PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Paraso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paraso has chosen Delirious Outta My Mind as his entrance music. Ben Paraso struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Astrok
vs
Paraso

199 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Powerful

Supreme Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Paraso!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paraso swinging wildly here.
It looked like Astrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paraso misses with the combination.
Astrok appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Astrok. That snapped Paraso's head back.
Astrok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paraso.
Astrok with a jab.

It looks like Ben Paraso has been cut.
Paraso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Astrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paraso misses with a few strikes there.
Astrok tests Paraso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Astrok.
Paraso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paraso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Astrok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Astrok.
Astrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paraso backwards.
Astrok is pushing Paraso up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paraso misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paraso is keeping busy.
Astrok scores with a shot to the side of Paraso's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Astrok.
Paraso looks winded!
A short right from Astrok on the inside.
Astrok lands a hook to the side of the head.

Paraso is rocked!
Astrok works on Paraso's body with a couple of short punches.
Astrok works on Paraso's body with a couple of short punches.
Astrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paraso is still on wobbly legs! Can Astrok finish him?
Astrok lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Paraso fails to land.
Astrok lands a body punch.
Astrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Paraso with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Paraso looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Paraso get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elvis Astrok!