PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Web Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Ali looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ali
vs
Du Bois

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Web Du Bois!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a right and a left that Du Bois avoids nicely.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Du Bois has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ali is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Du Bois closes the distance and pushes Ali back into the ropes.
Du Bois lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Du Bois.
A right handed body shot lands from Du Bois.
Du Bois is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Du Bois lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Du Bois lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Du Bois.
Still in the clinch, Du Bois scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Bois stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Du Bois stalls.
A body shot lands from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Du Bois lands with a right to the head.
Du Bois has Ali pressed against the ropes.
Ali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Du Bois has him pressed against the ropes.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Du Bois gets an underhook and turns Ali into the ropes.
Du Bois lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Du Bois has Ali pressed against the ropes.
Du Bois working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Du Bois.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Du Bois has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Du Bois lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Bois lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Mike Ali has been cut.
Du Bois lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Du Bois lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Du Bois scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali pushes off an throws an elbow but Du Bois leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Du Bois cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Du Bois scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Du Bois is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd are getting on Du Bois's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Du Bois lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Web Du Bois dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Ali's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Du Bois pushes Ali up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Du Bois.
Nice body punch from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.
Du Bois prevents Ali from breaking the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Du Bois cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Du Bois lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Du Bois.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Du Bois.
A hook to the body from Du Bois.
Du Bois working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Du Bois.
Du Bois scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois lands a hook to the side of the head.
Du Bois taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Du Bois pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Du Bois lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Du Bois.
Web Du Bois seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Good body shot from Du Bois.
Du Bois content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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!
Still in the clinch, Du Bois scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Du Bois.
A short right from Du Bois on the inside.
Du Bois lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Du Bois has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Du Bois stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Du Bois lands a shoulder strike.
Ali looking to slow down the pace here.
Du Bois lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Du Bois lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Du Bois lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Du Bois is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali tries a knee to the head but Du Bois blocks it.
A body shot lands from Du Bois.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Web Du Bois showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Ali's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Du Bois pushes Ali up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ali is trying to break free.
Du Bois lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Du Bois leaning against his opponent.
Du Bois lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Du Bois.
A left hand lands to the body for Du Bois.
Du Bois lands an uppercut.
Du Bois scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Du Bois controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Du Bois.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Du Bois - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Du Bois lands a shoulder strike.
Ali takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois lands a right hand.
Du Bois lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Du Bois.
Du Bois cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Du Bois lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Du Bois.
A nice left hand lands by Du Bois.
Du Bois lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Du Bois lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Bois slowing the pace effectively.
Du Bois lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Du Bois lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Du Bois is working Ali over against the ropes.
Du Bois lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Du Bois - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Du Bois on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Du Bois.
Du Bois taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Web Du Bois.

Du Bois gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali tries to break the clinch but Du Bois is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Du Bois.
Mike Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Du Bois throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Du Bois lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Web Du Bois comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Du Bois has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Web Du Bois!