PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Strategos Themistokles (ranked 2152 p4p, 278 weight class) and Carson West (ranked 16192 p4p, 751 weight class). Themistokles comes to the ring accompanied by Battle Symphony - Linkin Park. Carson West has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Themistokles
vs
West

187 cm
31
210 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

186 cm
37
208 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Strategos Themistokles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Themistokles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West.
Themistokles throws a predictable looking body shot

and West counters by clinching up.

Themistokles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Themistokles moves out of range of the strikes.
Themistokles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Themistokles misses with a body shot.
West connects with a solid leg kick.
West looks to land a right hand but Themistokles moved out of range.
Themistokles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Themistokles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
West scores with a leg kick.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Themistokles on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

West instigates a clinch.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Themistokles as the two fighters clinch.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Themistokles.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Themistokles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Themistokles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Themistokles lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
Themistokles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Themistokles.
Themistokles trying to land knees to the body.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Themistokles swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles managing to block the knees to the body from West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from West.
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!
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Themistokles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Themistokles lands a right hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
Themistokles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Themistokles backwards.
Themistokles has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Themistokles.
West prevents a body shot from Themistokles.
West lands with a right to the head.
Themistokles misses with a punch to the body.
Themistokles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Themistokles lands with a short shot to the head.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Themistokles is defending well for now.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Themistokles.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Themistokles is looking to land body kicks.
West scores with a hook to the body. Themistokles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West cracks Themistokles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Themistokles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Themistokles tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Themistokles throwing a counter right hand but West manages to avoid it.
West throws a jab when Themistokles was well out of range.
West lands a jab to the nose.
Themistokles cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
West thumps Themistokles with a low kick.
Themistokles cracks West with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West wants to land a leg kick but Themistokles is out of range.
West throws out a leg kick but Themistokles moves out of range and West only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West moves out of range of the leg kick from Themistokles.
Themistokles throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Themistokles looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Themistokles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
West misses with a wild body shot.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Themistokles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Themistokles's head.
Themistokles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
West misses the jab.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Themistokles.
A punch combination from Themistokles misses.
West tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Themistokles walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles checks a low kick from West.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Themistokles.
West cracks a nice hook into Themistokles's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a head kick but Themistokles moves out of range.
Themistokles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Themistokles throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Themistokles throwing a counter right hand but West manages to avoid it.
West misses with a hook
and Themistokles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from West.
A nice combination there by West.
West misses with a right hand
and Themistokles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Themistokles on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Themistokles takes one to the chin there.
Themistokles lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
West throws a nice looking combination but Themistokles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Themistokles as he connects with a hook.

West is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carson West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

West throws a low kick but Themistokles avoids it.
Themistokles appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strategos Themistokles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Themistokles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Themistokles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Themistokles looks low and kicks high, catching West right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Themistokles finish him?
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Themistokles counters with a left to the body.
That kick from West tenderised Themistokles's leg. Themistokles is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Themistokles can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Themistokles down.
West takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
West avoids the body shot from Themistokles.
Themistokles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West throws a series of strikes that have Themistokles backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from West.
Themistokles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Themistokles misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carson West seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Themistokles keeps the fight on the outside.
Themistokles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
West tries to clinch up.
West moves in looking to clinch but Themistokles pushes him off.
Themistokles tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it.
Themistokles lands an overhand right.
Themistokles misses with a straight left.
Jab from West.
Themistokles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West misses with an uppercut.
Themistokles punishes West's body with a nice straight punch.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Themistokles throws out the jab.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Themistokles's hands.
Themistokles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West looks to throw the jab but Themistokles is out of range.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West checks a low kick from Themistokles.
Themistokles is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
Themistokles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Themistokles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.
Themistokles throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Themistokles.
Themistokles slips a jab from West.
Themistokles scores with a leg kick.
Themistokles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Themistokles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Themistokles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West misses with a looping right.
West's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Themistokles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! West scrambles back to his feet.
West misses with a hook. Themistokles ducked under it nicely.
West throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Strategos Themistokles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!