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reese up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reese is trying to push Rosa away but Rosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reese being controlled against the ropes.
Rosa trying to land knees to the body.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Rosa is controlling the position.

Rosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Diego Rosa has been cut.

Rosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reese, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reese misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese is trying to force a seperation but Rosa has the dominant position.
Reese keeps control of Rosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reese is trying to push Rosa away but Rosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rosa misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Reese dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reese misses with the combination.
Rosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rosa misses with a low kick.
Rosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reese.
Reese throws a series of punches but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Reese.
Reese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kyle Reese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosa throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.
Rosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Rosa moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reese presses Rosa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Rosa is trying to force a seperation but Reese has the dominant position.

Rosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reese tries to bum rush Rosa with a series of wild strikes but Rosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid body kick from Reese.
Rosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reese is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reese throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!

Reese lands a head kick that bluckles Rosa and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Reese no doubt looking to push for a finish!
A nice inside leg kick there by Reese. That's going to slow Rosa down.
Reese steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Rosa to the mat! Rosa looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Reese is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Reese jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kyle Reese!
Kyle Reese managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crossfit HGH, into his post fight interview.