PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matias McRokkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Dolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Dolar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McRokkari
vs
Dolar

168 cm
26
148 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matias McRokkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Dolar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolar throws a series of strikes that have McRokkari backpedaling.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
McRokkari scores with a nice body kick.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses.
Dolar with a jab.
Dolar tries to clinch up.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses.
Dolar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. McRokkari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dolar moves into the clinch successfully.

McRokkari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolar works over McRokkari's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from McRokkari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRokkari takes a jab right on the kisser.
McRokkari slips a straight right by Dolar.
Dolar connects with a good right hand that stumbles McRokkari. McRokkari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from McRokkari.
McRokkari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolar lands with a cross.
McRokkari moves away from the strike by Dolar.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
McRokkari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dolar lands a body shot.
Dolar avoids the head kick by McRokkari.
Dolar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good exchange - Dolar coming out on top.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
Dolar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McRokkari throws a sloppy head kick and Dolar moves out of range easily.
McRokkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dolar.
Dolar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McRokkari throws a lazy head kick
and Dolar counters with a series of strikes. McRokkari will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
McRokkari throws a head kick but Dolar moves out of range.
Dolar lands a nice shot to the body.

Dolar gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolar wants to break free but McRokkari has control.

McRokkari manages to break the clinch.
McRokkari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Dolar both land. Nice combination.
Dolar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McRokkari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dolar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McRokkari on the side of the head.
Dolar throws a nice looking combination but McRokkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
Dolar lunges at McRokkari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McRokkari's hand.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McRokkari has time to react.
Dolar 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.
McRokkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dolar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

McRokkari is rocked!
Dolar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McRokkari fakes the leg kick and cracks Dolar in the body.
McRokkari moves out of range of the strikes.
Dolar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRokkari circles away quickly and effectively.
Dolar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRokkari moves away.
McRokkari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dolar throws a good cross that connects.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dolar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McRokkari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dolar looks to land a left hand but McRokkari moved out of range nicely.
Dolar avoids the head kick by McRokkari.
McRokkari scores with a nice body kick.
McRokkari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dolar.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses.
McRokkari walks into a stiff left hand from Dolar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRokkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dolar is working the combinations to good effect here.
McRokkari looks for the body kick but Dolar saw that one coming.
McRokkari throws a head kick that Dolar semi-blocks.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
McRokkari throws a wild body kick that Dolar sees coming a mile off.
McRokkari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dolar wants to clinch.
Dolar tries to close the distance and clinch up but McRokkari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dolar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRokkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McRokkari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dolar's head.
Dolar doesn't manage to clinch there - McRokkari circles away.
McRokkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dolar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McRokkari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McRokkari scores with a kick to the body.
Dolar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McRokkari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McRokkari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
Some wild striking there from Dolar.
Dolar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McRokkari.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
Dolar tries to clinch up but McRokkari circles away and keeps his distance.
Dolar misses with a looping right.
Dolar tries to clinch but McRokkari moves out of range.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Dolar moves out of range.
McRokkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Dolar moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRokkari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolar.
McRokkari lands a head kick!

Dolar is rocked!
Dolar avoids the head kick by McRokkari.
Dolar is still on wobbly legs! Can McRokkari finish him?
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
A head kick misses from McRokkari.
Dolar seems to have recovered his senses.
Dolar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McRokkari backs up against the ropes.
Dolar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McRokkari back to the ropes. Dolar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dolar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRokkari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRokkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dolar cracks McRokkari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dolar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dolar fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
McRokkari throws a head kick but Dolar moves out of range.
McRokkari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dolar lands a nice looking body shot.
McRokkari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolar.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolar looks to land a combination but McRokkari avoids it well.
McRokkari misses with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dolar scores with a four punch combination!
Dolar lands a jab.
Nice shot by Dolar.
Nice uppercut there from Dolar.
McRokkari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dolar throws out the jab.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
Dolar stalks McRokkari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McRokkari's face. McRokkari staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh McRokkari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dolar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRokkari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRokkari seems to have got his legs back now.
Dolar connects with a body shot.
McRokkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dolar.
McRokkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolar tries to clinch there but McRokkari circles away.
Dolar swinging wildly here.
Dolar lands a lovely overhand right.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
McRokkari lands a high kick!
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
McRokkari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dolar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McRokkari scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson Dolar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Dolar moves out of range.
Dolar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRokkari circles away quickly and effectively.
McRokkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dolar connects with a right hand. McRokkari shakes it off.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
Dolar's corner calls for a 1-2. Dolar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McRokkari lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McRokkari thows a body kick. Dolar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRokkari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dolar to score with a decent uppercut.
Dolar connects with a looping right hand.
Dolar scores with the left hand. McRokkari knows he should have avoided that one.
Matias McRokkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dolar forces McRokkari back against the ropes and clinches.
McRokkari looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRokkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Dolar 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!

A jab from Dolar finds it's way through McRokkari's defenses.
Dolar 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.
Dolar blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
Dolar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dolar scores with a sloppy right hand. McRokkari should have avoided that one.
McRokkari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dolar's head.
Dolar swinging wildly here.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
McRokkari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McRokkari is looking to slow Dolar down with leg kicks.
Dolar scores with a jab to the body.
McRokkari throws a switch kick that catches Dolar on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Dolar looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Dolar flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Matias McRokkari!