PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Kite has chosen Plies feat. Lil Boosie - Big Thangs as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Azhari
vs
Kite

171 cm
29
156 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

179 cm
30
160 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kite!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kite lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azhari will feel that in the morning.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Kite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kite is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kite throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
A big left from Kite misses.
Kite wants to slow Azhari down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Kite clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Kite does it's job there.
Azhari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari tries a low kick but Kite avoids it.
Azhari defending well as Kite loads up on a big left hand.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Kite's front leg but catches the back leg as Kite tries to avoid it.
Kite fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kite connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kite.
Kite lands with an overhand left.
Kite misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari moves out of range as Kite strikes.

Kite clinches with his opponent.
Kite lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kite.
I was talking to Azhari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kite.
Azhari wants to break free but Kite has control.
Kite working aggressively here.
Kite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kite.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kite lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kite.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kite misses with some punches.
Kite misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azhari.
Kite misses with a punch on the inside.
Azhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Kite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari digs a right hand underneath Kite's ribcage. Kite let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Azhari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kite misses with a body punch.
Azhari blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
Azhari blocks the elbow strike.
Azhari blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
Kite lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kite lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kite pushes off an throws an elbow but Azhari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Azhari dodges an elbow strike from Kite.
Azhari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kite is keeping busy.
Kite throws a head punch that misses.
Kite has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Kite has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Kite on the inside.
Kite softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Kite fails to land.
Azhari misses with the head strike.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Kite blocks with his arms.
Kite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kite misses with a body punch.
Kite throws an elbow but it misses.
Kite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azhari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azhari misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kite scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Kite.
Kite comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari misses with a knee to the head.
Azhari is trying to push Kite away but Kite has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kite has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Azhari seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kite can turn it around.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kite fails to land.
Kite lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kite throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kite creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kite takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Tom Kite has been cut.
Kite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kite lands a shoulder strike.
Kite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Kite dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kite throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kite.
Kite smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kite. Kite obviously looking to wear him down.
Kite cracks Azhari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kite attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tom Kite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
Kite lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kite throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Kite throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kite scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Kite does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kite misses with a hook
and Azhari counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Kite misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite misses with a head kick.
Azhari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kite throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kite clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tom Kite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azhari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kite.
Kite misses with an uppercut
and Azhari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kite is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Azhari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kite throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari throws a head kick that Kite semi-blocks.
Kite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari slips a jab and a cross from Kite.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Kite throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite lands a jab to the head.
Kite lands with a nice combination. Azhari backs away looking to recover.
Kite scoring well with a low kick there.
Azhari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kite lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azhari will feel that in the morning.
Azhari is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good work by Azhari as he checks the leg kick.
Kite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
A punch lands to the side of Azhari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kite connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhari momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kite manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kite misses
and Azhari counters with a low kick, right behind Kite 's knee.
Kite keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kite throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kite cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kite misses with a straight right.
Azhari walks into a left hand.
Kite lunges at Azhari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azhari's hand.
Kite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari avoids a kick to the body.
Azhari defending well as Kite loads up on a big left hand.
Kite throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kite lands a really nice looking cross but Azhari seems unphased.
Azhari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Kite moves out of range.
Kite throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
Kite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kite misses with a looping left.
Kite misses with a head kick.
Kite clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid body kick from Kite.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kite fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Kite throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Kite moved away.
Kite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Kite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kite walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azhari cracks Kite with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kite takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kite throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Kite manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A cross from Kite lands.
Kite scores with a head kick. Azhari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kite misses with a body kick.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kite cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azhari misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kite's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kite misses the shot to the body.
Kite feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
A low kick from Kite is predictable there
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Kite thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kite needs to keep his hands up - Azhari had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick from Kite lands but Azhari takes it in his stride.
Kite misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Kite both land. Nice combination.
Kite throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with an outside leg kick.
Kite misses with a lunging right hand
and Azhari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari scores with a nice strike.
Kite throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a one-two to the body.

Kite is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kite is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Kite throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Kite walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Azhari! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!