PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dirk Vezquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biru Abuabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biru Abuabu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vezquez
vs
Abuabu

225 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Vezquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biru Abuabu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abuabu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vezquez lands a head shot.
Vezquez throws a head kick but Abuabu moves out of range.
Vezquez misses with a double jab
and Abuabu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abuabu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vezquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Vezquez closes the distance and pushes Abuabu back into the ropes.
Abuabu tries to throw a body punch but Vezquez avoids it by throwing Abuabu back against the ropes.

Abuabu breaks the clinch.
Abuabu swinging wildly here.
Vezquez misses with a low kick.
Vezquez tries to clinch but Abuabu moves away
and Abuabu counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu feints and then cracks Vezquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vezquez down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abuabu drives through and clinches with Vezquez against the ropes.
Abuabu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vezquez's efforts to push away.
Vezquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abuabu backwards.

Abuabu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vezquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vezquez throws a combination that misses
enabling Abuabu to counter with a crisp jab.
Vezquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abuabu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Vezquez moves into the clinch.
Abuabu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abuabu pushes Vezquez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vezquez tries to stall but Abuabu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abuabu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vezquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vezquez looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vezquez is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abuabu.
Abuabu cracks the inside of Vezquez's front leg.
Abuabu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vezquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Abuabu circles away.
Vezquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abuabu counters with an outside leg kick.
Abuabu wants to clinch up but Vezquez keeps it at a distance.
Abuabu fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Abuabu - just one landing.
Vezquez tries to clinch
and Abuabu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vezquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abuabu counters with a thumping low kick.
Abuabu scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Abuabu.
Vezquez is trying to break free.
Abuabu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Vezquez tries to circle away but Abuabu has him pinned against the ropes.
Vezquez prevents a body shot from Abuabu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vezquez is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abuabu.
Abuabu tries to work over Vezquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abuabu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abuabu lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Abuabu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vezquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vezquez misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vezquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abuabu counters with a body kick that stops Vezquez in his tracks momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abuabu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biru Abuabu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abuabu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vezquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abuabu can pounce on him.
Biru Abuabu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vezquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vezquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dirk Vezquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abuabu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abuabu with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Abuabu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abuabu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vezquez's elbow.
Vezquez working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Abuabu.

Abuabu manages to break the clinch.
Biru Abuabu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abuabu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vezquez's head.

It looks like Dirk Vezquez has been cut.
Abuabu lands with a hook. Vezquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick from Abuabu lands but Vezquez takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abuabu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abuabu.
Abuabu taking a breather.
Abuabu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vezquezs head.

Abuabu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vezquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abuabu throws a head kick but Vezquez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vezquez looks to throw the jab but Abuabu is out of range.
Abuabu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abuabu tries to bum rush Vezquez with a series of wild strikes but Vezquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abuabu avoids a kick to the body.
Abuabu throws a sloppy head kick and Vezquez moves out of range easily.
Vezquez tries to clinch but Abuabu moves out of range.
Vezquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vezquez moves away from the strike by Abuabu.
Vezquez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abuabu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vezquez.
Abuabu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vezquez misses with a head kick.

Abuabu rushes Vezquez and presses him up against the ropes.

Abuabu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abuabu throws a leg kick which misses Vezquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vezquez tries to avoid it.
Abuabu throws a sloppy head kick and Vezquez moves out of range easily.
Vezquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abuabu scores with a head kick. Vezquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vezquez lands a jab to Abuabu's midsection.
Abuabu swings widly with a right hand
and Vezquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Abuabu misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vezquez tries to clinch
and Abuabu counters with an inside leg kick.
Vezquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abuabu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu throws a sloppy head kick and Vezquez moves out of range easily.
Vezquez lands an overhand right.
Vezquez misses with the combination.
Abuabu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Abuabu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biru Abuabu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Vezquez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Vezquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vezquez tries to clinch up.
Vezquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abuabu misses with the combination.
Vezquez throws a sloppy head kick and Abuabu moves out of range easily.
Abuabu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vezquez moves away.
Abuabu throws a leg kick which misses Vezquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vezquez tries to avoid it.
Dirk Vezquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vezquez tries to clinch but Abuabu is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vezquez clobbers Abuabu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vezquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vezquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abuabu.
Vezquez lands a jab to Abuabu's midsection.
Abuabu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abuabu misses with the combination.

Vezquez has Abuabu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vezquez lands an elbow inside that Abuabu shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vezquez pushes Abuabu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abuabu misses with a punch to the body.
Abuabu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vezquez up against the ropes.
Vezquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abuabu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vezquez misses with a knee strike.
Vezquez misses with a knee to the head.
Abuabu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vezquez has had enough of the clinch but Abuabu keeps him there for the moment.
Abuabu can't find room to land a body shot as Vezquez controls the action.
Vezquez is trying to break free.
Vezquez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abuabu is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vezquez.
Abuabu has had enough of the clinch but Vezquez keeps him there for the moment.
Vezquez missing with knees to the body.
Vezquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abuabu pushes Vezquez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abuabu lands with a right to the head.
Abuabu prevents Vezquez from breaking the clinch.
Abuabu has Vezquez pressed against the ropes, preventing Vezquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Biru Abuabu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abuabu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vezquez slowing the pace effectively.
Abuabu tries to work over Vezquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abuabu misses with a punch on the inside.
Abuabu misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vezquez.
Abuabu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Abuabu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vezquez throws a series of punches but Abuabu moves out of range.
Vezquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abuabu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Abuabu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abuabu scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Abuabu has managed to clinch.
Dirk Vezquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biru Abuabu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abuabu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biru Abuabu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abuabu 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biru Abuabu!