PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Ironfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pfeifer
vs
Ironfoot

182 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
200 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good knees
Prefers standup

Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Ironfoot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pfeifer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pfeifer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Pfeifer clinches with his opponent.

Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pfeifer scores with a push kick.
Pfeifer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pfeifer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pfeifer throws a push kick but Ironfoot slaps the foot to one side.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Ironfoot avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a head kick but Ironfoot moves out of range.
Pfeifer lands a head kick. Ironfoot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ironfoot counters with a three punch combo that has Pfeifer backing up. Pfeifer nods at Ironfoot to acknowledge the strikes.

Pfeifer moves into the clinch successfully.

Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Pfeifer misses
and Ironfoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pfeifer lands with a slapping head kick.
Dirk Ironfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ironfoot blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Ironfoot wants to clinch but Pfeifer slips to the side
and Pfeifer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ironfoot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ironfoot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pfeifer scores with a nice body kick.
Pfeifer swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ironfoot misses.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Ironfoot misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pfeifer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Pfeifer breaks the clinch.

Pfeifer drives through and clinches with Ironfoot against the ropes.

Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pfeifer.
Ironfoot throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pfeifer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pfeifer drops his hands momentarily and Ironfoot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ricardo Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Ironfoot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ironfoot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ironfoot is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ironfoot gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Pfeifer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ironfoot backwards.

Ironfoot is rocked!
Pfeifer creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Ironfoot off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Ironfoot is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Pfeifer is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ricardo Pfeifer!