PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mordred Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Deschain
vs
Azhari

175 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

171 cm
23
149 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Deschain moves into the clinch.
Deschain managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
A nice left hand lands by Deschain.
Deschain lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deschain as Azhari tries to tie him up.
Deschain lands a good knee to the midsection. Azhari won't want to take too many of those.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Deschain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deschain.
Deschain struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Deschain.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari tries a knee to the head but Deschain blocks it.
Deschain lands a damaging elbow.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Deschain blocks with his arms.
Deschain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azhari tries a body shot but Deschain blocks it.
Deschain lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deschain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deschain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Deschain lands a body shot.
Deschain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses.
Azhari managing to block the knees to the body from Deschain.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deschain blocks it with crossed arms.
Azhari working hard to break the clinch.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deschain is stalling here.
Deschain lands a nice uppercut.
Azhari trying to stall but Deschain improves his position.
Deschain lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Deschain.
Deschain misses with a body punch.
Azhari avoiding damage as Deschain throws knees to the body.
Deschain missing with knees to the body.
Deschain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deschain lands with a short shot to the head.
Azhari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Deschain blocks with his arms.
Deschain struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Deschain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Deschain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azhari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deschain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azhari takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordred Deschain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Deschain.
Deschain just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deschain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Deschain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Deschain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Deschain settles back down.
Deschain thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deschain.
Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azhari tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a punch to the head.
Deschain misses with a looping left.
Deschain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Deschain settles back down.
A low kick from Deschain misses
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deschain. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azhari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Azhari.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Azhari tries to keep at a distance but Deschain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azhari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azhari's face.
Deschain lands a damaging elbow.
Deschain blocking some punches.
Azhari connects with a knee to the head.
Deschain lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deschain as Azhari tries to tie him up.
Azhari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deschain stalling.
Deschain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azhari's efforts to push away.
Azhari working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari misses with the head strike.
Azhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Deschain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deschain landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mordred Deschain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari'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.

Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Deschain connects with a single shot there.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Deschain misses with a right hand
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Deschain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Deschain moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Deschain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deschain lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Deschain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Mordred Deschain is winning the standup battle so far.
Deschain throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deschain misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari drops his hands momentarily and Deschain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Deschain is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Deschain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Deschain connects with a solid leg kick.
Deschain misses with a right hand
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deschain lands with a good body shot.
Mordred Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Deschain clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azhari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deschain slowing the pace effectively.
Deschain presses Azhari against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
Deschain trying to stall but Azhari improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deschain misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deschain avoids it.
Azhari wants to break free but Deschain has control.
Deschain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azhari up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Deschain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordred Deschain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Deschain's corner calls for a 1-2. Deschain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azhari takes a swing at Deschain's ribcage but misses.
Deschain scores with a body shot.
Deschain swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschain circles away.
Deschain throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a one-two to the body.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deschain moves away.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari tries to move into range but Deschain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Deschain misses.
Deschain misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deschain thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain throws a chopping leg kick but Azhari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deschain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azhari counters with a head kick.
Deschain connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deschain. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deschain misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Deschain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari throws a right hand that Deschain ducks under and follows up with a left that Deschain also avoids with ease.
Deschain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Deschain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Deschain. That snapped Azhari's head back.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deschain misses with a combination
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azhari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deschain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Deschain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azhari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordred Deschain had his way with Ebrahim Azhari in that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Deschain.
Deschain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deschain misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Deschain is looking to wear down Azhari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Deschain avoids the head kick by Azhari.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Deschain lands a jab to the nose.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
Deschain misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Deschain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Deschain tries to clinch
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Deschain.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azhari wants to clinch up but Deschain keeps it at a distance.
Azhari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Deschain moves into the clinch.
Mordred Deschain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Deschain - that landed with a thud.
Deschain tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Deschain back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azhari tries a knee to the head but Deschain blocks it.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch but Deschain keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Azhari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deschain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azhari is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deschain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari is looking to control Deschain's arms but Deschain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Azhari has his back to the ropes.
Mordred Deschain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deschain has Azhari pushed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Deschain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Deschain pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Azhari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mordred Deschain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deschain 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordred Deschain!