PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Queda (ranked 5320 p4p, 145 weight class) and Ko Specialist Specialist (ranked 5959 p4p, 87 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.

Queda
vs
Ko Specialist Specialist

189 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Queda!
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, Ko Specialist Specialist!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Specialist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queda wants to clinch up but Specialist keeps it at a distance.
Queda throws a chopping leg kick but Specialist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Specialist misses with a body kick.
Queda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Queda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Specialist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Queda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Specialist.
Specialist is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Queda tries to clinch there but Specialist circles away.
Specialist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Queda with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queda. Specialist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch but Specialist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Specialist has managed to clinch.
Queda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Specialist blocks it with crossed arms.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but Specialist blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but Specialist blocks with his arms.
Queda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Specialist stalls.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Specialist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Specialist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Queda closes the distance and pushes Specialist back into the ropes.
Specialist wants to stall.
Specialist managing to block the knees to the body from Queda.
Queda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Queda looking to throw knees to the head but Specialist is blocking nicely.

Specialist breaks the clinch.

Specialist moves into the clinch successfully.

Specialist breaks the clinch.
Specialist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queda tries to clinch up but Specialist circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Queda misses.
Despite the aggression on Specialist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Queda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Specialist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queda slips a jab and a cross from Specialist.

Specialist moves into the clinch.
Queda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queda misses with a knee strike.

Specialist manages to break the clinch.

Specialist clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda misses with a knee strike.
Queda blocks an uppercut.
Specialist tries to stall but Queda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Queda scores with a knee to the head.

Specialist manages to break the clinch.
Queda tries to clinch up but Specialist circles away and keeps his distance.
Specialist throws a head kick but Queda moves out of range.
Al Queda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queda tries to clinch there but Specialist circles away.
Specialist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queda fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queda wants to clinch up but Specialist keeps it at a distance.
Specialist keeps the fight on the outside.
Queda tries to clinch but Specialist moves away
and Specialist counters with a one-two to the body.
Queda avoids the body shot from Specialist.
Queda is looking to clinch but Specialist is avoiding it.
Specialist throws a right and a left that Queda avoids nicely.

Specialist has closed the distance and engaged Queda in a clinch.
Queda blocks an elbow strike from Specialist.
Specialist takes a knee to the side of the body.
Queda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queda looking to throw knees to the head but Specialist is blocking nicely.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Specialist blocks it.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queda misses with a knee strike.

Specialist breaks from the clinch.
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!
Queda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Specialist moves into the clinch successfully.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but Specialist blocks with his arms.
Specialist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Queda as Specialist tries to tie him up.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Specialist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queda looking to throw knees to the head but Specialist is blocking nicely.
Queda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Specialist misses with a knee to the head.
Queda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Queda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Specialist's efforts to push away.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but Specialist blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ko Specialist Specialist will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Queda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Specialist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Specialist checks a low kick from Queda.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Specialist paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Specialist clinches up with Queda and pushes him back against the ropes.
Queda misses with a knee strike.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Queda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queda looking to throw knees to the head but Specialist is blocking nicely.
Specialist trying to control the position but instead, Queda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Specialist into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Specialist holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Queda misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Queda.

Specialist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Queda moves in looking to clinch but Specialist pushes him off.
Queda throws a leg kick but Specialist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Specialist checks a leg kick nicely.
Queda tries to clinch but Specialist is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Specialist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Queda throws a leg kick that misses.

Queda gets tackled into the ropes by Specialist. Specialist maintains the clinch.
Queda avoids a wild elbow strike from Specialist.
A knee to the head by Queda.
Queda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Specialist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Queda misses with a knee strike.
Specialist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Specialist - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Specialist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specialist checks a leg kick.
Specialist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Queda tries to keep at a distance but Specialist has taken the fight into the clinch.

Specialist manages to break the clinch.
Specialist moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Queda avoids the head kick by Specialist.
Specialist looks to land a combination but Queda avoids it well.
Queda misses with an uppercut.
Ko Specialist Specialist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queda throws a hook but Specialist blocks it.
Queda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Specialist.
Queda is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Specialist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Queda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Specialist looking to slow down the pace here.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Specialist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Specialist's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Specialist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queda wants to clinch up but Specialist keeps it at a distance.
Queda wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ko Specialist Specialist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Queda is looking to land body kicks.
Queda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Queda tries to clinch up but Specialist circles away and keeps his distance.

Specialist darts in and clinches Queda up against the ropes.
Queda unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Specialist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Queda is looking to clinch but Specialist is avoiding it.
Queda throws a jab when Specialist was well out of range.
Queda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Specialist's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Queda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Specialist tries a head kick but it misses.
Specialist misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Specialist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Queda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Specialist.
Queda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Specialist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Specialist swats away the attempt to clinch by Queda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Specialist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Specialist circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Specialist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Specialist misses with a punch to the body.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Queda misses with a knee strike.
Specialist lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.

Specialist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Specialist clinches up with Queda and pushes him back against the ropes.

Specialist manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Specialist moves into range and clinches up with Queda.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Specialist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Specialist misses with the head strike.
Specialist is trying to break free.

Specialist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Specialist has managed to clinch.
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!
Queda tries a knee to the head but Specialist blocks it.

Specialist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Specialist swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Specialist closes the distance and pushes Queda back into the ropes.
Specialist avoiding damage as Queda throws knees to the body.
Al Queda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Queda prevents Specialist from breaking the clinch.
Queda with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Specialist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queda with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queda.
Specialist tries to break the clinch but Queda is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Specialist.
Specialist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queda is defending well for now.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Specialist breaks from the clinch.

Specialist instigates a clinch.
Queda managing to block the knees to the body from Specialist.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Specialist.
Queda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Specialist's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but Specialist blocks with his arms.
Queda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Specialist avoids it.
Specialist tries to break the clinch but Queda is controlling the position.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Specialist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queda throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Specialist holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Specialist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Specialist tries to break the clinch but Queda is controlling the position.
Queda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Specialist avoids it.
Specialist tries to break the clinch but Queda is controlling the position.
Queda lands a knee to the head.
Queda missing with knees to the body.
Al Queda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ko Specialist Specialist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Specialist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ko Specialist Specialist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Specialist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ko Specialist Specialist!