PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Doctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Doctor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doctor
vs
Fighter

182 cm
29
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
143 lbs
13 - 6 - 2

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Doctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Doctor misses its intended target.
Fighter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doctor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Doctor blocks the low kick.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctor manages to avoid it.
Doctor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fighter manages to circle out of the way.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Doctor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doctor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter scores with a nice right hand.
Doctor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doctor is looking to slow Fighter down with leg kicks.
Fighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doctor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doctor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow Doctor down.
Doctor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doctor throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Doctor clinches.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Fighter as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor lands with a left to the head.
Fighter stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doctor.
Doctor lands a knee to the body.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter pushes Doctor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doctor crunches a lovely knee into Fighter's ribcage.
Fighter throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Doctor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Fighter working Doctor over with knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fighter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doctor blocks it with crossed arms.
Doctor throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Doctor blocks it.
Doctor looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doctor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Fighter to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doctor.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doctor tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doctor.
Fighter gets through Doctor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doctor trying to land knees to the body.
Doctor lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Doctor prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Doctor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tourney Fighter has been cut.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doctor.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Doctor is blocking nicely.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Doctor blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tourney Fighter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tourney Fighter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fighter tries a low kick but Doctor avoids it.
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.

Fighter instigates a clinch.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Fighter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
Doctor swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doctor as Fighter tries to tie him up.
Doctor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter is looking to control Doctor's arms but Doctor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fighter has his back to the ropes.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doctor presses Fighter against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doctor tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doctor tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Doctor tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doctor's elbow.
Doctor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doctor avoids it.
Doctor missing with knees to the body.
Tourney Fighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctor.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fighter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Doctor swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fighter.
Doctor working aggressively here.
Fighter lands a body shot.
Fighter lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Doctor's ribcage. Doctor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doctor misses with a knee strike.
Fighter lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter stalling in the clinch but Doctor improves position.
Fighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Doctor fails to land.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doctor misses with the head strike.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Doctor blocks with his arms.
Doctor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doctor has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doctor misses with a punch on the inside.
Doctor tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourney Fighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tourney Fighter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doctor.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doctor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
The Doctor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doctor misses with an uppercut.
Fighter connects with a crisp jab.
Fighter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doctor has time to react.

Doctor is rocked!

It looks like The Doctor has been cut.
Tourney Fighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doctor walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Doctor is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tourney Fighter!
A very excited looking Tourney Fighter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.