PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Caua Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Corona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azevedo
vs
Corona

225 cm
20
278 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Brawler
Experienced

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caua Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Corona!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Corona's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azevedo misses with a series of wild punches.
As Azevedo backs off Corona throws a huge counter combo but Azevedo manages to avoid it all.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azevedo.

Azevedo rushes Corona and presses him up against the ropes.
Corona with a knee to the head.

It looks like Caua Azevedo has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corona tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azevedo avoids it.
Azevedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Corona won't allow it.
Azevedo is trying to break free.
Corona is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azevedo's face.

Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corona avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
As Azevedo backs off Corona throws a huge counter combo but Azevedo manages to avoid it all.

Azevedo instigates a clinch.
Azevedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Corona using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Azevedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Corona has double underhooks.
Azevedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corona tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Azevedo missing with knees to the body.
Azevedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Corona won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona missing with knees to the body.
Corona lands a body shot in the clinch.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Azevedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corona using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Corona has him pressed against the ropes.
Azevedo can't break the clinch.
Corona with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azevedo is trying to break free.
Azevedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corona keeps control of Azevedo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corona.
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!
Azevedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azevedo avoids a wild elbow strike from Corona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Corona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caua Azevedo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Azevedo clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corona as Azevedo tries to tie him up.
Azevedo takes a shot to the head.
Corona unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Azevedo managing to block the knees to the body from Corona.
Azevedo working hard to break the clinch.
Corona landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Corona lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona lands a body shot.
Corona lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corona utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corona comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona landing knees to the head.
Corona landing knees to the body.
Corona lands an elbow that stopped Azevedo in his tracks for a moment.
Corona unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azevedo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corona.
Corona lands an elbow inside that Azevedo shrugs off.
Corona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Azevedo is rocked!
Corona lands a knee to the body.
Oh Azevedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corona cracks Azevedo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Azevedo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Azevedo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Manuel Corona!