PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ispana Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unnamed Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tor
vs
Dutch

169 cm
25
154 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

168 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispana Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unnamed Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dutch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dutch's elbow.
Tor misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Dutch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dutch working hard to break the clinch.
Tor has Dutch pressed against the ropes, preventing Dutch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Tor.
Tor throws a head punch that misses.
Tor lands a right hand.
Tor misses with the head strike.
Dutch tries to break free but Tor pushes him back against the ropes.
Tor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
Dutch tries to throw a body punch but Tor avoids it by throwing Dutch back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dutch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tor can't find room to land a body shot as Dutch controls the action.
Tor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tor lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch has had enough of the clinch but Tor keeps him there for the moment.
Tor keeps control of Dutch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dutch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tor misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tor throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tor.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dutch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tor is keeping busy.
Tor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dutch's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tor can't find room to land a body shot as Dutch controls the action.
Tor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tor is stalling here.
Dutch is trying to push Tor away but Tor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dutch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tor is keeping busy.
Dutch is trying to break free.
Tor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tor stalls.
Tor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tor tries to throw a body punch but Dutch avoids it by throwing Tor back against the ropes.
Tor throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispana Tor dominated that round.
That's time! Tor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dutch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot by Tor.
Tor misses with a straight left.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.
Ispana Tor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tor can't find room to land a body shot as Dutch controls the action.
Dutch blocks an uppercut.
Dutch blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dutch prevents a body shot from Tor.
Tor lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tor on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor slowing the pace effectively.
Tor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tor struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutch controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor has Dutch pressed against the ropes.
Tor is leaning against Dutch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tor digs a right hand into Dutch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dutch's gas tank.
Tor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Dutch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tor.

Dutch pushes Tor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tor pushes Dutch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Tor.
Tor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tor prevents Dutch from breaking the clinch.
Tor trying to land knees to the body.
Dutch tries to stall but Tor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tor tries a body shot but Dutch blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dutch lands an uppercut.
Dutch takes a shot to the head.
Tor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tor scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dutch is trying to push Tor away but Tor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tor controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dutch's efforts to push away.
Tor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
Tor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Tor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispana Tor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tor is struggling to control the position.
Dutch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutch lands a jab.
Tor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dutch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dutch under the eye.
Dutch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tor blocks a head kick by Dutch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tor duly obliges.
A punch combination from Dutch misses.
Ispana Tor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tor connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tor scores with a nice right hand.

Dutch pushes Tor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dutch blocks a body shot from Tor.
Tor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutch.
Tor works on Dutch's body with a couple of short punches.
Tor throws a head punch that misses.
Tor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tor lands a nice uppercut.
Dutch trying to stall but Tor improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor working aggressively here.
Tor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dutch is trying to break free.
Tor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tor misses with the head strike.
Tor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tor misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tor has him pressed against the ropes.
Dutch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dutch can do to turn this around?
Tor can't find room to land a body shot as Dutch controls the action.
Tor prevents Dutch from breaking the clinch.
Tor lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispana Tor clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tor swings for the body but Dutch moves out of range.
Dutch avoids the head kick by Tor.

Tor takes the fight into the clinch.
Tor misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tor fails to land.
Tor misses with the head strike.
Dutch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tor lands a body shot.
Tor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dutch's elbow.
Tor is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
Tor swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch is trying to break free.
Tor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tor throws an elbow that misses.
Dutch wants to break free but Tor has control.
Tor tries to throw a body punch but Dutch avoids it by throwing Tor back against the ropes.
Dutch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tor.
Tor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dutch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tor lands a shoulder strike.
Dutch is pushing Tor up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tor working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tor misses with a body punch.
Tor swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dutch.
Dutch can't break the clinch.
Tor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tor lands a hook that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tor struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutch controls his hands.
Tor misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Tor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tor working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispana Tor had his way with Unnamed Dutch in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tor with a jab.
Tor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
It looks like Tor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dutch. Dutch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Unnamed Dutch has been cut.
Tor missing with a left hand there. Dutch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dutch moves out of range of the body kick.
Tor avoids the head kick by Dutch.
Tor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tor connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tor misses with a left hand
and Dutch counters with a head kick. That will keep Tor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tor scores with a hook.

Dutch forces Tor back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor pushes Dutch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tor working aggressively here.
Tor throws a punch but it's blocked by Dutch.
Tor has a couple of punches blocked by Dutch.
Dutch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tor lands with a short shot to the head.
Dutch blocking some punches.
Dutch is trying to push Tor away but Tor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Unnamed Dutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Tor as the two fighters clinch.
Tor is working Dutch over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Tor.
Dutch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dutch working hard to break the clinch.
Tor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tor scores with a shoulder strike.
Dutch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor tries to throw a body punch but Dutch avoids it by throwing Tor back against the ropes.
Tor lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tor lands with a right to the head.
Dutch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tor.
Dutch is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tor lands a left hand.
Tor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tor.
Tor lands an uppercut.
Tor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dutch up against the ropes.
Tor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispana Tor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:44
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispana Tor!
Ispana Tor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.