PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Quitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Xiaolong
vs
Quitter

173 cm
34
158 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

175 cm
24
148 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artie Quitter !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong misses the jab.
Xiaolong lands a jab to Quitter 's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Quitter misses.
Quitter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quitter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xiaolong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaolong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quitter lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. Quitter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quitter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiaolong. That did some damage!
Quitter takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong scores with a leg kick.
Xiaolong throws the left hand but Quitter avoids the punch easily.
Xiaolong throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick from Quitter .
Quitter connects with a leg kick. Xiaolong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Quitter tenderised Xiaolong's leg. Xiaolong is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Quitter misses the target.
Quitter throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quitter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch.
Quitter lands a nice looking body kick.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick from Xiaolong lands but Quitter takes it in his stride.
Quitter blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Quitter .
Quitter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Xiaolong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quitter .
Quitter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quitter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaolong blocks the leg kick.
Xiaolong doesn't manage to clinch there - Quitter circles away.
Xiaolong misses with a hook.
Quitter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiaolong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Quitter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quitter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quitter throws a leg kick but Xiaolong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xiaolong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaolong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitter manages to avoid it.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quitter is looking to land body kicks.
Quitter avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quitter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quitter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xiaolong takes a step back to recover.
Quitter blocks a leg kick.
Xiaolong defending well as Quitter loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Quitter lands a lovely overhand right.
Quitter is looking to chop away at Xiaolong's legs.
Quitter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong walks into a straight right hand from Quitter .
Quitter throws a leg kick but Xiaolong moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaolong blocks the leg kick.
Quitter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiaolong. That did some damage!
Xiaolong connects with a crisp jab.
Quitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong checks the leg kick.

Xiaolong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quitter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quitter blocks a body shot from Xiaolong.
Quitter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quitter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Xiaolong scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quitter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Xiaolong on the inside.
Quitter is trying to break free.
Quitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xiaolong misses with the head strike.
Quitter can't break the clinch.
Quitter wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaolong won't allow it.
Xiaolong misses with a body punch.
Xiaolong lands with a short shot to the head.
Quitter blocks an elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Quitter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaolong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quitter 's efforts to push away.
Xiaolong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quitter 's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter is trying to break the clinch but Xiaolong is controlling him.
Xiaolong lands a damaging elbow.
Quitter tries to break the clinch but Xiaolong is controlling the position.
Quitter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xiaolong lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Quitter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaolong throws a lazy uppercut
and Quitter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaolong throws a shot from downtown. Quitter moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitter tries to land a leg kick but Xiaolong saw it coming and moves away.
Quitter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quitter throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaolong's shoulder, as Xiaolong tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Quitter is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Artie Quitter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Xiaolong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quitter .
Xiaolong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quitter .
Quitter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quitter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Xiaolong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quitter thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
Xiaolong connects with the punch.
Quitter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch.
Quitter throws a looping overhand right but Xiaolong ducks down to avoid it.
Quitter checks a leg kick.
Xiaolong checks a leg kick.
Xiaolong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quitter connects with a crisp jab.
Quitter defending well as Xiaolong loads up on a big left hand.
Quitter misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Xiaolong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xiaolong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quitter scores with a hook.
Xiaolong feints a jab promting Quitter to slip. Xiaolong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quitter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Xiaolong throws the kick towards the body but Quitter avoids it.
Quitter misses with a leg kick.
Xiaolong missing with a left hand there. Quitter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaolong misses the shot to the body.
Quitter ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Quitter connects with an inside leg kick.
Quitter misses with a low kick.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Quitter 's ribcage but misses.
Quitter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xiaolong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quitter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaolong.
A lazy body kick from Xiaolong
and Quitter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Li Xiaolong is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Xiaolong clinches with his opponent.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Quitter 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quitter tries to break the clinch but Xiaolong is controlling the position.
Quitter can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaolong fails to land.
Xiaolong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quitter is trying to break the clinch but Xiaolong has him pressed against the ropes.
Quitter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xiaolong has him pressed against the ropes.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xiaolong obliges.

Quitter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quitter misses the jab.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaolong clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Xiaolong closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Quitter is rocked!
Quitter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quitter is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaolong finish him?
Quitter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quitter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaolong.
Quitter seems to have recovered his senses.
Quitter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xiaolong takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Xiaolong misses
and Quitter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Xiaolong.
Quitter missing with a left hand there. Xiaolong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Xiaolong.
Quitter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quitter misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong tries to land a front kick but Quitter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quitter jabs Xiaolong right on the nose. Xiaolong blinks but takes it well.
Quitter thuds his shin into the meat of Xiaolong's side.
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!
Xiaolong moves out of range of the leg kick from Quitter .
Quitter avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaolong moves away.
Quitter swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Quitter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quitter throws a hook but Xiaolong blocks it.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quitter was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Good shot there by Quitter .
Xiaolong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quitter moves away.
Quitter throws a head kick but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Quitter lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaolong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quitter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quitter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut. Quitter saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Xiaolong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quitter .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quitter .
Xiaolong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quitter throws out a leg kick but Xiaolong moves out of range and Quitter only half commits.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Quitter .
Xiaolong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Xiaolong tenderised Quitter 's leg. Quitter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick
and Quitter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quitter misses the shot to the body.
Xiaolong connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Quitter is avoiding it.
Quitter throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Quitter pushes him off.
Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quitter .
Quitter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Artie Quitter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Quitter lands a body shot.
Quitter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaolong is able to avoid easily.
Quitter scoring well with a low kick there.
Quitter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quitter misses with a low kick.
Quitter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quitter scores with a leg kick.
Quitter motions for Xiaolong to come forward. Quitter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quitter throws a body kick that misses.
Xiaolong tries a low kick but Quitter avoids it.
Quitter 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiaolong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quitter scrambles back to his feet.
Xiaolong tried to score with a low kick but Quitter checks it.
Quitter looks to throw the jab but Xiaolong is out of range.
Quitter moves forwards but Xiaolong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quitter ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaolong is looking to slow Quitter down with leg kicks.
Xiaolong lands a leg kick that knocks Quitter off balance momentarily.
Xiaolong looks to land a body kick but Quitter moved away.
Quitter swings for the body but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Quitter checks it.
Quitter moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quitter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaolong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quitter checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiaolong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quitter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaolong.
Quitter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quitter checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands an overhand right.
Quitter swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
A jab from Quitter finds it's way through Xiaolong's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter lands with a kick to the temple. Xiaolong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xiaolong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quitter checks it well.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaolong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong avoids the body shot from Quitter .
Xiaolong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Xiaolong connects with a looping right hand.
Xiaolong takes one to the chin there.
Quitter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Quitter misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quitter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Quitter blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Xiaolong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaolong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xiaolong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
A relieved looking Li Xiaolong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.