PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Philrow Tasius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philrow Tasius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tasius
vs
Wooten Jr

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philrow Tasius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wooten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wooten Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tasius slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Wooten Jr.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Tasius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasius. Wooten Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tasius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wooten Jr's calf.
Tasius throws an off balance right hand

and Wooten Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tasius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philrow Tasius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooten Jr lands a head shot.
Tasius jabs at Wooten Jr's body.

Wooten Jr clinches up with Tasius and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tasius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tasius pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasius misses the shot to the body.
Wooten Jr misses with a head kick.
Wooten Jr throws a wild body kick that Tasius sees coming a mile off.
Tasius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tasius keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooten Jr blocks a leg kick.
Tasius swats away the attempt to clinch by Wooten Jr.

Tasius staggers Wooten Jr with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Wooten Jr looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Wooten Jr is rocked!

It looks like Kevin Wooten Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wooten Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tasius in a clinch.
Wooten Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Tasius finish him?

Tasius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tasius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wooten Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wooten Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooten Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Tasius gets an underhook and turns Wooten Jr into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tasius breaks from the clinch.
Tasius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wooten Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Tasius wants to stall.

Tasius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasius fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooten Jr thuds a left hand into Tasius's body.
A good leg kick by Tasius.
Wooten Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tasius in his tracks.
Tasius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wooten Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tasius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasius blocks the body kick.
Tasius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooten Jr looks winded!
Wooten Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philrow Tasius should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wooten Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tasius misses the shot to the body.
Wooten Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tasius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasius blocks a head kick by Wooten Jr.
Tasius ducks right into an uppercut from Wooten Jr.
Tasius throws a nice looking combination but Wooten Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wooten Jr rushes Tasius and presses him up against the ropes.

Tasius manages to break the clinch.
Tasius misses with a wild combination.

Wooten Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tasius, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tasius'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.
Wooten Jr trying to stall but Tasius improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Tasius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tasius blocks a head kick by Wooten Jr.
Tasius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wooten Jr.
Tasius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tasius keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Tasius misses.
Wooten Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooten Jr slips a straight right by Tasius.
Tasius scores with a sloppy right hand. Wooten Jr should have avoided that one.
Tasius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooten Jr.

Wooten Jr clinches up with Tasius and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tasius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooten Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tasius paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wooten Jr closes the distance and pushes Tasius back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasius tries to break the clinch but Wooten Jr is controlling the position.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Tasius clobbers Wooten Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tasius tries to close the distance and clinch but Wooten Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wooten Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tasius keeps control of Wooten Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooten Jr has had enough of the clinch but Tasius keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasius keeps control of Wooten Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wooten Jr is breathing heavily.

Tasius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philrow Tasius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wooten Jr's cut.
That's time! Tasius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tasius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tasius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wooten Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tasius moves in looking to clinch but Wooten Jr pushes him off.
Wooten Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Tasius circles away.
Wooten Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wooten Jr rushes Tasius and presses him up against the ropes.

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

Wooten Jr rushes Tasius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
Wooten Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tasius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooten Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooten Jr throws a nice looking combination but Tasius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wooten Jr takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Wooten Jr stalks Tasius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tasius's face. Tasius staggers backwards, shaken.
Tasius moves in looking to clinch but Wooten Jr pushes him off.
Wooten Jr misses with a head kick.
Tasius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasius misses with a few strikes there.
Tasius lands with a hook. Wooten Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tasius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooten Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tasius. That one must have hurt.
Wooten Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooten Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tasius.
Wooten Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tasius.
Wooten Jr tries to clinch up.
Wooten Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philrow Tasius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasius. Wooten Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philrow Tasius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Tasius. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Tasius scores with a four punch combination!
Philrow Tasius is winning the standup battle so far.
Tasius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooten Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tasius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wooten Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooten Jr wants to clinch up but Tasius keeps it at a distance.
Tasius scores with a leg kick.
Tasius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wooten Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasius cracks Wooten Jr with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Tasius misses.
Kevin Wooten Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tasius swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Wooten Jr counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philrow Tasius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tasius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philrow Tasius!