PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yellow Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Huruiama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label comes into the arena with Godsmak, I stand alone blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Label
vs
Huruiama

177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yellow Label!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Huruiama!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Label fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huruiama cracks Label with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Huruiama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Label on the side of the head.
Dan Huruiama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Label darts in trying to clinch
and Huruiama counters with a two punch combo.

Label is rocked!
Huruiama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Label doesn't seem bothered though.
Label is looking to clinch but Huruiama is avoiding it.
Huruiama scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Label scores with a kick to the body.
Huruiama throws a nice looking combination but Label bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huruiama misses with a double jab.
Label fails with an attempt to clinch.
Label tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huruiama throws out a powerful jab.
Huruiama misses the shot to the body.
Label showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huruiama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huruiama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Label counters with a head kick. That will keep Huruiama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Label moves in looking to clinch but Huruiama pushes him off.
Label throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huruiama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Huruiama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huruiama lands a nice shot that snaps Label's head back.
Label tries to clinch up but Huruiama circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Huruiama. Those never looked like landing.
Huruiama works Label's body with a nice hook.
Label is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Label is looking to clinch.
Huruiama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huruiama misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huruiama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Label fails with an attempt to clinch.
Label fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huruiama misses with a double jab.
Label wants to clinch up but Huruiama keeps it at a distance.
Label wants to clinch up but Huruiama keeps it at a distance.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Huruiama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Huruiama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huruiama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Label finds it's way round the side to connect with Huruiama's head.
A big right from Huruiama misses.
Label on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huruiama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Label connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Huruiama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Label lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Dan Huruiama has been cut.
Label takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Label tries to clinch but Huruiama moves out of range.
Label closes the distance but Huruiama moves to the side
and Huruiama counters with a three punch combo that has Label backing up. Label nods at Huruiama to acknowledge the strikes.
Huruiama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Label pushes Huruiama up against the ropes in a clinch.
Label lands a left hand.
Huruiama keeps control of Label as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huruiama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Label has Huruiama pressed against the ropes, preventing Huruiama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Label lands an elbow inside.
Huruiama is trying to push Label away but Label has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huruiama has Label pressed against the ropes, preventing Label from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Huruiama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Label looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Label.
A knee to the head by Label.
A frustrated look appears on Huruiama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huruiama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huruiama is trying to break the clinch but Label is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huruiama is trying to force a seperation but Label has the dominant position.
Label scores with a knee to the head.

Label's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huruiama misses with an uppercut
and Label counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Huruiama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Huruiama's cut.
That's time! Label's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Label throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Huruiama is rocked!
Label is looking to clinch but Huruiama is avoiding it.
Huruiama is still on wobbly legs! Can Label finish him?
Huruiama walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yellow Label!
Yellow Label seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.