PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Sativa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Balor
vs
Sativa

190 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Sativa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Balor misses.
Balor misses with a hook.
Sativa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balor takes a step back to recover.
Balor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sativa wants to land a leg kick but Balor is out of range.
Balor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sativa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balor if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balor misses with an uppercut. Sativa saw that one coming.
Sativa slips under a jab from Balor.
Sativa misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sativa, right into the meat.
Sativa gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
Balor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sativa.
Balor lands a body shot.
Good work by Balor as he checks the leg kick.
Balor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sativa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sativa.
Balor blocks a jab.
Balor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balor loads up on a big right hand but Sativa slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sativa.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Sativa tries to land a leg kick but Balor saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Balor.
Balor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sativa.
Sativa throws the left hand but Balor avoids the punch easily.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor throws a big shot that misses.
Sativa misses with a few strikes there.
Samuel Sativa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sativa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sativa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sativa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balor if he has to take too many more of those.
Sativa connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sativa.
Balor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Sativa is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a shot to the body.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Sativa lands an overhand right.
Balor blocks the body kick.
Sativa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balor throws out a loose jab but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balor punishes Sativa's body with a nice straight punch.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Balor swings for the body but Sativa moves out of range.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Sativa misses with a body shot.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Balor.
A head kick misses from Sativa.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sativa - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sativa 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.
Balor throws the left hand but Sativa avoids the punch easily.
Sativa looks to score with a jab to the body but Balor is just out of range.
Balor staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samuel Sativa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor throws a hook to the side of Sativa's head but Sativa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sativa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sativa tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sativa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balor misses with a hook.
Sativa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sativa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sativa lands with a shot to the body.
Sativa defending well as Balor loads up on a big left hand.
Sativa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sativa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sativa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sativa staying out of range there.
Balor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sativas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sativa misses with a body shot
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sativa.
Sativa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor is looking to wear down Sativa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor with a nice cross.
Sativa missing with a left hand there. Balor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sativa with a nice cross.
Balor with a nice cross.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Sativa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Balor blocks it well.
Samuel Sativa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Balor.
Balor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balor jabs Sativa right on the nose. Sativa blinks but takes it well.
Balor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sativa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balor blocks a head kick by Sativa.
Balor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Balor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Balor misses with an uppercut.
Balor slips a jab from Sativa.
Balor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sativa chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa tries to bum rush Balor with a series of wild strikes but Balor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Sativa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sativa throws a lazy body kick
and Balor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sativa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sativa.
A swing and a miss from Balor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
Sativa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balor digs a good hook to Sativa's body.
Sativa throws a head kick that misses.
Sativa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn Balor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sativa swings widly with a right hand
and Balor counters with a stiff right hand.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sativa moves away.
Sativa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sativa under the eye.
Sativa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sativa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sativa is looking to slow Balor down with leg kicks.
Sativa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balor on the side of the head.
Balor defending well as Sativa loads up on a big left hand.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Sativa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sativa moves away.
A leg kick checked by Balor.
Sativa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balor.
Sativa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Sativa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheers as Balor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sativa doesn't seem phased though.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sativa manages to avoid it.
And Sativa responds with a good body kick, but Balor manages to step out the way in time.
Sativa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sativa swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sativa.
Sativa throws a nice looking combination but Balor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Sativa is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Balor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balor jabs Sativa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sativa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sativa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Balor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balor.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Balor misses.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa pushes Balor away with a front kick.
Balor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sativa under the eye.
Balor cracks Sativa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sativa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balor takes a step back to recover.
Balor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sativa throws a leg kick but Balor moved away.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sativa.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Balor.
Sativa throws a leg kick which misses Balor's front leg but catches the back leg as Balor tries to avoid it.
Balor scores with a jab. Sativa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sativa misses.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sativa misses with a wild body shot.
Balor connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor avoids the head kick by Sativa.
Sativa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Sativa feints a counter leg kick.
Sativa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!