PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaston De Oca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gaston De Oca has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

De Oca
vs
Warrior

192 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Dangerous knees
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaston De Oca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warrior tries to keep at a distance but De Oca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
De Oca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Oca is defending well for now.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Oca really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
De Oca looking to stall.
Warrior's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Warrior's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca is trying to maintain a safe position but Warrior gets an underhook and turns De Oca into the ropes.
Warrior keeps control of De Oca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Oca takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Gaston De Oca has been cut.
De Oca tries to circle away but Warrior has him pinned against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Oca is breathing heavily.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Oca.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Oca avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Oca wants to stall.
De Oca can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Warrior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Oca tries to break free but Warrior pushes him back against the ropes.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Oca.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Oca looking to slow down the pace here.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Oca.
De Oca is trying to break free.
Warrior avoiding damage as De Oca throws knees to the body.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but De Oca is blocking nicely.
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!
De Oca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Oca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Oca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but De Oca avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Oca is trying to break free.
De Oca tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Oca is defending well for now.
De Oca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior working De Oca over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaston De Oca's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Warrior takes the fight into the clinch.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Oca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oca is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior landing knees to the head.
De Oca tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but De Oca blocks with his arms.
De Oca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Oca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
De Oca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oca controlling the action here for a moment.
De Oca tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Oca avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on De Oca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warrior stalling against the ropes.
De Oca looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiger Warrior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Oca is defending well for now.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Oca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca trying to control the position but instead, Warrior has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Oca into the ropes.
De Oca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Oca avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warrior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Oca wants to break free but Warrior has control.
De Oca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warrior.
De Oca can't break the clinch.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands a knee to the head.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Oca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Oca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but De Oca blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Oca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but De Oca blocks it.
Warrior stalling in the clinch.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaston De Oca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

De Oca forces Warrior back against the ropes and clinches.
De Oca misses with the head strike.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
De Oca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Oca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiger Warrior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warrior blocking some punches.
De Oca takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
De Oca has had enough of the clinch but Warrior keeps him there for the moment.
De Oca tries to stall but Warrior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but De Oca blocks it.
De Oca tries to land knees in the clinch but Warrior avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Oca throws an elbow but misses.
Warrior blocking some punches.
De Oca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Oca.
De Oca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
De Oca misses with the head strike.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but De Oca is blocking nicely.
De Oca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oca working hard to break the clinch.
De Oca looking to stall.
De Oca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warrior is defending well for now.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca is trying to push Warrior away but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but De Oca blocks with his arms.
De Oca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warrior blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but De Oca avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gaston De Oca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warrior obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warrior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Warrior!
A relieved looking Tiger Warrior thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.