PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Soa Silva (ranked 2186 p4p, 239 weight class) and Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 7831 p4p, 568 weight class). Kickboxer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hawaiian Kickboxer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Kickboxer

177 cm
29
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Kickboxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kickboxer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Silva misses.
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kickboxer walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Kickboxer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kickboxer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Kickboxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kickboxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Kickboxer. Those never looked like landing.
Kickboxer throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Kickboxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Kickboxer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kickboxer swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer scores with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

Kickboxer has managed to clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kickboxer.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kickboxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kickboxer moves away and avoids it.
Kickboxer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kickboxer moves out of range.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer blocks a jab.
Kickboxer throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch but Kickboxer is having none of it.
Kickboxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Kickboxer. Those never looked like landing.
Kickboxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva throws the left hand but Kickboxer avoids the punch easily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kickboxer to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kickboxer.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kickboxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickboxer lands a two punch combo.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Kickboxer had a free shot at his head there.
Silva tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawaiian Kickboxer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kickboxer slips under a jab from Silva.
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva moves out of range as Kickboxer strikes.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kickboxer misses with a double jab.
Kickboxer misses with a straight left.
Kickboxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kickboxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer misses with a wild combination.
Kickboxer scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Kickboxer. Those never looked like landing.
Kickboxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kickboxer slips a jab from Silva.
Kickboxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kickboxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kickboxer scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kickboxer. Those never looked like landing.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kickboxer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kickboxer duly obliges.
Hawaiian Kickboxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kickboxer.
Hawaiian Kickboxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kickboxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kickboxer. That snapped Silva's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kickboxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kickboxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kickboxer throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer misses with the combination.
Kickboxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a hook. Kickboxer ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Kickboxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kickboxer throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Kickboxer needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kickboxer lands with a good body shot.
Kickboxer lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawaiian Kickboxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kickboxer cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Kickboxer misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kickboxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kickboxer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kickboxer duly obliges.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva slips a straight right by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.

Silva is rocked!
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kickboxer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Kickboxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kickboxer tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kickboxer!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kickboxer misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws the left hand but Kickboxer avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Kickboxer does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Kickboxer lands with a shot to the body.
Kickboxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kickboxer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kickboxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Kickboxer.
Silva is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Kickboxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kickboxer connects with a nice looking jab.
Kickboxer thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Kickboxer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kickboxer lands a slapping body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kickboxer scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Kickboxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Kickboxer manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickboxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawaiian Kickboxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kickboxer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hawaiian Kickboxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kickboxer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawaiian Kickboxer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hawaiian Kickboxer thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).