PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Vidonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari's entrance music is Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azhari
vs
Vidonic

171 cm
35
159 lbs
23 - 19 - 2

167 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Little Vidonic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari defending well as Vidonic loads up on a big left hand.
Vidonic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Vidonic connects with a nice looking jab.
Vidonic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Little Vidonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidonic throws a big shot that misses.
Vidonic misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari counters with a nice body shot.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from Vidonic.
Vidonic throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Vidonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Vidonic.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vidonic's calf.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari scores with a one two! Vidonic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Little Vidonic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidonic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vidonic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vidonic scores with a punch to the head.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vidonic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azhari counters with a left and a right that stings Vidonic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidonic punishes Azhari's body with a nice straight punch.
Vidonic misses with a low kick.
Azhari lands a really nice looking cross but Vidonic seems unphased.
Vidonic scores with a nice head shot.
Vidonic misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
Vidonic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Vidonic feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Vidonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Vidonic checks it.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azhari cracks the inside of Vidonic's front leg.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari throws a jab when Vidonic was well out of range.
Vidonic scores with a nice strike.
Azhari slips a straight right by Vidonic.
Vidonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vidonic lands with a right hand.
Vidonic is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic connects with a nice looking jab.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Vidonic jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Vidonic misses the target.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vidonic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vidonic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azhari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vidonic lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vidonic.
Vidonic moves out of range of the body kick.
Azhari moves out of range as Vidonic strikes.
Donk. Azhari catches Vidonic right on the button with a cross.
Vidonic lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.

Azhari pushes Vidonic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vidonic wants to break free but Azhari has control.
A shot in the inside from Azhari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidonic wants to get back to striking at distance but Azhari won't allow it.
Azhari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Vidonic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Vidonic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slapping body kick lands there for Azhari.
Vidonic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Vidonic.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vidonic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vidonic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Azhari.
Vidonic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vidonic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vidonic works the jab nicely.
Vidonic checks a leg kick.
Vidonic with a hook.
Vidonic misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidonic lands a slapping body shot.
Azhari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vidonic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Vidonic misses.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vidonic just manages to avoid it.
Azhari tests Vidonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Vidonic misses.
Vidonic slips under a jab from Azhari.
Vidonic thinks about the counter body kick.
Vidonic misses with a low kick.
Little Vidonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Azhari misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vidonic! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidonic looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vidonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vidonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vidonic throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Vidonic throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari tries to land a front kick but Vidonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vidonic.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Vidonic is out of range.

Azhari forces Vidonic back against the ropes and clinches.
Azhari lands a nice knee to the body.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Vidonic.
Vidonic misses with a knee to the head.
Azhari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azhari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vidonic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vidonic managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
Vidonic wants to break free but Azhari has control.
Azhari throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidonic missing with knees to the body.
Vidonic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Azhari breaks the clinch.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Vidonic moves away and avoids it.
Vidonic sizes up Azhari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick from Azhari.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari takes one on the button.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Vidonic.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Vidonic. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidonic throws a good cross that connects.
Vidonic motions for Azhari to come forward. Vidonic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Little Vidonic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Little Vidonic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Azhari blocks a jab.
That kick from Vidonic tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vidonic is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Vidonic scores with a jab to the head.

Azhari drives through and clinches with Vidonic against the ropes.
Azhari scores a nice knee to the body.

Vidonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azhari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vidonic thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Vidonic.
Vidonic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azhari's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vidonic is out of range and Azhari settles back down.

Azhari moves into the clinch.

Vidonic breaks the clinch.
Vidonic checks a leg kick.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Vidonic misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Vidonic's leg. Vidonic is trying to keep his angry face on.

Azhari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vidonic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Vidonic - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Azhari.

Vidonic breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vidonic. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Vidonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vidonic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vidonic can pounce on him.
Azhari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vidonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azhari moves out of range as Vidonic strikes.
Azhari lunges at Vidonic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vidonic's hand.
Vidonic looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Vidonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vidonic throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Azhari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Vidonic works the jab nicely.
Vidonic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vidonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Vidonic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vidonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari lands a head shot.

That has opened up Little Vidonic's cut even more.
Vidonic jabs at Azhari's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vidonic.
Vidonic moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Vidonic is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari connects with a quick right hand that sends Vidonic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.