PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davian Hawklight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tenochtitlan
vs
Hawklight

178 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

195 cm
24
191 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davian Hawklight!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawklight throws a jab but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Tenochtitlan misses its intended target.
Hawklight defending well as Tenochtitlan loads up on a big left hand.
Hawklight cracks the inside of Tenochtitlan's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Tenochtitlan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan digs a good body shot into Hawklight's ribs.
Tenochtitlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan throws an overhand right that lands on Hawklight's shoulder, as Hawklight tries to avoid the shot.
Tenochtitlan with a hook.
Davian Hawklight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawklight scores with a kick to the body.
Tenochtitlan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Tenochtitlan lands a head shot.
Tenochtitlan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Hawklight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tenochtitlan misses with a double jab.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut. Hawklight saw that one coming.
Tenochtitlan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawklight can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawklight.
Hawklight connects with a crisp jab.
Hawklight throws an overhand right that lands on Tenochtitlan's shoulder, as Tenochtitlan tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenochtitlan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Hawklight moves into range and clinches up with Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan stalling.
Tenochtitlan is trying to stall.
Tenochtitlan trying to control the position but instead, Hawklight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tenochtitlan into the ropes.
Hawklight tries a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Tenochtitlan as the two fighters clinch.
Tenochtitlan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawklight backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawklight struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
Hawklight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight misses with a knee strike.
Tenochtitlan managing to block the knees to the body from Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan tries a body shot but Hawklight blocks it.
Hawklight tries to land knees in the clinch but Tenochtitlan avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tenochtitlan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tenochtitlan misses with the head strike.
Hawklight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Davian Hawklight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan avoids the body shot from Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawklight moves out of range of the strikes.
Tenochtitlan is looking to slow Hawklight down with leg kicks.
Tenochtitlan lands a right hook to the body.
Hawklight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenochtitlan throws a series of punches but Hawklight moves out of range.
Hawklight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenochtitlan moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tenochtitlan misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Tenochtitlan there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tenochtitlan.

Hawklight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tenochtitlan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hawklight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tenochtitlan pressing his opponent against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Hawklight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawklight is working Tenochtitlan over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight connects with a knee to the head.
Hawklight swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenochtitlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawklight tries to land a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks with his arms.
Hawklight landing knees to the head.

It looks like Az Tenochtitlan has been cut.
Hawklight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenochtitlan misses with some punches.
Hawklight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawklight struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
Tenochtitlan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hawklight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawklight can't find room to land a body shot as Tenochtitlan controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hawklight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Tenochtitlan on the inside.
Tenochtitlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawklight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tenochtitlan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hawklight can turn it around.
Hawklight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawklight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenochtitlan blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Tenochtitlan to work.
Tenochtitlan taking a breather.
Hawklight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tenochtitlan's face.
Hawklight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawklight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawklight gets through Tenochtitlan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davian Hawklight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Hawklight misses the target.
Hawklight misses with a body kick.
Hawklight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan throws a lazy right hand but Hawklight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawklight misses with a leg kick
and Tenochtitlan counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawklight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tenochtitlan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tenochtitlan moves away from the strike by Hawklight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawklight.
Hawklight scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Tenochtitlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawklight looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenochtitlan is just out of range.
Hawklight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawklight tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenochtitlan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawklight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Hawklight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan lands with a light punch inside.
Tenochtitlan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawklight is keeping busy.

Hawklight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tenochtitlan tests Hawklight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawklight is looking to clinch.
Hawklight staying out of range there.
Tenochtitlan lands a right hook to the body.
Tenochtitlan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tenochtitlan lands with a right hand.
Tenochtitlan connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawklight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenochtitlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawklight slips a jab from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawklight throws a head kick that misses.
Tenochtitlan lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawklight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tenochtitlan throwing a counter right hand but Hawklight manages to avoid it.
Hawklight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenochtitlan. Hawklight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawklight does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tenochtitlan is looking to counter punch.
Tenochtitlan avoids the head kick by Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenochtitlan slips a straight right by Hawklight.

Hawklight clinches up with Tenochtitlan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tenochtitlan prevents a body shot from Hawklight.
Hawklight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenochtitlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawklight misses with a knee strike.
Hawklight missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Az Tenochtitlan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawklight throws an off balance right hand
letting Tenochtitlan counter with a right hand.
Hawklight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan misses with a hook.
Tenochtitlan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawklight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawklight pushes Tenochtitlan away with a front kick.
Hawklight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hawklight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tenochtitlan blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawklight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenochtitlan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawklight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenochtitlan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tenochtitlan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawklight misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan misses with a wild combination.
Tenochtitlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawklight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tenochtitlan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawklight darts in trying to clinch
and Tenochtitlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawklight.
Hawklight thows a leg kick but Tenochtitlan checks it
and Hawklight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tenochtitlan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tenochtitlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawklight manages to avoid it.
Az Tenochtitlan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tenochtitlan throws a shot to the body.
Tenochtitlan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawklight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tenochtitlan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawklight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tenochtitlan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tenochtitlan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawklight walks into a straight right hand from Tenochtitlan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenochtitlan cracks Hawklight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hawklight looks to throw a body kick
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tenochtitlan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawklight.
Tenochtitlan feints and then cracks Hawklight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawklight down.
Tenochtitlan throws a big shot that misses.
Tenochtitlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenochtitlan connects with a single shot there.
Tenochtitlan throws a right and a left that Hawklight avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tenochtitlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawklight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Az Tenochtitlan had his way with Davian Hawklight in that round.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tenochtitlan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tenochtitlan throws a hook but Hawklight blocks it.
Hawklight moves out of range as Tenochtitlan throws a body kick.
A big right from Tenochtitlan misses.
Hawklight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Tenochtitlan.
Hawklight tries to clinch but Tenochtitlan moves away
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight right hand.
Hawklight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tenochtitlan misses with a shot to the body
and Hawklight counters with a thumping low kick.
Tenochtitlan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawklight backs up against the ropes.
Hawklight misses with a leg kick.
Tenochtitlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawklight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawklight tries to land a body kick
and Tenochtitlan counters with a nice uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tenochtitlan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Tenochtitlan as he connects with a hook.
Tenochtitlan connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hawklight misses
enabling Tenochtitlan to counter with a crisp jab.

Hawklight is rocked!
Hawklight tries to land a front kick but Tenochtitlan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawklight is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenochtitlan finish him?
Tenochtitlan weaves into range and cracks Hawklight right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hawklight goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tenochtitlan is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Az Tenochtitlan!