PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lion Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heart comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing. The crowd seem to be enjoying Angelo's choice of entrance music: The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens. Ryan Angelo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lion Heart's chin.

Heart
vs
Angelo

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lion Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heart.
Heart looks to land a body kick but Angelo moved away.
Heart moves out of range of the body kick from Angelo.
Heart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angelo throws a solid leg kick but Heart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angelo.
A cross from Angelo lands.

Heart rushes Angelo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heart tries to stall but Angelo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heart pressing his opponent against the cage.

Heart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart avoids the body shot from Angelo.
Angelo throws a looping overhand right but Heart ducks down to avoid it.
Heart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryan Angelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
Angelo throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angelo.
Heart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Angelo throws a solid leg kick but Heart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angelo.
Angelo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heart is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Angelo.
Heart swings for the body but Angelo moves out of range.
Heart could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A bone on bone clash there as Angelo blocks the leg kick.

Angelo moves into the clinch.
Heart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angelo misses with a low kick.
Heart wants to clinch up but Angelo keeps it at a distance.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo throws a leg kick but Heart moved away.
Angelo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angelo throws out a leg kick but Heart moves out of range and Angelo only half commits.
Angelo misses with a shot to the body

and Heart moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Angelo is looking to control Heart's arms but Heart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Angelo has his back to the cage.
Angelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angelo working aggressively here.
Heart prevents a body shot from Angelo.

Heart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heart is looking to clinch.
Heart tries to land a leg kick but Angelo saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to clinch but Angelo moves out of range.
Heart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angelo wants to slow Heart down by chopping away at his legs.
Heart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heart moves away.
Heart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Angelo is looking to land body kicks.
Heart avoids the body shot from Angelo.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angelo throws a looping overhand right but Heart ducks down to avoid it.

Heart clinches with his opponent.
Angelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heart or not.
Angelo tries to stall but Heart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart is stalling here.
Heart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelo.
A short right from Angelo on the inside.
Angelo misses with some punches.
Angelo blocks an uppercut.
Heart stalling against the cage.
Heart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Heart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heart wants to stall.
Good body shot from Angelo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angelo.
Heart tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Angelo fails to land.

Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Angelo connects with a solid leg kick.
Angelo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angelo is looking to slow Heart down with leg kicks.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses.
Heart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angelo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angelo connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Heart's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Heart - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryan Angelo!
Ryan Angelo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Lion Heart stepped up to the mic, saying 'There's still a lion inside of me. I will awaken it and demolish the world next time.'.