PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estan Quieroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Kicker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kicker
vs
Quieroz

184 cm
24
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

167 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estan Quieroz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quieroz avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Quieroz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kicker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Kicker walks into a stiff left hand from Quieroz.
Kicker lands with a kick to the temple. Quieroz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kicker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kicker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kicker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kicker blocks a head kick by Quieroz.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Quieroz.
Quieroz avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Quieroz looks to land a left hand but Kicker moved out of range nicely.
Quieroz throws out a powerful jab.
Quieroz throws a hook but Kicker blocks it.
Kicker slips a jab and a cross from Quieroz.
Quieroz avoids the head kick by Kicker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kicker.
Kicker wants to land a leg kick but Quieroz is out of range.
A head kick misses from Quieroz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quieroz gets a clinch.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quieroz misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Quieroz tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Kicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quieroz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Quieroz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quieroz is defending well for now.
Quieroz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quieroz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quieroz can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kicker obliges.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Kicker cracks Quieroz with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quieroz avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kicker.
Quieroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kicker landing knees to the head.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quieroz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Quieroz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kicker's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kicker obliges.
Quieroz working aggressively here.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quieroz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Quieroz shrugs off.
Quieroz blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Quieroz misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
A big left from Quieroz misses.

Quieroz drives through and clinches with Kicker against the ropes.
Quieroz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Quieroz avoids the damage to the body.
Quieroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quieroz.
Kicker tries a body shot but Quieroz blocks it.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Quieroz 's eye.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Quieroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kicker.
Quieroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Quieroz shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Quieroz tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kicker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Quieroz in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quieroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kicker scores a nice knee to the body.
Kicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quieroz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Quieroz is rocked!
Quieroz misses with a punch to the body.
Quieroz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kicker finish him?
Quieroz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Quieroz seems to have recovered his senses.
Quieroz managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quieroz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quieroz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quieroz is breathing heavily.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quieroz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quieroz throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quieroz can't break the clinch.
Kicker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quieroz avoids it.
Quieroz is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Quieroz tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kicker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quieroz's head.
A jab from Kicker does it's job there.

Kicker takes the fight into the clinch.
Kicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker keeps control of Quieroz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quieroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Kicker lands a hook that snaps the head of Quieroz backwards.
Quieroz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Quieroz wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quieroz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quieroz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quieroz tries to throw a body punch but Kicker avoids it by throwing Quieroz back against the ropes.
Ray Kicker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quieroz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quieroz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quieroz avoids it.
Quieroz is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Quieroz throws a head punch that misses.
Quieroz throws a head punch that misses.
Quieroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quieroz blocks an elbow strike.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quieroz's brow.
Kicker digs a right hand underneath Quieroz's ribcage. Quieroz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quieroz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Quieroz takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Estan Quieroz has been cut.
Quieroz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker blocks an uppercut.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quieroz avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quieroz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Quieroz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quieroz's brow.
Quieroz avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Quieroz lands with a light punch inside.
Quieroz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quieroz's brow.
A shot in the inside from Kicker.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Estan Quieroz's cut.
That's time! Kicker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kicker moves away from the strike by Quieroz.
Kicker throws a solid leg kick but Quieroz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kicker.
Ray Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kicker drives through and clinches with Quieroz against the ropes.
Quieroz working aggressively here.
Kicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quieroz avoids it.
Quieroz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kicker obliges.
Quieroz working aggressively here.
Quieroz is trying to break free.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Quieroz misses with some punches.
Kicker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Quieroz is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quieroz avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quieroz can do to turn this around?
Quieroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Quieroz fails to land.
Quieroz has a couple of punches blocked by Kicker.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quieroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quieroz throws a head punch that misses.
Quieroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quieroz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quieroz's brow.
Quieroz misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Quieroz blocks it.
Quieroz avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Quieroz working hard to break the clinch.
Quieroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quieroz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quieroz avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Quieroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quieroz working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Quieroz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quieroz avoids it.
Quieroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quieroz misses with some punches.
Kicker pushes Quieroz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker had his way with Estan Quieroz in that round.
The cut man is working on Estan Quieroz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quieroz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quieroz avoids the head kick by Kicker.

Kicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quieroz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kicker.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quieroz.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker prevents Quieroz from breaking the clinch.
Quieroz avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quieroz misses with the head strike.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Quieroz's ribcage.
Quieroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Quieroz dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Quieroz blocks it.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quieroz blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quieroz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quieroz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Quieroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quieroz.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
A knee to the head by Kicker.
Quieroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Quieroz tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Quieroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Quieroz won't want to take too many of those.
Quieroz lands with a light punch inside.
Quieroz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Quieroz won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicker breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Quieroz with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Quieroz looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Quieroz get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ray Kicker!
Ray Kicker thanked the fans post fight for their support.