PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Australian RooMan (ranked 2915 p4p, 22346 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 382 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

RooMan
vs
Louis

185 cm
38
170
14 - 9 - 1

186 cm
33
183
20 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by RooMan.
RooMan throws a one two combo.
RooMan throws a right and a left that both miss.
RooMan keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
RooMan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louis.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RooMan doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis misses with a hook. RooMan ducked under it nicely.
RooMan throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis swings for the body but RooMan moves out of range.
RooMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
RooMan connects with a leg kick.
RooMan avoids the head kick by Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RooMan misses with a few strikes there.
RooMan throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
RooMan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
RooMan throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
RooMan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan misses with a double jab.
RooMan sets himself, and Louis steps forward looking for the clinch! RooMan avoids it this time.
Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
RooMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
RooMan moves away from the strike by Louis.
RooMan tries to move into range but Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Louis.
Louis throws a body punch but RooMan moves out of range.
Louis misses with a straight right.
RooMan cracks a nice hook into Louis's ribs.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RooMan.
We've been informed that Louis 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.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
RooMan is looking to counter punch.
Louis cracks a nice hook into RooMan's ribs.
RooMan lands a really nice looking cross but Louis seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RooMan misses with an uppercut
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps RooMan thinking.
RooMan lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Louis feints a counter leg kick.
RooMan needs to keep his hands up - Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
Louis tries to clinch but RooMan is having none of it.
RooMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
RooMan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from RooMan. Those never looked like landing.
RooMan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Louis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louis dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis lets loose with a powerful body kick. RooMan will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Australian RooMan will probably get the nod.
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.

Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from RooMan.
Louis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
RooMan throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
RooMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Louis scores with a leg kick.
RooMan scores with a jab.
RooMan misses with a wild combination.
Louis scores with a leg kick.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RooMan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louis.
RooMan thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan takes one to the chin there.
RooMan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RooMan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from RooMan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
RooMan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
RooMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by RooMan.
RooMan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
RooMan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louis throws out the jab.
RooMan is looking to counter punch.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. RooMan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Louis misses the jab.
RooMan looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Louis misses with a body punch
and RooMan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped RooMan in his tracks.
RooMan throws a solid leg kick but Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at RooMan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Louis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by RooMan.
RooMan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Australian RooMan is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis throws a shot from downtown. RooMan moves away and avoids it.
RooMan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
RooMan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
RooMan lands a right hook to the body.
RooMan moves out of range as Louis strikes.
RooMan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
RooMan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louis in his tracks.
Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. RooMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from RooMan misses its intended target.
RooMan blocks a head kick by Louis.
RooMan throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
RooMan blocks a jab.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
RooMan cracks Louis with a good jab.
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 Australian RooMan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

RooMan swinging wildly here.
Australian RooMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RooMan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louis swings widly with a right hand
and RooMan counters with a nice body shot.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RooMan doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
It seemed like Louis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis looks to land a right hand but RooMan moved out of range.
RooMan throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from RooMan misses.
Louis misses with a body shot
and RooMan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Louis tries to bum rush RooMan with a series of wild strikes but RooMan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
RooMan throws a series of strikes that have Louis backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Louis misses the jab.
Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
RooMan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
RooMan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan misses with a straight right.
RooMan swinging wildly here.
Louis lands a nice looking body kick.
RooMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
RooMan misses with a straight right.
Louis slips under a jab.
RooMan lands a really nice looking cross but Louis seems unphased.
Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
RooMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
RooMan loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Louis lands with a cross.
A jab from RooMan does it's job there.
RooMan defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick
and RooMan counters with a left and a right that stings Louis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from RooMan misses.
RooMan sets himself, and Louis steps forward looking for the clinch! RooMan avoids it this time.
RooMan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Louis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Louis jabs RooMan right on the nose. RooMan blinks but takes it well.
RooMan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.

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 Australian RooMan.
Well RooMan 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!