PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 5637 p4p, 491 weight class) and Prince Boxer (ranked 7171 p4p, 534 weight class). Rizal comes to the ring accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizal
vs
Boxer

178 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Prefers standup

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
A quick step to the side and Rizal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Prince Boxer has been cut.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizal scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer misses with a left hand
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizal jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rizal counter with a right hand.
Prince Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizal on the side of the head.
Boxer cracks Rizal with an open hand slap.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Boxer swings for the body but Rizal moves out of range.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizal tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to clinch but Rizal is having none of it.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Rizal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Rizal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rizal thuds his right hand into Boxer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rizal lands the left hand.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizal rather than just go for the knockout.
Rizal avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Rizal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer takes a swing at Rizal's ribcage but misses.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizal was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizal is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rizal lands with a shot to the body.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizal.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizal moves away.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizal is just out of range.
Rizal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizal scores with a hook.
Rizal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boxer misses with a shot to the body
and Rizal counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizal.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Rizal moves away and avoids it.
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Rizal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizal circles away.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rizal moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer tries to counter with a clinch but Rizal shakes him off and moves away.
Rizal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Rizal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rizal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer takes one to the chin there.
Rizal digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rizal moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizal throws a shot to the body.
Rizal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxer to score with a decent uppercut.
Rizal moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Rizal's ribs.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Rizal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer slips under a jab from Rizal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rizal misses the target.
Rizal tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rizal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boxer tries to clinch there but Rizal circles away.
Rizal misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rizal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizal lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.

Boxer is rocked!
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
letting Rizal counter with a right hand.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizal finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer seems to have recovered his senses.
Rizal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Rizal's ribs.
Rizal connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Prince Boxer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boxer misses with a hook. Rizal ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Rizal throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Rizal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rizal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rizal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
Boxer tries to clinch but Rizal moves out of range.
Rizal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Rizal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rizal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Rizal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
Boxer takes a swing at Rizal's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Rizal moved out of range nicely.
Boxer slips under a jab from Rizal.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizal.
It looked like Rizal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boxer.
Rizal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rizal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Rizal.
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal scores with the left hand. Boxer knows he should have avoided that one.
Jose Rizal is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Rizal.
Rizal moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer defending well as Rizal loads up on a big left hand.
Rizal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizal counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizal connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
Rizal scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body. Rizal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizal's head backwards.
Rizal throws out a powerful jab.
Rizal throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Rizal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer tries to clinch
and Rizal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boxer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer is breathing heavily.

Rizal clips Boxer with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Boxer a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Rizal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rizal scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Rizal's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
Rizal lands a right hook to the body.
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boxer misses with a hook. Rizal ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses the body punch
and Rizal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizal is just out of range.
Boxer scores with a nice right hand.
Rizal looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rizal lands a jab.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxer thinking.
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!
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizal moves away.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rizal.
Rizal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.

Boxer closes the distance and clinches.

Rizal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Rizal's shoulder, as Rizal tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizal.
Rizal digs a good body shot into Boxer's ribs.
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Rizal catches Boxer right on the button with a cross.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizal counters with a left and a right that stings Boxer.
Nice body punch from Rizal.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Prince Boxer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rizal thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.

Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizal lands a left hand.
Rizal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizal blocking some punches.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Rizal avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Rizal lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizal's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizal.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizal lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizal scores with a hook to the body.
Rizal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rizal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Rizal avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the ropes.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Rizal is blocking nicely.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizal.
Rizal blocks an uppercut.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizal controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Boxer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizal blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rizal breaks the clinch.
Rizal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Rizal cracks Boxer with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Boxer is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Boxer is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Boxer out cold! Boxer corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Jose Rizal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.