PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jiu Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claw comes to the ring accompanied by Orgineel!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Claw
vs
Niccoli

190 cm
31
278 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

194 cm
24
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiu Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niccoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Claw connects with a jab.
Claw throws a leg kick but Niccoli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niccoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claw.
Niccoli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Claw misses.

Niccoli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Claw misses with some punches.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niccoli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Claw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niccoli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Niccoli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Claw.
Claw throws a head punch that misses.
Claw blocks a body shot from Niccoli.
Niccoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Claw throws a head punch that misses.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Claw blocks an elbow strike.

Claw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claw misses with a body shot.
Claw just misses with a punch to the body.
Claw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Claw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Claw misses with an uppercut.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niccoli moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccoli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Claw punishes Niccoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Claw moves out of range.
Claw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niccoli misses with a head kick.
Niccoli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Claw throws a lazy right hand but Niccoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niccoli ducks under a wild hook from Claw.
Claw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Claw misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Niccoli.
Claw misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw avoids the head kick by Niccoli.
A leg kick checked by Claw.
Niccoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niccoli slips under a jab from Claw.
Niccoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Claw moves into the clinch.
Niccoli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Claw tries a knee to the head but Niccoli blocks it.
Niccoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niccolis head.
Claw tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
Claw lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Niccoli blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Claw.
Niccoli looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niccoli's elbow.
Niccoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Niccoli stalls.
Claw misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niccoli blocking some punches.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niccoli blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiu Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Niccoli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Claw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Claw tries to clinch there but Niccoli circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Niccoli there.
Claw blocks a head kick by Niccoli.
Nice defenses there by Claw.
Claw moves out of range as Niccoli strikes.
Claw tries to clinch but Niccoli moves out of range.
Niccoli misses with a straight right.
Claw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Niccoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niccoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niccoli lands with an overhand left.
Claw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Niccoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiu Claw is winning the standup battle so far.

Claw rushes Niccoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Claw tries to work over Niccoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw tries to break free but Niccoli pushes him back against the ropes.
Claw swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Claw.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jiu Claw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niccoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niccoli looking to slow down the pace here.
Niccoli lands an elbow just above Claw 's eye.

It looks like Jiu Claw has been cut.
Claw is trying to maintain a safe position but Niccoli gets an underhook and turns Claw into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Claw.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niccoli is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Niccoli lands an elbow inside.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Giovanni Niccoli's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Niccoli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Claw's brow.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by Niccoli.

Claw manages to break the clinch.
Niccoli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Niccoli walks into a left hand.
Niccoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Claw scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niccoli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Niccoli blocks it.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Niccoli is blocking nicely.
Niccoli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Claw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niccoli is keeping busy.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niccoli avoiding damage.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Niccoli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Claw fails to land.
Niccoli pushes off an throws an elbow but Claw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Claw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Claw managing to block the knees to the body from Niccoli.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niccoli backwards.

Niccoli is rocked!

The cut above Giovanni Niccoli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccoli tries to stall but Claw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Niccoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Claw finish him?
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niccoli.
Niccoli seems to have recovered his senses.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claw creates a bit of distance and cracks Niccoli with a big uppercut! Niccoli goes down! The referee pushes Claw away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Niccoli make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Claw takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jiu Claw!
Jiu Claw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.