PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Los Razos (ranked 5684 p4p, 459 weight class) and Youer Abdoul (ranked 5663 p4p, 457 weight class). Los Razos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Razos
vs
Abdoul

195 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Los Razos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youer Abdoul!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razos misses with a body kick.
Abdoul unleashes a big counter combination but Razos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Razos. Those never looked like landing.
Abdoul tries to clinch up.
Razos blocks a head kick by Abdoul.
A combination from Razos does no damage.
Abdoul tries to counter with a clinch but Razos shakes him off and moves away.
Razos scores with a jab to the head.
Abdoul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Razos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Razos misses with a two punch combination.
Abdoul tries to clinch there but Razos circles away.

Abdoul darts in and clinches Razos up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Razos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Razos throws a body punch but Abdoul moves out of range.
Razos sets himself, and Abdoul steps forward looking for the clinch! Razos avoids it this time.
Razos throws a nice head kick!
Razos misses with a two punch combination.

Razos lands a front kick to the face, that drops Abdoul to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razos looks for the body kick but Abdoul saw that one coming.
Razos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdoul lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Razos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos moves out of range.
Abdoul misses with a wild combination.
Abdoul tries a head kick but it misses.
Razos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abdoul manages to circle out of the way.
Razos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Razos throws a nice looking combination but Abdoul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos is having none of it.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Abdoul avoids the head kick by Razos.
Abdoul misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razos tries a head kick but it misses.
Razos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Abdoul finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Razos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Razos is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdoul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Razos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abdoul.
Razos throws a shot from downtown. Abdoul moves away and avoids it.
Abdoul tries to close the distance and clinch but Razos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos is having none of it.
Abdoul sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdoul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abdoul tries to clinch up but Razos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Abdoul.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Razos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Razos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdoul throws a counter combo.
Razos tries to bum rush Abdoul with a series of wild strikes but Abdoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Razos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Abdoul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdoul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Razos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Abdoul wants to break free but Razos has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos lands a nice shot to the body.
Razos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abdoul up against the ropes.
Razos is trying to stall.
Abdoul is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abdoul is trying to break the clinch but Razos is controlling him.

Razos breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Abdoul misses

and Razos moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Razos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Los Razos should take that round, based on the knockdown.
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.

Razos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Razos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdoul throws a series of strikes that have Razos backpedaling.
Razos throws a sloppy head kick and Abdoul moves out of range easily.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Razos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdoul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razos.
Razos tries to bum rush Abdoul with a series of wild strikes but Abdoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Razos swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdoul.

Abdoul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Abdoul takes the fight into the clinch.
Abdoul stalling the fight.
Razos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abdoul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Razos breaks the clinch.
Abdoul moves out of range as Razos strikes.
Abdoul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Razos tries to bum rush Abdoul with a series of wild strikes but Abdoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Razos tries to move into range but Abdoul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abdoul wants to clinch up but Razos keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdoul lands a nice shot that snaps Razos's head back.
Abdoul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razos.
Razos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdoul can do to turn this around?
Razos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Razos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdoul counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos moves out of range.
Abdoul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Razos is looking to counter punch.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos is having none of it.
Razos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdoul circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdoul looks to land a combination but Razos avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos moves out of range.
Razos misses with a double jab.
Razos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Razos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Razos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdoul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Razos looks for the body kick but Abdoul saw that one coming.
Abdoul throws a combination. Razos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick from Abdoul lands but Razos takes it in his stride.
Razos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Razos throws a right and a left that Abdoul avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos misses with a kick to the body
and Abdoul counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdoul lands a head kick!
Los Razos is winning the standup battle so far.
Razos avoids the head kick by Abdoul.
Razos misses with a straight right.
Razos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abdoul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Razos throws a head kick but Abdoul moves out of range.
Abdoul misses with a head kick.
Razos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Razos does no damage.
Razos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Razos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Abdoul moves into range and clinches up with Razos.

Razos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Youer Abdoul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Razos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdoul.
Abdoul blocks the body kick.
Razos throws a head kick but Abdoul moves out of range.
Razos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Abdoul's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Abdoul gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Abdoul rushes Razos and presses him up against the ropes.
Abdoul manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abdoul stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdoul presses Razos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Razos breaks from the clinch.
Razos misses with a head kick.
Abdoul connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Razos keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Razos tries to counter by clinching up but Abdoul breaks away and moves out of range.
Abdoul moves out of range of the body kick.
Razos lands a head kick. Abdoul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Razos keeps the fight on the outside.
Razos looks to land a body kick but Abdoul moved away.
Abdoul shapes to counter with a head kick.

Abdoul moves into range and clinches up with Razos.

Abdoul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Razos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Razos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Abdoul gets a clinch.

Razos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Razos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Razos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdoul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abdoul lands a high kick!
Razos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Razos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Abdoul clinches up with Razos and pushes him back against the ropes.

Razos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razos swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdoul.
Razos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abdoul eats them both and turns towards Razos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Razos misses with a body shot.
Abdoul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdoul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Razos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Abdoul clinches with his opponent.
Razos leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Razos as Abdoul tries to tie him up.

Razos breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos throws a combination that misses
and Abdoul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdoul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Razos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Razos throws a sloppy head kick and Abdoul moves out of range easily.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Abdoul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Razos moves out of range of the body kick from Abdoul.
Abdoul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Abdoul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdoul tries to stall but Razos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Youer Abdoul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdoul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!