PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Peralka Levanato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Necas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiri Necas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Levanato
vs
Necas

168 cm
28
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
22
141 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peralka Levanato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jiri Necas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levanato lands a body shot.

Levanato moves into the clinch.
Levanato is working Necas over against the ropes.
Levanato scores a nice knee to the body.
Levanato lands an elbow that stopped Necas in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jiri Necas has been cut.

Levanato breaks the clinch.

Levanato closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Levanato.
Necas looks winded!

Levanato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Levanato clinches up against the ropes.
Levanato lands a nice uppercut.
Levanato lands a knee to the 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!
Necas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levanato.

Levanato manages to break the clinch.

Levanato instigates a clinch.

Levanato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Necas throws a wild body kick that Levanato sees coming a mile off.

Levanato takes the fight into the clinch.
Levanato presses Necas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Levanato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Levanato moves into the clinch.

Levanato breaks the clinch.
Levanato feints and then cracks Necas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Necas down.

Levanato instigates a clinch.
Necas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Levanato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Necas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Levanato clinches up with Necas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Levanato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Levanato is working Necas over against the ropes.
Levanato digs a right hand into Necas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Necas's gas tank.
Levanato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levanato digs a right hand into Necas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Necas's gas tank.
Levanato pushes Necas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Levanato lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Levanato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Levanato forces Necas back against the ropes and clinches.

Levanato breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Levanato finds it's target.

Levanato darts in and clinches Necas up against the ropes.
Levanato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Levanato obliges.
Levanato lands a body shot.

Levanato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Levanato has Necas up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Levanato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levanato digs a right hand into Necas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Necas's gas tank.

Levanato breaks from the clinch.

Levanato darts in and clinches Necas up against the ropes.

Levanato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peralka Levanato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiri Necas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Levanato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Necas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Levanato as Necas tries to tie him up.

Levanato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Necas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Levanato has closed the distance and engaged Necas in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Levanato.
Levanato avoiding damage as Necas throws knees to the body.
Levanato lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Levanato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Levanato instigates a clinch.
Levanato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Levanato manages to break the clinch.
Peralka Levanato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Levanato moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levanato lands a right hand.

Necas is rocked!
Necas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levanato cracks Necas with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Necas goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Necas wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Peralka Levanato!
A pretty intense looking Peralka Levanato took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.