PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthew Hargreaves (ranked 22533 p4p, 668 weight class) and Evista Fareston (ranked 5488 p4p, 517 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hargreaves
vs
Fareston

175 cm
23
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Hargreaves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fareston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hargreaves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hargreaves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Hargreaves closes the distance and clinches.
Fareston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fareston swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargreaves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Hargreaves.
Fareston blocking some punches.
Fareston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hargreaves has Fareston pressed against the ropes.
Fareston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Hargreaves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
Hargreaves pushes Fareston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hargreaves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hargreaves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fareston can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Hargreaves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fareston throws a head punch that misses.
Hargreaves lands an uppercut.
Hargreaves scores with a hook to the body.
Hargreaves lands a body shot.
Fareston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fareston working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fareston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hargreaves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fareston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargreaves blocking some punches.
Hargreaves prevents a body shot from Fareston.
Fareston misses with a punch on the inside.
Hargreaves pushes Fareston back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargreaves.
Fareston misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Fareston.
Nice body punch from Fareston.
Fareston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Hargreaves.
Nice body punch from Hargreaves - that landed with a thud.
Hargreaves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hargreaves.
Fareston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fareston fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Hargreaves.
Hargreaves lands a shot to the body.
Hargreaves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fareston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hargreaves misses with a body punch.
Hargreaves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Fareston is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargreaves lands a nice uppercut.
Fareston is still on wobbly legs! Can Hargreaves finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fareston.
Hargreaves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fareston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hargreaves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fareston can turn it around.
Hargreaves prevents a body shot from Fareston.
A hook to the body from Fareston.
A short uppercut from Hargreaves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fareston.
Hargreaves breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fareston with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fareston looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fareston get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Matthew Hargreaves!
Matthew Hargreaves is the new lightweight champion!