PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 952 p4p, 5827 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 141 p4p, 572 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!

Beukeboom
vs
Rothschild

185 cm
42
206
43 - 27 - 0

190 cm
37
215
19 - 7 - 2

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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 43 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beukeboom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom staying out of range there.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Beukeboom connects with a jab.
Beukeboom lands a jab to the head.
Beukeboom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
A counter left hand to the body from Beukeboom misses its target.
Rothschild defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
Beukeboom checks a leg kick nicely.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothschild has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Beukeboom ducks down to avoid it.
Beukeboom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Beukeboom as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Beukeboom misses the target.
Beukeboom throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild looks to clinch
and Beukeboom counters with a stiff right hand.
Beukeboom misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beukeboom counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beukeboom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothschild lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Beukeboom. That snapped Rothschild's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beukeboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beukeboom checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beukeboom misses with a straight right.
Rothschild misses with a right hand
and Beukeboom counters with a straight right hand.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Rothschild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beukeboom.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Beukeboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beukeboom connects with a right hand. Rothschild shakes it off.
Beukeboom jabs Rothschild to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rothschild.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Beukeboom avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beukeboom misses with a right hand
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beukeboom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Beukeboom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Beukeboom with a jab.
Beukeboom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rothschild slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild lands with a hook. Beukeboom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Rothschild on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beukeboom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothschild can do to turn this around?
Beukeboom misses with a straight left.
Beukeboom throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beukeboom throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Beukeboom throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beukeboom misses with a hook.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Rothschild cracks Beukeboom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Beukeboom is rocked!
Beukeboom connects with the punch.
Oh Beukeboom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Beukeboom slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
Beukeboom seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Beukeboom misses.
Bill Beukeboom is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Beukeboom connects with a body shot that sends Rothschild's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Beukeboom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
It looked like Beukeboom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Beukeboom misses with a looping right.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab from Rothschild.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beukeboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beukeboom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Beukeboom finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Beukeboom avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
Beukeboom looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Beukeboom avoids the punch easily.
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 Bill Beukeboom 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beukeboom jabs at Rothschild's body.
Beukeboom lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothschild dips to his left and cracks Beukeboom with an uppercut!
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Beukeboom misses its target.
Beukeboom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.

Beukeboom ducks into a a hook from Rothschild and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rothschild lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beukeboom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beukeboom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beukeboom checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beukeboom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothschild staggers Beukeboom with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Beukeboom looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Rothschild is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Theodore Rothschild!