PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Castaneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sano Vaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castaneda
vs
Vaa

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sano Vaa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaa tries to clinch up.

Vaa moves into the clinch successfully.

Castaneda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaa is looking to clinch but Castaneda is avoiding it.
Castaneda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vaa tries to clinch there but Castaneda circles away.
Vaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castaneda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Castaneda.
Vaa throws a leg kick which misses Castaneda's front leg but catches the back leg as Castaneda tries to avoid it.
Sano Vaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castaneda's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Castaneda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castaneda is trying to force a seperation but Vaa has the dominant position.
Castaneda can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Castaneda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castaneda is trying to break the clinch but Vaa is controlling him.
Castaneda can't break the clinch.
Vaa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaa tries a knee to the head but Castaneda blocks it.
Vaa keeps control of Castaneda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castaneda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castaneda avoids the head kick by Vaa.
Vaa throws a low kick but Castaneda avoids it.
Nice body punch from Castaneda.
Vaa is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Vaa.
Castaneda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castaneda counters with a left to the body.
Castaneda scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaa looks to clinch
and Castaneda counters with a nice body shot.
Vaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaa wants to clinch up but Castaneda keeps it at a distance.
Vaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castaneda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castaneda swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Vaa misses with a knee to the head.

Vaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castaneda takes a swing at Vaa's ribcage but misses.
Vaa tries to clinch up but Castaneda circles away and keeps his distance.
Vaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castaneda circles away from the clinch attempt.

Castaneda throws out a head kick that Vaa doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Vaa crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Vaa's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

It looks like Sano Vaa has been cut.
Vaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castaneda lands a right and a left and another right! Vaa goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kyle Castaneda!