PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Anderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Modric
vs
Anderson

180 cm
31
186 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

183 cm
31
198 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modric scores with a nice body kick.
Modric swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Modric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Modric tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Modric lands a nice shot to the body.

Modric manages to break the clinch.
Anderson slips a jab from Modric.
Modric pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Modric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Modric.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Modric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Modric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Modric feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Modric scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Modric keeps the fight on the outside.
Modric lands an overhand right.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Modric coming out on top.
Modric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modric lands a jab-cross combination.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Modric pushes him off.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Modric finish him?
Anderson looks to clinch
and Modric counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luka Modric!
In defeat, Apollo Anderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Um what can I say it is what it is congratulations to him, he was better tonight. But one things for sure ill be back.'.