PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ablon Holy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Ramokgadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Holy
vs
Ramokgadi

176 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Brand New Life

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ablon Holy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Ramokgadi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramokgadi misses with a looping right.
Holy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Ramokgadi pushes Holy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holy fails to land.

Ramokgadi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holy throws a body punch but Ramokgadi moves out of range.
Ramokgadi scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Ablon Holy has been cut.
Holy looks to land a combination but Ramokgadi avoids it well.
Ramokgadi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holy throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramokgadi wants to clinch.
Holy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ramokgadi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramokgadi manages to avoid it.
Ramokgadi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holy moves away.
Holy misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holy. Ramokgadi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up but Holy circles away and keeps his distance.
Holy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramokgadi misses with a low kick.
Ramokgadi is looking to clinch.
Ramokgadi misses with an uppercut. Holy saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy dodges the punch combination from Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Ramokgadi misses its intended target.
Ramokgadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holy circles away quickly and effectively.
Holy stalks Ramokgadi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramokgadi's face. Ramokgadi staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramokgadi takes a swing at Holy's ribcage but misses.
Holy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Holy tries to keep at a distance but Ramokgadi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramokgadi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy trying to control the position but instead, Ramokgadi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holy into the ropes.

Ramokgadi breaks from the clinch.
Douglas Ramokgadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramokgadi misses with a double jab.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up.
Holy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramokgadi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holy lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramokgadi throws a jab but it's blocked by Holy.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but Holy is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramokgadi misses with a straight left.

Ramokgadi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holy blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Holy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ramokgadi fails to land.

Ramokgadi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holy slips a straight right by Ramokgadi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holy scores with a jab to the body.
Ramokgadi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Holy as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramokgadi throws a right hand that misses
and Holy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramokgadi wants to clinch.
Holy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Ramokgadi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ablon Holy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramokgadi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holy is looking to wear down Ramokgadi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramokgadi tries to score with a low kick but Holy moves his leg out of the way.
Ramokgadi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas Ramokgadi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramokgadi throws a big shot that misses.
Holy takes a swing at Ramokgadi's ribcage but misses.
Douglas Ramokgadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramokgadi lands a jab to the head.
Holy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramokgadi.
Holy misses the body punch
and Ramokgadi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Ramokgadi gets a clinch.

Ramokgadi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramokgadi is looking to clinch but Holy is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramokgadi rushes Holy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramokgadi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ramokgadi breaks the clinch.
Ramokgadi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Holy is rocked!
Holy tries to get into range but Ramokgadi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Holy! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ramokgadi scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Ramokgadi!