PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Will Iam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yellow Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label has chosen Godsmak, I stand alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Iam
vs
Label

185 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good knees
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Iam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yellow Label!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Label tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Iam forces Label back against the ropes and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Iam.
Iam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Label up against the ropes.

Iam breaks the clinch.
Iam throws a right and a left that Label avoids nicely.
Iam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Label wants to clinch up but Iam keeps it at a distance.

Iam has closed the distance and engaged Label in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iam scores with a jab.

Iam takes the fight into the clinch.
Iam prevents Label from breaking the clinch.

Iam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Label looks to clinch

and Iam moves into the clinch.

Iam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Iam gets a clinch.

Iam breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Label 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Iam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Iam has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Label tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Iam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Iam.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Iam breaks the clinch.
Label closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iam counters with a big head kick but Label shrugs it off.
Label is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iam scores with a jab to the body.

Iam clinches up with Label and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Label wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Iam is leaning against Label and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Iam - that landed with a thud.

Iam breaks from the clinch.

Iam moves into the clinch.
Iam lands an elbow that stopped Label in his tracks for a moment.
Iam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Iam manages to break the clinch.
Label takes a kick to the side of the head.
Label fails in his attempt to clinch.
Label walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Iam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Label moves in looking to clinch but Iam pushes him off.
Label closes the distance looking to clinch

and Iam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Label throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iam blocks it with crossed arms.
Label misses with a knee strike.

Iam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Iam clinches up with Label and pushes him back against the ropes.
Label tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Iam breaks the clinch.
Iam tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Iam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Iam throws a lazy body kick
and Label counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Will Iam is winning the standup battle so far.
Label throws a head kick that misses.

Iam closes the distance and clinches.

Iam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iam lands a front kick.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Label tries to clinch but Iam moves away
and Iam counters with a nice low kick that buckles Label's knee momentarily.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Label.
Iam lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Label dodges the punch combination from Iam.
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!

Iam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iam with a knee to the head.
Label crunches a lovely knee into Iam's ribcage.
Iam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Label up against the ropes.
Iam has Label pressed against the ropes, preventing Label from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Iam as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Iam breaks from the clinch.
Iam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Label manages to avoid it.

Iam closes the distance and clinches.

Iam breaks the clinch.

Iam has closed the distance and engaged Label in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iam stalls.

Iam breaks the clinch.

Iam has managed to clinch.
Iam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Label is defending well for now.
Iam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Label.

Iam manages to break the clinch.

Iam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Iam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iam falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Label counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Label wants to clinch up but Iam keeps it at a distance.
Label tries to clinch
and Iam counters with a one-two to the body.

Label closes the distance and pushes Iam back into the ropes.

Iam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iam circles away from the clinch attempt

and Iam moves into the clinch.
Iam tries to land a knee to the head but Label blocks with his arms.
Iam lands a shot to the body.
Iam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Label's face.
Iam prevents Label from breaking the clinch.

Iam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Iam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Iam darts in and clinches Label up against the ropes.

Iam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Iam drives through and clinches with Label against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label lands a nice elbow.

Iam manages to break the clinch.
Label throws out a powerful jab.

Iam darts in and clinches Label up against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Iam breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Label paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Label tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Iam dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Iam is looking to chop away at Label's legs.
Will Iam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Label moves out of range of the body kick from Iam.

Iam moves into the clinch.
Label controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Label throws an elbow but misses.
Label is trying to break free.
Iam stalling.

Iam breaks from the clinch.
Label moves in looking to clinch but Iam pushes him off.

Iam takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iam working Label over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Iam.

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

Iam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Iam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Label connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Label moves in looking to clinch but Iam pushes him off.
Label tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Label misses with a looping right.

Label gets tackled into the ropes by Iam. Iam maintains the clinch.
Label wants to get back to striking at distance but Iam won't allow it.
Iam presses Label against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Label can do to turn this around?
Label blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iam is pushing Label up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Label is trying to break the clinch but Iam has him pressed against the ropes.
Iam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Label up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Iam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iam throws a sloppy head kick and Label moves out of range easily.

Iam closes the distance and pushes Label back into the ropes.
Iam dodges an elbow strike from Label.
Label comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Will Iam has been cut.

Iam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Iam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Iam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Iam lands an elbow inside that Label shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iam pushes off an throws an elbow but Label leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Label is trying to push Iam away but Iam has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Label has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yellow Label has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Label is trying to stall.
Iam is struggling to control the position.

Iam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Iam closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Iam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Will Iam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!

Iam closes the distance and pushes Label back into the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Iam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iam 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Iam!