PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bbbb Aaaa (ranked 18742 p4p, 755 weight class) and Dr Love (ranked 22471 p4p, 734 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aaaa
vs
Love

179 cm
28
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bbbb Aaaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Love!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaaa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Love counters with a series of strikes. Aaaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Love wants to land a leg kick but Aaaa is out of range.
Aaaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Love scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Aaaa misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Love.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aaaa. Love shrugs it off though.
Aaaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Aaaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Love blocks a jab.

Aaaa clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a knee strike.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Aaaa avoids the damage to the body.
Aaaa throws a knee to the head but misses.

Aaaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aaaa closes the distance and clinches.
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Love.

Aaaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bbbb Aaaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aaaa throws the kick towards the body but Love avoids it.
Aaaa moves forwards but Love connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dr Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aaaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sloppy strikes from Aaaa. Those never looked like landing.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love stuns Aaaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Love looks to move away, Aaaa throws a big counter combo but Love just gets out of the way.
Love stuns Aaaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Aaaa gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aaaa has Love pressed against the ropes.
Aaaa misses with a body punch.
Love is trying to maintain a safe position but Aaaa gets an underhook and turns Love into the ropes.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Aaaa's ribcage.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aaaa is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Love tries to keep at a distance but Aaaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bbbb Aaaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Love clobbers Aaaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aaaa digs a good hook to Love's body.
Love tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Aaaa darts in and clinches Love up against the ropes.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aaaa controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaaa can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Love working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aaaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaaa managing to block the knees to the body from Love.

Aaaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Aaaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Love gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love tries to stall but Aaaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Love.
A shot in the inside from Aaaa.

Aaaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aaaa moves out of range of the strikes.
As Love tries to get set, Aaaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Love manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Bbbb Aaaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aaaa misses with an uppercut
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Aaaa controls the action.
Aaaa avoiding damage.
Aaaa managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
Aaaa blocks a body shot from Love.
Aaaa looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Aaaa scores with a nice short uppercut.

Aaaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aaaa moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bbbb Aaaa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aaaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Love counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aaaa's knee momentarily.
Love thuds a left hand into Aaaa's body.
Love swings for the body but Aaaa moves out of range.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aaaa moves away.

Aaaa gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Aaaa tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aaaa is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Aaaa controls his hands.
Aaaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aaaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bbbb Aaaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Love looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love slows down the pace here.

Aaaa manages to break the clinch.
Love tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aaaa is able to avoid easily.
Aaaa slips a jab and a cross from Love.
Love pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aaaa back to the ropes. Love follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Love swings for the body but Aaaa moves out of range.
Aaaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Aaaa throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Love staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aaaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Aaaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aaaa taking a breather.
Love tries a knee to the head but Aaaa blocks it.
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!
Aaaa is looking to control Love's arms but Love gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aaaa has his back to the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Aaaa.
Aaaa looking to stall.
Aaaa is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aaaa managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
Aaaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aaaa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bbbb Aaaa!