PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Monty Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Archangel
vs
Danzig

190 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Archangel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig misses with a body kick.
Danzig lands a leg kick that knocks Archangel off balance momentarily.
Archangel throws a big shot that misses.
Archangel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Archangel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Danzig misses with a series of wild punches.
Archangel throws a lazy uppercut
and Danzig counters with a good, hard body kick but Archangel shrugs it off.
Archangel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archangel throws a big shot that misses.
Danzig tries to clinch there but Archangel circles away.
Nice defenses there by Danzig.
Archangel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danzig was well out of range. Poor timing from Archangel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel moves away from the strike by Danzig.
Danzig is looking to slow Archangel down with leg kicks.
A big left from Archangel misses.
Danzig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Archangel throws a jab when Danzig was well out of range.
Archangel moves out of range of the leg kick from Danzig.
Archangel throws a nice looking combination but Danzig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Danzig checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Archangel misses with a lunging right hand
and Danzig counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Danzig.
Danzig moves away from the strike by Archangel.
Archangel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Danzig tries to clinch but Archangel moves out of range.
A big right from Archangel misses.
Danzig connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danzig scores with a head kick. Archangel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danzig.
Danzig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Archangel throws a body punch but Danzig moves out of range.
Archangel looks to land a left hand but Danzig moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig thows a body shot but no joy.
Archangel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archangel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archangel swings widly with a right hand
and Danzig counters with a good, hard body kick but Archangel shrugs it off.
Danzig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danzig pivots, looking for a leg kick but Archangel is out of range and Danzig settles back down.
Archangel misses with a hook. Danzig ducked under it nicely.
Danzig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Danzig.
Danzig moves away from the strike by Archangel.
Archangel keeps the fight on the outside.
Archangel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danzig misses with a head kick.
Danzig lets loose with a powerful body kick. Archangel will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Danzig cracks the inside of Archangel's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Danzig 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.

Danzig lands with a slapping head kick.
Archangel misses with an uppercut. Danzig saw that one coming.
Danzig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archangel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danzig tries to clinch but Archangel is having none of it.
Archangel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Archangel misses with a lunging right hand
and Danzig counters with an outside leg kick.
Danzig tries to clinch
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danzig works over Archangel's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danzig moves away.
A low kick from Archangel misses
and Danzig counters with a left to the body.
Monty Archangel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Archangel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Danzig. That one must have hurt.
A low kick from Archangel misses
and Danzig counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Archangel swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
Danzig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danzig throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Danzig throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel misses with the combination.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Archangel is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danzig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damian Danzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Archangel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Danzig.
Danzig tries to clinch but Archangel is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel looks to land a right hand but Danzig moved out of range.
Danzig throws a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Archangel misses its intended target.
Danzig thumps Archangel with a low kick.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danzig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Danzig.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Archangel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Archangel lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel keeps the fight on the outside.
Archangel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Archangel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danzig will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Archangel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danzig.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archangel throws a lazy uppercut
and Danzig counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Danzig works over Archangel's head and body with a nice combination.
Archangel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Danzig's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danzig misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archangel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danzig closes the distance but Archangel moves to the side
and Archangel counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Danzig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Archangel tried to score with a low kick but Danzig checks it.
Danzig thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Archangel if he has to take too many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danzig.
Archangel looks to land a right hand but Danzig moved out of range.
A slow jab from Archangel misses its intended target.
Danzig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Archangel.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig closes the distance but Archangel moves to the side
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danzig lands a high kick!
Danzig moves in looking to clinch but Archangel pushes him off.
Archangel misses with a series of wild punches.
Danzig misses the shot to the body.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archangel keeps the fight on the outside.
Archangel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Archangel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danzig.
Damian Danzig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws a chopping leg kick but Archangel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danzig throws out a powerful jab.
Danzig wants to clinch.
Archangel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Danzig throws a body kick that misses.
Archangel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig.
Archangel misses with a hook. Danzig ducked under it nicely.
Archangel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danzig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig darts in trying to clinch
and Archangel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Archangel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Archangel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danzig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Archangel.
Danzig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danzig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danzig throws a nice outside leg kick.
Archangel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monty Archangel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig slips a jab from Archangel.
Danzig tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Archangel misses its intended target.
Archangel throws a hook to the side of Danzig's head but Danzig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archangel scores with a leg kick.
Danzig is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danzig wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archangel throws a series of punches but Danzig avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Danzig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danzig has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Danzig!
Damian Danzig seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.