PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Herado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Archangel is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Herado
vs
Archangel

175 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Herado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Archangel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archangel scores with a nice right hand.
Archangel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Herado.
Herado misses with the combination.
Archangel cracks Herado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Archangel throws a right hand that Herado ducks under and follows up with a left that Herado also avoids with ease.
Herado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Herado tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Archangel counter with a right hand.
Herado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Archangel throws a looping overhand right but Herado ducks down to avoid it.
Archangel lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archangel.
Archangel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Archangel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herado thinking.
Herado wants to clinch but Archangel slips to the side
and Archangel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archangel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Herado wants to clinch but Archangel slips to the side
and Herado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archangel lands a jab to the head.
Archangel throws a hook but Herado avoids it easily.
Monty Archangel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herado moves to clinch but Archangel breaks away
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herado wants to clinch up but Archangel keeps it at a distance.
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!
Herado throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Herado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Archangel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archangel misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Archangel.
Archangel lands with a shot to the body.
Archangel slips a jab and a cross from Herado.
Archangel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Herado misses with a series of wild punches.
Herado looks to clinch
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herado tries to clinch up
and Archangel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herado tries to clinch
and Archangel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archangel was well out of range. Poor timing from Herado.
Archangel 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.
Archangel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Herado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archangel.
Herado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archangel.
Herado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Archangel.
Archangel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Archangel swats away the attempt to clinch by Herado.
Archangel slips under a jab from Herado.
Archangel swings for the body but Herado moves out of range.
Herado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archangel scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herado misses with a low kick.
Herado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herado needs to keep his hands up - Archangel had a free shot at his head there.
Herado throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Archangel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archangel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archangel lands the left hand.

Herado is rocked!
Archangel connects with a quick right hand that sends Herado tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Monty Archangel!
Monty Archangel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.