PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Khao Yao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Echeverria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Echeverria has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khao Yao's chin.

Yao
vs
Echeverria

169 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khao Yao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Echeverria!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echeverria lands a really nice looking cross but Yao seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Echeverria. Those never looked like landing.
Yao moves in looking to clinch but Echeverria pushes him off.
Yao tries to clinch but Echeverria moves out of range.
Yao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Echeverria is able to avoid easily.
Yao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yao tries a low kick but Echeverria avoids it.
Echeverria looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Echeverria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Echeverria swats away the attempt to clinch by Yao.
Echeverria follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Echeverria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Echeverria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Echeverria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Echeverria scores with a leg kick.
Yao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Echeverria closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Echeverria.
Yao tries a knee to the head but Echeverria blocks it.
Yao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yao trying to land knees to the body.
Yao tries to land a knee to the head but Echeverria blocks with his arms.
Echeverria lands a hook that snaps the head of Yao backwards.
Yao trying to land knees to the body.
Echeverria pushes Yao back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yao takes a shot to the head.
Echeverria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Echeverria is working Yao over against the ropes.
Echeverria scores with a shot to the side of Yao's head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yao throws an elbow but misses.
Yao tries to land a knee to the head but Echeverria blocks with his arms.
Yao is breathing heavily.
Echeverria lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Echeverria avoids it.
Echeverria lands with a left to the head.
Echeverria lands a left hand.
Yao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Echeverria.
Echeverria pushes Yao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Echeverria.
Echeverria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yao backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echeverria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Yao is rocked!
Echeverria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Yao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Echeverria scores with a shoulder strike.
Yao tries a knee to the head but Echeverria blocks it.
Echeverria pushes Yao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Echeverria scores with a shot to the side of Yao's head.
Nice body punch from Echeverria - that landed with a thud.
Echeverria lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Echeverria.
Echeverria lands with a left to the head.
Echeverria creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Yao crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Yao face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Echeverria takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Santiago Echeverria!
Santiago Echeverria seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.