PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between La Shokran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monsi Syldhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shokran
vs
Syldhorn

188 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Hilo, La Shokran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Monsi Syldhorn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syldhorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shokran.

Syldhorn has closed the distance and engaged Shokran in a clinch.
Shokran misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syldhorn.

It looks like La Shokran has been cut.
Shokran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shokran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shokran blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Syldhorn.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shokran throws an elbow but misses.
Shokran dodges an elbow strike from Syldhorn.
Shokran blocks an elbow strike.
Shokran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shokran dodges an elbow strike from Syldhorn.
Shokran wants to break free but Syldhorn has control.
Shokran working aggressively here.
Shokran lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Syldhorn throws an elbow but misses.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside.
Shokran has a couple of punches blocked by Syldhorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syldhorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Syldhorn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shokran is trying to maintain a safe position but Syldhorn gets an underhook and turns Shokran into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syldhorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shokran's brow.
Syldhorn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Syldhorn missing with knees to the body.
Syldhorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shokran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shokran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shokran throws a head punch that misses.
Shokran is trying to push Syldhorn away but Syldhorn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syldhorn.
Shokran trying to stall but Syldhorn improves his position.
Shokran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shokran can't break the clinch.
Syldhorn missing with knees to the body.
Syldhorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Shokran.
Shokran misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shokran misses with a body punch.
Shokran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shokran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shokran blocks an elbow strike.
Shokran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syldhorn's elbow.
Syldhorn lands a body shot.
Shokran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syldhorn.
Shokran avoids the elbow strike from Syldhorn, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shokran.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syldhorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shokran's brow.
Nice elbow from Syldhorn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shokran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shokran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shokran blocks an elbow strike from Syldhorn.
Shokran managing to block the knees to the body from Syldhorn.
Shokran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shokran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shokran lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shokran tries to throw a body punch but Syldhorn avoids it by throwing Shokran back against the cage.
Shokran misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syldhorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shokran's brow.
Shokran managing to block the knees to the body from Syldhorn.
Syldhorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Shokran avoids the damage to the body.
Syldhorn misses with an elbow strike.
Syldhorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Syldhorn lands a damaging elbow.
Syldhorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Syldhorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Syldhorn prevents a body shot from Shokran.
Shokran avoiding damage as Syldhorn throws knees to the body.
Syldhorn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Syldhorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Syldhorn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shokran up against the cage.
Syldhorn lands a nice elbow.
Shokran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shokran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shokran lands a hook that snaps the head of Syldhorn backwards.
Shokran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shokran struggles to land a body shot inside as Syldhorn controls his hands.
Syldhorn blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syldhorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shokran's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syldhorn lands an elbow just above Shokran 's eye.
Shokran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syldhorn lands an elbow just above Shokran 's eye.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside that Shokran shrugs off.
Shokran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shokran swings wildly with an uppercut but Syldhorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shokran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Syldhorn backwards.
Shokran working aggressively here.
Syldhorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Syldhorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monsi Syldhorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on La Shokran's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Syldhorn tries a low kick but Shokran avoids it.
Shokran works Syldhorn's body with a nice hook.
Shokran lands a body shot.
Shokran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Syldhorn pushes Shokran up against the cage in a clinch.
Monsi Syldhorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Syldhorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shokran struggles to land a body shot inside as Syldhorn controls his hands.
Shokran blocks an elbow strike.
Shokran takes an elbow to the forehead.

La Shokran's cut is getting worse.
Shokran misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Syldhorn tries to throw a body punch but Shokran avoids it by throwing Syldhorn back against the cage.
Shokran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syldhorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside that Shokran shrugs off.
Shokran misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shokran struggles to land a body shot inside as Syldhorn controls his hands.
Shokran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syldhorn lands a damaging elbow.
Shokran is looking to break free of the clinch but Syldhorn has double underhooks.
Syldhorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Syldhorn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shokran works on Syldhorn's body with a couple of short punches.
Syldhorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shokran tries to throw a body punch but Syldhorn avoids it by throwing Shokran back against the cage.
Shokran is looking to break free of the clinch but Syldhorn has double underhooks.
Shokran lands with a short shot to the head.
Shokran misses with some punches.
Syldhorn misses with an elbow over the top.
Syldhorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shokran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Syldhorn or not.
Shokran blocks an elbow strike.
Shokran managing to block the knees to the body from Syldhorn.
Nice elbow from Syldhorn.

La Shokran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shokran tries to work over Syldhorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shokran misses with a punch to the body.
Syldhorn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shokran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Syldhorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shokran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Syldhorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shokran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shokran tries to stall but Syldhorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Syldhorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syldhorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shokran avoids a wild elbow strike from Syldhorn.
Shokran blocks the elbow strike.
Syldhorn has Shokran pressed against the cage, preventing Shokran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Syldhorn lands an elbow inside that Shokran shrugs off.
Shokran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Syldhorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shokran tries a body shot but Syldhorn blocks it.
Syldhorn'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.
Syldhorn blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syldhorn blocking some punches.
Shokran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shokran blocks an elbow strike.
Shokran throws a head punch that misses.
Syldhorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Syldhorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shokran is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Shokran fails to land.

Shokran breaks the clinch.
Shokran scores with a push kick.
Syldhorn throws a leg kick that misses.
Shokran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Syldhorn checks a leg kick.
Shokran looks to score with a jab to the body but Syldhorn is just out of range.

Syldhorn closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shokran.
Syldhorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Syldhorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shokran taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shokran throws a head punch that misses.
Shokran looking to slow down the pace here.
Syldhorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shokran throws a head punch that misses.
Shokran takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, La Shokran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shokran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shokran tries to work over Syldhorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shokran takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shokran struggles to land a body shot inside as Syldhorn controls his hands.
Shokran takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at La Shokran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Monsi Syldhorn!