PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 21777 p4p, 18820 weight class) and Harry Entei (ranked 502 p4p, 469 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Harry Entei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Piger Whok's chin.

Whok
vs
Entei

168 cm
31
146
20 - 12 - 0

177 cm
40
155
44 - 35 - 6

World class MT
Very strong

World class MT
Granite chin

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 20 - 12 - 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 44 - 35 - 6, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Whok misses
and Entei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Entei lands with a right hand.
Whok throws a leg kick that misses.
Entei scores with a jab.
Entei lands with a hook. Whok tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Entei wants to land a leg kick but Whok is out of range.
Entei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whok moves away from the strike by Entei.
Whok seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Whok connects with a solid leg kick.
Entei blocks a leg kick.
Entei looks to score with a jab to the body but Whok is just out of range.
Whok throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Entei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Entei checks a leg kick.
Entei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok throws a leg kick but Entei moved away.
A left lands for Entei.
Whok with a nice calf kick.
Whok is looking to land body kicks.
Whok tries to score with a low kick but Entei moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Whok tenderised Entei's leg. Entei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Entei throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Entei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei scores with a head kick.
Whok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Entei.
We've been informed that Entei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Entei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whok misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Entei does no damage.
Entei looks to score with a jab to the body but Whok is just out of range.
Whok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Entei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Entei connects with a right hand. Whok shakes it off.
Whok drops his hands momentarily and Entei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Entei blocks a head kick by Whok.
Entei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Entei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Entei lands a nice looking body shot.
Whok throws a solid leg kick but Entei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whok.
A left lands for Entei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei with a hook.
Whok misses with a body kick.
Whok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Entei circles away quickly and effectively.
Entei is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Whok throws a nice looking combination but Entei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Entei gets tackled into the ropes by Whok. Whok maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Whok.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Whok lands an elbow inside.

Entei manages to break the clinch.
Entei misses the shot to the body.
Entei misses the body punch
and Whok counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Whok blocks the low kick.
Whok lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whok throws a front kick aimed at Entei's knee but Entei avoids it well.
Entei throws a hook but Whok avoids it easily.
Whok misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Entei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whok throws a sloppy head kick and Entei moves out of range easily.
Whok moves forwards but Entei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Entei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whok throws a sloppy head kick
and Entei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Entei throws a jab but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok tries a low kick but Entei avoids it.
Whok throws a quick inside leg kick.

Whok has closed the distance and engaged Entei in a clinch.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Entei as the two fighters clinch.
Whok throws a punch but it's blocked by Entei.
Whok is working Entei over against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whok.
Entei pushes Whok back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Entei.
Entei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok prevents a body shot from Entei.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Entei shrugs off.
Entei pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Entei dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Entei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Entei lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Whok's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok lands a hook that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Entei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Entei lands a left hand.
Entei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok lands an elbow just above Entei 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Entei works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Entei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
Entei lands with a short shot to the head.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Entei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whok.
A right hook to the body lands for Entei.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Whok.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
Whok throws a punch but it's blocked by Entei.
Entei lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Entei takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Entei's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Entei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Entei struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Entei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Entei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Entei swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Entei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
That's time! Whok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Entei wants to land a leg kick but Whok is out of range.
Whok misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Entei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Entei lands with an uppercut that bounces Whok off the ropes and back into range.
Whok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Entei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Entei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Entei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Entei throws a jab when Whok was well out of range.
Entei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Entei blocks a head kick by Whok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei lands a jab to the nose.
Entei is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Whok was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whok thuds his shin into the meat of Entei's side.
Whok throws a combination that misses
and Entei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok misses with a two punch combination.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whok misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei misses with a wild combination.
Whok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entei throws a big shot that misses.
Whok appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whok moves out of range as Entei strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Entei, as that shot connected.
Entei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Entei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whok on the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Entei.
Whok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Entei moves out of range as Whok throws a body kick.
Entei throws out a counter right but Whok avoids it with no problem.
Whok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Entei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Entei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Entei avoids a kick to the body.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Entei lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Entei misses.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entei.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Entei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whok was well out of range. Poor timing from Entei.
Entei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Entei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whok is out of range and Entei settles back down.
Entei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Entei connects with a solid leg kick.
Whok is looking to chop away at Entei's legs.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Entei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Entei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Entei thows a body kick. Whok tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harry Entei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Entei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whoks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Entei throws a low kick but Whok avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok throws a one two combo.
Entei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Entei 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
After the fight, Harry Entei was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.