PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Quica Gaviria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gaviria
vs
Speed

168 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quica Gaviria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Speed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaviria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Gaviria staying out of range there.
Speed staying out of range there.
Speed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Speed has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gaviria is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Gaviria's head back.
Gaviria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Speed misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaviria throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
Speed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Gaviria.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaviria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaviria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaviria misses with a looping left.
Gaviria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaviria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mick Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Gaviria.
Gaviria throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Gaviria.
Speed throws a right hand that Gaviria ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaviria also avoids with ease.
Speed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaviria defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaviria.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaviria looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Gaviria slips the punch.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed takes a swing at Gaviria's ribcage but misses.
Gaviria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
Gaviria misses the shot to the body.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaviria dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Gaviria misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Gaviria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Speed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Speed lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Gaviria goes down! The ref sends Speed to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Gaviria is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Speed lands with a nice body punch.
Speed throws a right and a left that Gaviria avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Speed.
Nice cross by Speed.

Gaviria is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Gaviria.
Gaviria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaviria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gaviria lands a slapping body shot.
Speed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Speed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaviria.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed scores with a nice right hand.
Gaviria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gaviria.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaviria.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaviria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaviria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Gaviria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mick Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Gaviria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaviria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaviria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Gaviria throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Gaviria seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed misses with a hook
and Gaviria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Speed misses the jab.
Speed throws a hook but Gaviria blocks it.
Gaviria feints a jab promting Speed to slip. Gaviria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Speed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaviria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Gaviria ducks down to avoid it.
Gaviria throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaviria.
Gaviria lands a lovely overhand right.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Gaviria saw that one coming.
Gaviria went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed misses with a hook
and Gaviria counters with a straight right hand.
Gaviria ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Speed looks to land a right hand but Gaviria moved out of range.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Gaviria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Speed takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gaviria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quica Gaviria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaviria.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaviria throws a big counter combination but Speed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gaviria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaviria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speed's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Gaviria appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gaviria misses with a body shot
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaviria manages to avoid it.
Gaviria is looking to counter punch.
Speed catches Gaviria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaviria's head.
Speed misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaviria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Gaviria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Gaviria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed connects with a quick right hand that sends Gaviria 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 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mick Speed!