PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2996 p4p, 311 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 2270 p4p, 252 weight class). Irrawaddy has chosen Laos Rules! as his entrance music. Masada The Zealot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Zealot
vs
Irrawaddy

190 cm
38
162 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

173 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy slips under a jab.
Irrawaddy scores with a body shot.
The Zealot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - The Zealot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irrawaddy.
The Zealot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Zealot throws a sloppy head kick and Irrawaddy moves out of range easily.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch
and The Zealot counters with a stiff right hand.
Irrawaddy cracks The Zealot with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Zealot lands with a cross.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at The Zealot's ribcage but misses.
Irrawaddy lands a body shot.
Irrawaddy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Irrawaddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Zealot counters with a leg kick.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Irrawaddy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Zealot rather than just go for the knockout.
Irrawaddy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irrawaddy missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot throws a right hand that misses
and Irrawaddy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The Zealot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Irrawaddy drives through and clinches with The Zealot against the ropes.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as The Zealot controls his hands.

The Zealot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Zealot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from The Zealot.
The Zealot jabs Irrawaddy right on the nose. Irrawaddy blinks but takes it well.
The Zealot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Zealot throws a front kick aimed at Irrawaddy's knee but Irrawaddy avoids it well.
Irrawaddy scores with a sloppy right hand. The Zealot should have avoided that one.
Irrawaddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Zealot.
Nice straight punches there by The Zealot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Zealot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Zealot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrawaddy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Zealot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irrawaddy moves out of range of the body kick from The Zealot.
Irrawaddy looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Irrawaddy wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from The Zealot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irrawaddy slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
Irrawaddy scores with a shot to the body.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Zealot was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
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 Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Irrawaddy misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Zealot. Irrawaddy shrugs it off though.
The Zealot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Zealot duly obliges.
The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irrawaddy.
The Zealot slips a jab from Irrawaddy.
The Zealot throws a lazy right hand but Irrawaddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irrawaddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
The Zealot thows a leg kick but Irrawaddy checks it
letting Irrawaddy counter with a right hand.
The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Zealot throws a looping overhand right but Irrawaddy ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Irrawaddy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Irrawaddy throws a body punch but The Zealot moves out of range.
Irrawaddy lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy loads up on a big right hand but The Zealot slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Irrawaddy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irrawaddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Zealot lands a lovely overhand right.
Irrawaddy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Zealot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Irrawaddy.
The Zealot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
A jab from Irrawaddy misses.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
The Zealot slips a jab from Irrawaddy.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - The Zealot scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy jabs at The Zealot's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Zealot backs up against the ropes.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy digs a good hook to The Zealot's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. The Zealot does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Irrawaddy with a series of wild strikes but Irrawaddy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irrawaddy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and The Zealot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Zealot moves away.
The Zealot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot swings widly with a right hand
letting Irrawaddy counter with a right hand.
The Zealot throws out a loose jab but Irrawaddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Zealot throws a sloppy head kick and Irrawaddy moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ken Irrawaddy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Irrawaddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irrawaddy looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut.
Irrawaddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Zealot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irrawaddy cracks The Zealot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The Zealot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irrawaddy circles away quickly and effectively.
The Zealot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irrawaddy.
The Zealot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Zealot slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
The Zealot throws a nice looking combination but Irrawaddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
The Zealot misses with a straight right.
The Zealot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throws a big shot that misses.
Irrawaddy ducks under a wild hook from The Zealot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at The Zealot's ribcage but misses.
The Zealot lands a glancing blow to the side of Irrawaddy's head.
Irrawaddy avoids the head kick by The Zealot.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irrawaddy scores with the left hand. The Zealot knows he should have avoided that one.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a few strikes there.
Irrawaddy lands a nice hook to The Zealot's body. The Zealot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irrawaddy lands with a good body shot.
Irrawaddy throws a body punch but The Zealot moves out of range.
Irrawaddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Zealot.
The Zealot looks to land a right hand but Irrawaddy moved out of range.
The Zealot cracks Irrawaddy with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by The Zealot. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot throws a leg kick but Irrawaddy moved away.
A nice side step and Irrawaddy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Zealot. Irrawaddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irrawaddy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Irrawaddy digs a good body shot into The Zealot's ribs.
The Zealot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irrawaddy missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Zealot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Zealot throws out a loose jab but Irrawaddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irrawaddy dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that Irrawaddy avoids nicely.
The Zealot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Zealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Irrawaddy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Zealot throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Zealot moves out of range as Irrawaddy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Masada The Zealot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab lands there for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throws a right and a left that The Zealot avoids nicely.
The Zealot is looking to counter punch.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Zealot is just out of range.
The Zealot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Zealot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Zealot with a hook.
The Zealot throws a hook to the side of Irrawaddy's head but Irrawaddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Zealot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irrawaddy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irrawaddy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irrawaddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a nice shot to the body.

Irrawaddy moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
Irrawaddy lands with a left to the head.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot is trying to break the clinch but Irrawaddy has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Irrawaddy.

The Zealot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a jab.
The Zealot scores with a nice strike.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping left.
The Zealot missing with a left hand there. Irrawaddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irrawaddy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Irrawaddy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Zealot.
Irrawaddy connects with a nice looking jab.
Irrawaddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irrawaddy misses the body punch
and The Zealot counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Zealot lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Zealot misses the jab.
The Zealot lands with a good body shot.
Irrawaddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Zealot.
Irrawaddy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Irrawaddy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling The Zealot to counter with a crisp jab.
Irrawaddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Zealot circles away quickly and effectively.
The Zealot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irrawaddy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irrawaddy throws out a loose jab but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears The Zealot was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot throws a lazy uppercut
and Irrawaddy counters with a nice uppercut.
The Zealot tries to score with a low kick but Irrawaddy moves his leg out of the way.
The Zealot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irrawaddy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Masada The Zealot 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. This is the final round!

The Zealot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Irrawaddy misses with a shot to the body
and The Zealot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irrawaddy tries to clinch up but The Zealot circles away and keeps his distance.
Irrawaddy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
An attempted straight right counter from The Zealot misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. The Zealot does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Zealot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irrawaddy wants to clinch up but The Zealot keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Irrawaddy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irrawaddy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy scores with a body shot.
Irrawaddy swings for the body but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot defending well as Irrawaddy loads up on a big left hand.
The Zealot misses with a two punch combination.
Irrawaddy's corner calls for a 1-2. Irrawaddy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. The Zealot does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Zealot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Zealot connects with a nice looking jab.
Irrawaddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Zealot.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
A counter left hand to the body from The Zealot misses its target.
The Zealot staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Irrawaddy.
Ken Irrawaddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Zealot throws a leg kick but Irrawaddy sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Zealot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masada The Zealot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Zealot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Irrawaddy's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irrawaddy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Irrawaddy is looking to clinch.
The Zealot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy moves out of range as The Zealot strikes.
The Zealot cracks a nice hook into Irrawaddy's ribs.
Nice cross by The Zealot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for The Zealot. That snapped Irrawaddy's head back.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the side of The Zealot's head but The Zealot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irrawaddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Zealot.
The Zealot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Zealot was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Zealot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Zealot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Zealot takes a swing at Irrawaddy's ribcage but misses.
The Zealot tests Irrawaddy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Zealot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrawaddy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masada The Zealot.
I think The Zealot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dr Zoidberg Office for their support in the buildup to the fight.