K1LL - 11 - NBK PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcos Menem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitomor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Menem
vs
Silva

189 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

190 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good kicks
Determined

Last 4 Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Menem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitomor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menem.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Menem.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Menem is looking to clinch.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch there but Menem circles away.
Silva looks for the body kick but Menem saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch there but Menem circles away.
Menem blocks a jab.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Menem moves out of range easily.
Menem slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Menem looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Menem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Menem.
Silva is looking to clinch but Menem is avoiding it.
Vitomor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Menem is just out of range.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Menem knocks Silva out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcos Menem!
Our winner, Marcos Menem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Carzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Willis
vs
Carzola

201 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Good chin

Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Carzola!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carzola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carzola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Carzola misses.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Carzola misses with a few strikes there.
Willis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Willis duly obliges.

It looks like Diego Carzola has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carzola checks it well.
Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Willis throws a one two combo.
Carzola scores with a spinning back kick!
Willis throws a leg kick but Carzola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Willis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carzola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a series of punches but Carzola avoids them all with ease.
Carzola tests Willis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willis closes the distance but Carzola moves to the side
and Carzola finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Carzola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carzola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carzola throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carzola.
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!
Carzola throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carzola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carzola.
Carzola misses with a series of wild punches.
Carzola looks to land a combination. Willis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carzola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carzola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Carzola. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Carzola.
Carzola lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Carzola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Carzola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch combination from Carzola misses.
Carzola avoids the head kick by Willis.
Carzola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Carzola.
A jab from Carzola finds it's way through Willis's defenses.
Willis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Steven Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carzola throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carzola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Carzola.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Carzola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carzola.
A punch combination from Carzola misses.
Willis moves to clinch but Carzola breaks away
and Carzola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carzola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carzola connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carzola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carzola lands a body shot.
Carzola lands a right and a left and another right! Willis goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Carzola!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiga Manso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chu
vs
Manso

170 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiga Manso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chu lands with a right to the head.
Chu lands a nice uppercut.
Chu avoiding damage as Manso throws knees to the body.
Manso lands a body punch.
Manso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Manso in his tracks for a moment.
Manso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chu lands an elbow inside that Manso shrugs off.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Manso in his tracks for a moment.
Manso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu scores with a shot to the side of Manso's head.
Manso managing to block the knees to the body from Chu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manso blocks it with crossed arms.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Manso won't want to take too many of those.
Manso has Chu pushed against the ropes.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chu lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manso tries to break the clinch but Chu is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chu.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Manso blocks with his arms.
Chu lands an elbow inside.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manso.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chu as Manso tries to tie him up.
Chu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manso looks winded!
Manso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Chu lands a knee to the body.
Manso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chu has him pressed against the ropes.
Chu lands a knee to the head.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Manso blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Manso takes a shot to the head.
Manso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manso takes a shot to the head.
Manso wants to get back to striking at distance but Chu won't allow it.
Chu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manso misses with some punches.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chu lands a knee to the body.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manso's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manso misses with a knee to the head.
Manso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Chu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chu moves into range and clinches up with Manso.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Chu.
Manso is trying to break the clinch but Chu has him pressed against the ropes.
Chu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chu lands a shot to the body.
Chu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chu lands an elbow inside that Manso shrugs off.
Chu is leaning against Manso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manso is breathing heavily.
Chu works on Manso's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiger Chu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chu crunches a lovely knee into Manso's ribcage.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu scores a nice knee to the body.
Manso takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manso misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manso's face.
Nice elbow from Chu.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chu working Manso over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chu obliges.
Chu landing knees to the body.
Chu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chu lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chu.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manso's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Manso won't want to take too many of those.
Chu scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Manso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Chu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid body kick from Chu.
Tiger Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chu fails with an attempt to clinch.

Manso closes the distance and clinches.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manso avoids it.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manso can do to turn this around?
Manso trying to control the position but instead, Chu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manso into the ropes.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manso.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Manso is blocking nicely.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chu lands a knee to the body.
Chu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manso blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manso is trying to break free.
Chu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chu.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manso avoids it.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manso tries to circle away but Chu has him pinned against the ropes.
Chu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
Chu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Manso taking a breather.
Chu crunches a lovely knee into Manso's ribcage.
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!
Manso takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manso takes an elbow to the temple.
Chu cracks Manso with a nice body shot.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chu working Manso over with knees to the body.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Chu.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiga Manso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Chu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manso trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Chu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Chu!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiger Chu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Rusev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oliveira
vs
Rusev

191 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

THRIFTY THREADS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Rusev!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rusev darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the ropes.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rusev pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rusev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.

It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Nice body punch from Rusev - that landed with a thud.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Rusev.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Rusev.
Rusev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliveira.
Rusev pushes Oliveira back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rusev.
Rusev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rusev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rusev scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Rusev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Rusev lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.

Thiago Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Rusev lands a damaging elbow.
Rusev is leaning against Oliveira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rusev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rusev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rusev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Oliveira is rocked!

Thiago Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rusev lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Thiago Oliveira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rusev breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Oliveira with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Oliveira looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Oliveira get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vladimir Rusev!
Our winner, Vladimir Rusev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom's entrance music is Star Spangled Banner. A fine choice. Alves has chosen Trik Turner - Friends and Family as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freedom
vs
Alves

175 cm
41
162 lbs
23 - 26 - 3

168 cm
33
159 lbs
31 - 25 - 1

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chip Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freedom.
Freedom scores with a punch to the head.
Alves throws a right hand that Freedom ducks under and follows up with a left that Freedom also avoids with ease.
Alves looks to land a combination. Freedom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Freedom tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Freedom misses with a lunging right hand

and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Alves as the two fighters clinch.
Freedom looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freedom's elbow.
Freedom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Freedom to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freedom in his tracks.
Freedom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alves blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Freedom misses with the combination.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Alves closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Freedom is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom tries to get into range but Alves steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Freedom! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Alves scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy Alves!
Freddy Alves is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Freddy Alves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.