PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronan Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gaara
vs
Young

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
33
219 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronan Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Gaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young misses with a hook. Gaara ducked under it nicely.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Young throws a head kick that Gaara semi-blocks.
Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses with a looping left.
Gaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Gaara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
Gaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaaras head.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young lands an elbow inside that Gaara shrugs off.
Gaara can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Gaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Gaara's head.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Young throws an elbow but misses.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Gaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara trying to land knees to the body.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaara's defenses.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaara's defenses.
Young lands an elbow inside that Gaara shrugs off.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaara's defenses.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Gaara working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Gaara managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young tries to work over Gaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaara lands a body shot.
Young throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara lands a knee to the body.
Gaara can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Gaara managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaara avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the ropes.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young lands a right hand.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaara is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Gaara - that landed with a thud.
Gaara dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Nice body punch from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gaara.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
Young lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaara is defending well for now.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaaras head.
Gaara is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young lands an elbow just above Gaara 's eye.
Gaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Young landing knees to the body.
Gaara blocks an elbow strike from Young.
Young gets through Gaara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young has Gaara pressed against the ropes, preventing Gaara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Gaara tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
That's time! Gaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaara.

Gaara has managed to clinch.
Young prevents a body shot from Gaara.
Gaara avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the ropes.
Young gets through Gaara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gaara is rocked!
Young is leaning against Gaara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Gaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young cracks Gaara with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Gaara goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Gaara wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dan Young!