PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 22396 p4p, 20023 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 509 p4p, 457 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Whok
vs
Kirk

168 cm
27
146
12 - 5 - 0

179 cm
30
155
9 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Whok's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirk.

Kirk clinches up with Whok and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirk is leaning against Whok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Kirk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirk tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk presses Whok against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirk presses Whok against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whok tries a body shot but Kirk blocks it.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok takes a shot to the head.
Whok missing with knees to the body.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like James Kirk has been cut.
Kirk pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kirk on the inside.
Kirk working aggressively here.
Kirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirk.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Whok.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk lands a left hand.

Whok is rocked!
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Oh Whok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whok can't find room to land a body shot as Kirk controls the action.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whok seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Whok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Whok.
Kirk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kirk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirk's elbow.
Whok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk misses with some punches.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Whok misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirk.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Whok tries a body shot but Kirk blocks it.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Whok lands a left hand.
Whok blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Kirk lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Whok.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.
Whok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirk blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.
Kirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Kirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.
Kirk dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirk avoids it.
Kirk dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
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.

Whok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kirk avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Kirk.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
James Kirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whok or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
Whok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirk's brow.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kirk can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Whok lands an elbow just above Kirk 's eye.
Whok connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up James Kirk's cut even more.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Kirk misses with some punches.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whok blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Kirk struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Whok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Kirk avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with some punches.
Whok presses Kirk against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Whok.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirk's brow.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Whok blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Kirk is blocking nicely.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok lands a right hand.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Whok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Kirk.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Kirk lands a left hand.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Whok blocking some punches.
Kirk tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Kirk on the inside.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk is working Whok over against the ropes.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but Kirk blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Kirk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirk.
Kirk avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piger Whok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
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!

Kirk darts in and clinches Whok up against the ropes.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kirk.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
Whok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kirk.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Kirk breaks the clinch.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok with a nice calf kick.
Kirk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Kirk closes the distance and pushes Whok back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok is working Kirk over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kirk.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirk's brow.
Whok working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Kirk.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above James Kirk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kirk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whok blocking some punches.
Kirk working aggressively here.
Kirk dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Kirk avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Kirk effectively controlling the action here.
Whok lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Kirk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whok.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Kirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kirk - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whok prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whok is keeping busy.
Kirk misses with some punches.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Kirk shrugs off.
Kirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoks head.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk misses with some punches.
Kirk is struggling to control the position.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirk's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whok throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirk.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whok misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.

James Kirk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Kirk blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Whok.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Kirk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for James Kirk!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for James Kirk!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for James Kirk!

James Kirk wins by unanimous decision!
James Kirk thanked the fans post fight for their support.