PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Caria
vs
Steve

186 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Caria tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Caria counters with a right hand to the body.
Randall Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Steve tries to get set, Caria tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Caria lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
A jab from Steve misses.
Caria is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria darts in trying to clinch
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Steve slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Caria.
Steve misses with a looping right.
As Steve tries to get set, Caria tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Caria moves away from the strike by Steve.

Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Steve tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steve is keeping busy.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a left hand.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Caria working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Steve.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Steve.

Caria is rocked!
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Steve misses.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Caria connects with a jab.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria prevents a body shot from Steve.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Caria.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
A short left from Caria.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Steve blocks a body shot from Caria.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve jabs at Caria's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caria counters with a left to the body.
Steve misses the jab.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Caria clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the ropes.
Steve is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steve tries to break free but Caria pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steve misses with a looping right.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randall Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Caria finds it's target.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Caria counter with a right hand.

Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria has Steve pressed against the ropes, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria has Steve pressed against the ropes, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria blocks a body shot from Steve.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Steve is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Steve pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Steve has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Steve blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria working aggressively here.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!