PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Oglek Tomar (ranked 20614 p4p, 702 weight class) and Alfonso Valdez (ranked 8594 p4p, 620 weight class). Valdez has chosen Believer - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music. 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.

Tomar
vs
Valdez

187 cm
26
170 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

181 cm
30
158 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfonso Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valdez momentarily.
Tomar lands a jab to Valdez's midsection.

Valdez moves into the clinch.
Tomar lands with a left to the head.

Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomar checks a low kick from Valdez.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Tomar.
Valdez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomar. Tomar obviously looking to wear him down.
Valdez is looking to clinch but Tomar is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomar. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomar backing away here, and Valdez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Tomar.
Valdez tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
It appears Tomar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Valdez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tomar 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.
Good work by Tomar as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomar counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Tomar there.
Tomar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valdez under the eye.
Tomar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valdez is looking to clinch.
Tomar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tomar misses with a looping right.
Tomar lands a jab to Valdez's midsection.

Valdez drives through and clinches with Tomar against the ropes.
Valdez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch but Tomar keeps him there for the moment.
Valdez wants to break free but Tomar has control.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomar won't allow it.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tomar fails to land.

Tomar breaks the clinch.
Valdez slips under a jab from Tomar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez walks into a straight right hand from Tomar.
Tomar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.

Tomar gets tackled into the ropes by Valdez. Valdez maintains the clinch.
Tomar gets through Valdez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tomar fails to land.
Valdez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tomar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valdez can turn it around.

Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tomar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valdez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valdez slips under a jab from Tomar.
Valdez wants to clinch up but Tomar keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Valdez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oglek Tomar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tomar throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
Valdez tries to clinch up
enabling Tomar to counter with a crisp jab.

Valdez moves into the clinch.

Tomar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tomar gets tackled into the ropes by Valdez. Valdez maintains the clinch.
Tomar lands with a left to the head.
Tomar keeps control of Valdez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valdez wants to break free but Tomar has control.
Tomar misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Tomar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdez's efforts to push away.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Tomar is controlling the position.
Tomar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomar.
Tomar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.

Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Oglek Tomar has been cut.
Tomar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valdez looks to clinch
and Tomar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomar stuns Valdez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valdez is looking to clinch but Tomar is avoiding it.
Tomar is looking to slow Valdez down with leg kicks.
Tomar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez connects with a right hand. Tomar shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomar circles away.
Tomar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valdez scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomar circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomar misses the target.
Valdez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomar counters with a thumping low kick.
Tomar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Valdez drives through and clinches with Tomar against the ropes.
Tomar throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomar has him pressed against the ropes.
Valdez tries to circle away but Tomar has him pinned against the ropes.

Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomar can pounce on him.
Tomar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomar throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Tomar lands.
Tomar throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oglek Tomar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Valdez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tomar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?

Tomar breaks from the clinch.
Oglek Tomar is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomar throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomar connects with a single shot there.
Valdez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tomar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomar.
Tomar misses with a wild body shot.
Tomar looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomar can pounce on him.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valdez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valdez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valdez is looking to clinch but Tomar is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Valdez.
Tomar lands a body shot.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomar.
Valdez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tomar misses with a looping right.

Valdez moves into the clinch successfully.
Oglek Tomar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomar has double underhooks.
Alfonso Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomar swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tomar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tomar - that will leave a mark!
Valdez tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valdez's head.
Tomar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valdez's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
Tomar scores with a punch to the head.
Valdez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomar.
Tomar is looking to slow Valdez down with leg kicks.
Tomar lands a head shot.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomar misses the target.
Tomar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomar staying out of range there.
Valdez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Tomar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tomar misses the shot to the body.
Valdez 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.
Valdez misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oglek Tomar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oglek Tomar!
Oglek Tomar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Alfonso Valdez had this to say: 'I've decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later. '.