PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Artie Quitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen Shaolin Monastic chanting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kung Fu Master has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quitter
vs
Fu Master

175 cm
25
148 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

179 cm
24
150 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artie Quitter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master throws a leg kick which misses Quitter 's front leg but catches the back leg as Quitter tries to avoid it.
Quitter scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quitter .
Master tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Master wants to slow Quitter down by chopping away at his legs.
Quitter misses with a head kick.

Quitter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quitter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quitter dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Master looking to slow down the pace here.
Master holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Quitter is trying to force a seperation but Master has the dominant position.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quitter 's elbow.
Quitter pushes Master back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Master.
Master is stalling here.
Quitter has a couple of punches blocked by Master.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quitter doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Master tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Quitter counter with a right hand.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quitter moves away.

Quitter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the ropes.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Master looking to slow down the pace here.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master is pushing Quitter up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Master crunches a lovely knee into Quitter 's ribcage.
Quitter blocks a body shot from Master.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Master.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quitter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Master is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quitter .
Quitter tries to clinch there but Master circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Quitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Master connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quitter scores with a spinning back kick!
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quitter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Master is looking to clinch.
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 Artie Quitter will probably get the nod.
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.

Quitter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quitter moves in looking to clinch but Master pushes him off.
Quitter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quitter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Master throws out the jab.
Quitter dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Master lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Master looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quitter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quitter moves out of range of the leg kick from Master.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Quitter .
Nice defenses there by Quitter .
A low kick from Master is predictable there
and Quitter counters with a big head kick but Master shrugs it off.
Master fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quitter checks it well.

Master rushes Quitter and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Quitter avoids it by throwing Master back against the ropes.
Quitter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quitter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Master in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Master missing with knees to the body.
Master scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quitter lands with a nice body punch.
Master tries to clinch there but Quitter circles away.
Master is looking to clinch.
Master pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quitter .
Artie Quitter is winning the standup battle so far.
Master swings for the body but Quitter moves out of range.
Quitter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quitter lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter scores with a nice body kick.
Quitter misses with a low kick.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quitter moves out of range as Master throws a body kick.
Quitter throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quitter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quitter ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Quitter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Master gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitter pushes Master back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quitter tries to land knees in the clinch but Master avoids the damage to the body.
Quitter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Quitter fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Quitter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Master scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quitter misses with a low kick.

Master moves into the clinch successfully.
Master displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quitter up against the ropes.
Master gets through Quitter 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quitter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quitter .
Master tries to stall but Quitter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quitter managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
A head punch on the inside from Quitter fails to land.
Quitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Quitter .
A short right from Quitter .
Quitter prevents a body shot from Master.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quitter is keeping busy.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master stalling the fight.
Quitter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Quitter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quitter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quitter lands a nice uppercut.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quitter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Master tries to throw a body punch but Quitter avoids it by throwing Master back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Kung Fu Master seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Master misses with some punches.
Master blocks an uppercut.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quitter is keeping busy.
Master stalls.
Master prevents a body shot from Quitter .
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quitter avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Quitter fails to land.
Quitter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quitter .
Master lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master tries to work over Quitter 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Quitter fails to land.
Quitter is trying to push Master away but Master has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Master lands a left hand.
Master is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kung Fu Master just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Master is predictable there
and Quitter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Quitter throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
Quitter throws a low kick, looking for Master's leg but Master calmly moves out of range.
Master misses with a looping right.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Quitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Quitter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Master misses
and Quitter counters with a big head kick but Master shrugs it off.
Good exchange - Quitter coming out on top.
Master misses with a body kick.
It looks like Quitter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Master tries to clinch up but Quitter circles away and keeps his distance.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Master finds it's way through Quitter 's defenses.
Quitter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter connects with an inside leg kick.
Master works the jab nicely.
Quitter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Master moves into the clinch successfully.
Quitter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quitter tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Quitter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quitter .
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Quitter controls his hands.

Quitter manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quitter .
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitter manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter avoids the body shot from Master.
Quitter misses with a leg kick
and Master counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quitter slips a jab and a cross from Master.
Quitter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quitter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Master.
Master looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master with a jab.
Master moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quitter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Master takes one on the button.
Master's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master looks for the body kick but Quitter saw that one coming.
Quitter lands with a right hand.
Master throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quitter just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Master connects with a high kick.

Quitter is rocked!
Quitter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Quitter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Master.
Quitter seems to have got his legs back now.
Quitter misses the shot to the body.
Quitter thuds his shin into the meat of Master's side.
Master tries to clinch there but Quitter circles away.
Master avoids the body shot from Quitter .
A jab from Quitter does it's job there.
Quitter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Master throws a front kick aimed at Quitter 's knee but Quitter avoids it well.
Master works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Quitter .
Master throws a wild body kick that Quitter sees coming a mile off.
Quitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Quitter .

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Master.
Quitter scores with a hook to the body. Master takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Master checks a leg kick.
Master throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quitter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quitter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Master gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quitter works Master's body with a nice hook.
Quitter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quitter misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Master.
Quitter blocks a head kick by Master.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quitter , right into the meat.
Quitter missing with a left hand there. Master was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter throws a good cross that connects.
Quitter misses with a combination

and Master counters by moving into the clinch.
Quitter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Quitter throws an elbow but it misses.
Quitter 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Master landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quitter avoids it.
Master lands a nice elbow.
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master blocking some punches.
Quitter landing knees to the body.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Quitter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kung Fu Master.
I think Master has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kung Fu Master!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kung Fu Master made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 7$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.