PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Asztalos
vs
Saggett

186 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

192 cm
26
192 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Fishy Fighting {$15}

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Saggett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saggett throws a right and a left that Asztalos avoids nicely.
Asztalos blocks a head kick by Saggett.
Saggett jabs Asztalos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asztalos throws a quick inside leg kick.

Asztalos rushes Saggett and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Asztalos misses with a body punch.
Asztalos keeps control of Saggett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Asztalos is controlling him.
Asztalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saggett tries to circle away but Asztalos has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saggett tries to break free but Asztalos pushes him back against the ropes.
Asztalos gets through Saggett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asztalos stalling.
Asztalos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Asztalos lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Asztalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asztalos tries a body shot but Saggett blocks it.
Asztalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Asztalos lands with a light punch inside.
Asztalos presses Saggett against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asztalos lands with a left to the head.
Asztalos keeps control of Saggett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Asztalos works on Saggett's body with a couple of short punches.

Saggett breaks the clinch.
Saggett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asztalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Asztalos works Saggett's body with a nice hook.

Asztalos clinches with his opponent.
Asztalos lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saggett takes a shot to the head.
Asztalos taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Asztalos.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Asztalos has him pressed against the ropes.
Asztalos presses Saggett against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saggett looks winded!
A short left from Asztalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saggett wants to break free but Asztalos has control.
A short right from Asztalos on the inside.
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Asztalos has him pressed against the ropes.
Asztalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saggett backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asztalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saggett tries to break free but Asztalos pushes him back against the ropes.
Asztalos lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Bob Saggett has been cut.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
Asztalos taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Asztalos.
Asztalos stalling the fight.
Asztalos keeps control of Saggett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saggett is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asztalos digs a right hand underneath Saggett's ribcage. Saggett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Asztalos.
A short left from Asztalos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asztalos.
Saggett tries to break the clinch but Asztalos is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tibo Asztalos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Saggett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Saggett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asztalos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Saggett is rocked!
Saggett misses with a looping right.

Asztalos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saggett, pushing him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Asztalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saggett is trying to push Asztalos away but Asztalos has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Asztalos presses Saggett against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saggett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Asztalos misses with an elbow over the top.
Saggett is looking to break free of the clinch but Asztalos has double underhooks.
Asztalos lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Asztalos.
A nice left hand lands by Asztalos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asztalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saggett is still on wobbly legs! Can Asztalos finish him?
Saggett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saggett seems to have recovered his senses.
Saggett tries to break the clinch but Asztalos is controlling the position.
Asztalos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saggett tries to circle away but Asztalos has him pinned against the ropes.
Saggett tries to break the clinch but Asztalos is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
Saggett tries to circle away but Asztalos has him pinned against the ropes.
Asztalos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saggett's efforts to push away.
Tibo Asztalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saggett is trying to force a seperation but Asztalos has the dominant position.
Asztalos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saggett wants to break free but Asztalos has control.
Asztalos prevents Saggett from breaking the clinch.
Asztalos pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Asztalos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saggett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Asztalos lands a right hand.
Saggett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Asztalos.
Asztalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saggett is breathing heavily.
Saggett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saggett can't break the clinch.
Asztalos lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asztalos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saggett up against the ropes.
Saggett is looking to break free of the clinch but Asztalos has double underhooks.
Asztalos slows down the pace here.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Asztalos has him pressed against the ropes.
Saggett wants to break free but Asztalos has control.
Saggett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Asztalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saggett or not.
Saggett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asztalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That has opened up Bob Saggett's cut even more.
Asztalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Asztalos lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asztalos lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Asztalos lands a body shot.

Asztalos creates a bit of space and cracks Saggett with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Saggett is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Saggett throws a head kick that misses
and Asztalos counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Saggett goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Saggett hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tibo Asztalos!
Tibo Asztalos thanked the fans post fight for their support.