PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pascal Oaza (ranked 6734 p4p, 231 weight class) and Vinod Zaaijer (ranked 6008 p4p, 219 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Oaza
vs
Zaaijer

156 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

211 cm
25
277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pascal Oaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinod Zaaijer!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oaza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oaza really is a fat lump.

Zaaijer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oaza, pushing him back against the ropes.

Zaaijer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaaijer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oaza.
A telegraphed right hand from Oaza misses the target.
Zaaijer wants to counter with a clinch but Oaza pushes him away.
Zaaijer lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaaijer wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaaijer jabs Oaza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Zaaijer.
Zaaijer misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Zaaijer tenderised Oaza's leg. Oaza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oaza connects with a leg kick. Zaaijer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oaza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaaijer throws a head kick that Oaza semi-blocks.

It looks like Pascal Oaza has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oaza.
Oaza tries a head kick but it misses.

Zaaijer takes the fight into the clinch.
Oaza tries to circle away but Zaaijer has him pinned against the ropes.

Zaaijer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaaijer tries a head kick but it misses.
Oaza fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaaijer in the body.
Oaza misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaaijer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Oaza rushes Zaaijer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Oaza.
Zaaijer taking a breather.
Zaaijer has Oaza pressed against the ropes, preventing Oaza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zaaijer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oaza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaaijer's efforts to push away.
Oaza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oaza is trying to stall.
Oaza tries a knee to the head but Zaaijer blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oaza manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Oaza.
Zaaijer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Oaza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaaijer tries to counter by closing the distance.

Zaaijer throws out a head kick that Oaza doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Oaza crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Oaza's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Zaaijer clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Zaaijer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zaaijer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Zaaijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaaijer moves in looking to clinch but Oaza pushes him off.
Oaza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oaza sets himself, and Zaaijer steps forward looking for the clinch! Oaza avoids it this time.

Oaza closes the distance and pushes Zaaijer back into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaaijer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaaijer misses with a body punch.

Oaza breaks the clinch.

Zaaijer clinches.
Oaza is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaaijer has double underhooks.

Zaaijer manages to break the clinch.
Oaza throws a chopping leg kick but Zaaijer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oaza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oaza doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaaijer circles away.
Despite the aggression on Zaaijer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zaaijer tries to bum rush Oaza with a series of wild strikes but Oaza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaaijer is looking to clinch but Oaza is avoiding it.

Oaza pushes Zaaijer up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Vinod Zaaijer should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Pascal Oaza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oaza misses with a body kick.

Oaza rushes Zaaijer and presses him up against the ropes.
Zaaijer wants to get back to striking at distance but Oaza won't allow it.
Zaaijer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Zaaijer breaks the clinch.

Oaza clinches up against the ropes.

Oaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pascal Oaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oaza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oaza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oaza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaaijer.
Oaza pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Zaaijer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oaza wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaaijer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oaza looking to stall.
Zaaijer trying to land knees to the body.

Zaaijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaaijer throws a right and a left that Oaza avoids nicely.

Zaaijer instigates a clinch.
Zaaijer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oaza has him pressed against the ropes.

Zaaijer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaaijer wants to clinch up but Oaza keeps it at a distance.
Oaza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oaza tries to clinch there but Zaaijer circles away.
Vinod Zaaijer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oaza tries to clinch but Zaaijer moves out of range.
Oaza throws a jab when Zaaijer was well out of range.
Zaaijer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Pascal Oaza's cut is getting worse.

Zaaijer closes the distance and clinches.
Oaza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oaza can't break the clinch.
Zaaijer misses with a knee strike.
Oaza is looking to control Zaaijer's arms but Zaaijer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oaza has his back to the ropes.
Zaaijer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaaijer taking a breather.
A short right from Oaza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oaza trying to stall but Zaaijer improves his position.
Oaza can't break the clinch.
Oaza slowing the pace effectively.
Oaza takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaaijer looking to slow down the pace here.
Zaaijer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oaza up against the ropes.
Oaza dodges an elbow strike from Zaaijer.

Zaaijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaaijer takes a swing at Oaza's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oaza tries to bum rush Zaaijer with a series of wild strikes but Zaaijer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oaza tries to clinch up.
Zaaijer wants to counter the offense by Oaza and move into the clinch position.
Oaza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaaijer moves away.
Zaaijer blocks a jab.
Zaaijer wants to counter with a clinch but Oaza pushes him away.
Oaza looks to land a body kick but Zaaijer moved away.
Zaaijer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaaijer misses with a two punch combination.
Zaaijer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oaza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaaijer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Vinod Zaaijer has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Zaaijer. Those never looked like landing.
Oaza throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oaza tries to clinch but Zaaijer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinod Zaaijer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Oaza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaaijer circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Oaza misses.
Zaaijer throws a counter combo.
Oaza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oaza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oaza misses with a wild combination.
Zaaijer avoids the body shot from Oaza.
Oaza is looking to clinch.

Zaaijer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zaaijer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oaza tries to score with a low kick but Zaaijer moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Zaaijer.
Zaaijer throws a head kick but Oaza moves out of range.
Oaza seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaaijer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaaijer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Oaza instigates a clinch.
Oaza avoids the elbow strike from Zaaijer, against the ropes.
Zaaijer lands a shot to the body.
Zaaijer holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Zaaijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zaaijer pushes Oaza up against the ropes in a clinch.

Zaaijer breaks the clinch.
Oaza tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaaijer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oaza keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zaaijer closes the distance and clinches.
Zaaijer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Zaaijer breaks the clinch.
Zaaijer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaaijer throws a head kick that misses.
Oaza throws a push kick but Zaaijer slaps the foot to one side.
Oaza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaaijer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaaijer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Zaaijer instigates a clinch.
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!

Zaaijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oaza blocks a head kick by Zaaijer.
Oaza wants to clinch up but Zaaijer keeps it at a distance.
Oaza wants to clinch up but Zaaijer keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oaza misses with a body kick.
Zaaijer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zaaijer tries to clinch up but Oaza circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zaaijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oaza tries a head kick but it misses.

Oaza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oaza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Oaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaaijer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oaza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oaza misses with a body kick.

Oaza moves into the clinch.
Oaza has had enough of the clinch but Zaaijer keeps him there for the moment.
Vinod Zaaijer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zaaijer is struggling to control the position.
Zaaijer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oaza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaaijer can't break the clinch.
Zaaijer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Zaaijer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaaijer swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinod Zaaijer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaaijer 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinod Zaaijer!