PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Lavar Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Zambidis's chin.

Zambidis
vs
Johnson

178 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zambidis throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Lavar Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Zambidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.

Johnson staggers Zambidis with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Zambidis looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

It looks like Mike Zambidis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a push kick but Zambidis slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Zambidis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zambidis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Zambidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a right hand that Zambidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zambidis also avoids with ease.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks gassed!
Zambidis looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zambidis scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Zambidis tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zambidis throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Zambidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zambidis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zambidis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zambidis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Zambidis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Zambidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zambidis.
A nice combination there by Zambidis.
Zambidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Zambidis lands a two punch combo.
Zambidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Zambidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Zambidis avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zambidis counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zambidis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zambidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambidis feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Zambidis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zambidis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zambidis stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zambidis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zambidis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zambidis.
Sloppy strikes from Zambidis. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Zambidis avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Lavar Johnson should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zambidis lands with a slapping head kick.
Lavar Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zambidis misses with a two punch combination.
Zambidis dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zambidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zambidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Zambidis looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Zambidis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Zambidis sees coming a mile off.
Johnson tries to bum rush Zambidis with a series of wild strikes but Zambidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zambidis jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Zambidis slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Zambidis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the ropes. Zambidis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Zambidis counters with a nice body shot.
Zambidis is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zambidis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Zambidis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Zambidis thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zambidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zambidis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zambidis looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zambidis throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zambidis.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zambidis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Zambidis moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zambidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zambidis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Zambidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zambidis dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Zambidis throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Zambidis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Zambidis moves out of range.
Zambidis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Zambidis avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zambidis slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Zambidis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zambidis slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Zambidis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zambidis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zambidis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Zambidis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Zambidis avoids them all with ease.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zambidis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Zambidis moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Zambidis counters with a head kick.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Zambidis avoids it well.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Zambidis.
Zambidis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zambidis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zambidis duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zambidis throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Zambidis lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Zambidis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Zambidis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zambidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Zambidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zambidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Zambidis connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Zambidis cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Zambidis throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zambidis.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Zambidis counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Zambidis does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis moves out of range of the body kick.
Zambidis punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Zambidis scores with a push kick.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zambidis misses with a two punch combination.
Zambidis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zambidis swinging wildly here.
Zambidis avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Zambidis counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Zambidis.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Zambidis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lavar Johnson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zambidis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zambidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Zambidis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zambidis punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zambidis counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Zambidis counters with a body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Zambidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Zambidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zambidis throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Zambidis scores with a four punch combination!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Zambidis. Those never looked like landing.
Zambidis lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Zambidis moves out of range.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zambidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zambidis throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a push kick but Zambidis slaps the foot to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zambidis.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Zambidis blocks the body kick.
Zambidis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zambidis.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zambidis throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Zambidis saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Zambidis counters with a head kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that Zambidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zambidis also avoids with ease.
Zambidis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Zambidis.
Zambidis moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Zambidis scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Zambidis backs away looking to recover.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Zambidis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Zambidis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambidis tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zambidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zambidis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Zambidis had his way with Lavar Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson walks into a left hand.
Zambidis throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Zambidis moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zambidis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Zambidis moved away.
Zambidis lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zambidis.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zambidis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Zambidis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zambidis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Zambidis avoids it.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Zambidis moves out of range.
Zambidis jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Zambidis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Zambidis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Zambidis lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Zambidis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zambidis cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zambidis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zambidis swinging wildly here.
Zambidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zambidis avoids a kick to the body.
Zambidis misses with a double jab.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zambidis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Zambidis scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Zambidis lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws a combination. Zambidis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zambidis sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zambidis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Zambidis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zambidis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Zambidis!
An intense looking Mike Zambidis took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'i want a third match agaisnt takanori gomi!'.