PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kile Jr V (ranked 5311 p4p, 90 weight class) and Raphael Antunes (ranked 23267 p4p, 257 weight class). Kile Jr V has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jr V
vs
Antunes

172 cm
25
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
290 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kile Jr V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Antunes.
Jr V throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Jr V sees coming a mile off.
A left and a right from Jr V both land. Nice combination.
Antunes dodges the punch combination from Jr V.

Jr V takes the fight into the clinch.
Antunes trying to control the position but instead, Jr V has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antunes into the ropes.
Antunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Jr V gets an underhook and turns Antunes into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Jr V lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antunes backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes is trying to stall.
Jr V controlling the action here for a moment.
Jr V slows down the pace here.
Jr V lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jr V looking to slow down the pace here.
Antunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Antunes trying to control the position but instead, Jr V has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antunes into the ropes.
Jr V lands a right hand.
Antunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jr V is keeping busy.
Jr V lands a nice uppercut.
Antunes taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raphael Antunes.
Antunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Antunes misses with the combination.
Jr V fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr V scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jr V blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Antunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr V circles away quickly and effectively.
Jr V appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antunes throws a body kick that misses.

Jr V moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jr V - that landed with a thud.
Jr V blocks a body shot from Antunes.
Jr V stalling in the clinch.
Antunes trying to stall but Jr V improves his position.
Jr V pushes Antunes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Antunes is trying to stall.
Antunes is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Jr V has denied him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Jr V lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jr V lands a shot to the body.
Antunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Jr V gets an underhook and turns Antunes into the ropes.
Antunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antunes trying to control the position but instead, Jr V has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antunes into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raphael Antunes.
Jr V lands with a nice combination. Antunes backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr V tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr V counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr V dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jr V goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jr V lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jr V lands with a nice combination. Antunes backs away looking to recover.
Jr V lands a jab.
Jr V is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antunes can do to turn this around?
Jr V avoids the head kick by Antunes.
Jr V pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Antunes back to the ropes. Jr V follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr V swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antunes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Jr V to counter with a crisp jab.
Jr V lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Antunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Antunes looks to move away, Jr V throws a big counter combo but Antunes just gets out of the way.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Jr V does no damage.
Antunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jr V counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Antunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jr V.
Jr V lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jr V.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Jr V was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jr V swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jr V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes unleashes a big counter combination but Jr V bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jr V fails to land with a series of punches.

Antunes tries to keep at a distance but Jr V has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Antunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antunes trying to stall but Jr V improves his position.
Antunes trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr V makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jr V pushes Antunes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Antunes working aggressively here.
Antunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Jr V.
Antunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Antunes looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Jr V.
Antunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr V.
Jr V has Antunes pressed against the ropes, preventing Antunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jr V is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr V trying to stall but Antunes improves his position.
Antunes missing with knees to the body.
Antunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jr V has Antunes pressed against the ropes, preventing Antunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Antunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr V avoids the damage to the body.
Jr V has Antunes pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Antunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jr V blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antunes as Jr V tries to tie him up.
Jr V stalling the fight.
Jr V effectively controlling the action here.
Antunes pushes off an throws an elbow but Jr V leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Antunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr V.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jr V as Antunes tries to tie him up.
Antunes tries to break the clinch but Jr V is controlling the position.
Jr V will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Antunes up against the ropes.
Antunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr V dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jr V throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kile Jr V is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr V blocks a leg kick.
Jr V misses with a double jab.
Jr V moves out of range of the body kick from Antunes.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr V scores with a punch to the head.
Antunes needs to keep his hands up - Jr V had a free shot at his head there.
Kile Jr V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
Jr V goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jr V is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jr V misses with the combination.
Antunes tries to counter with a clinch but Jr V shakes him off and moves away.
Antunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr V closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr V fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Antunes misses
and Jr V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jr V moves into range and clinches up with Antunes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jr V takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Antunes trying to control the position but instead, Jr V has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antunes into the ropes.
Jr V lands with a short shot to the head.
Antunes is looking to control Jr V's arms but Jr V gets an underhook and turns him. Now Antunes has his back to the ropes.
Jr V is looking to control Antunes's arms but Antunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jr V has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr V is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Antunes trying to stall but Jr V improves his position.
Jr V avoiding damage as Antunes throws knees to the body.
Jr V pushes Antunes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kile Jr V has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antunes looking to stall.
Jr V lands an uppercut.
Come on Jr V - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jr V lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antunes backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr V taking a breather.
Jr V dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Jr V scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antunes looking to throw knees to the head but Jr V is blocking nicely.
Jr V lands with a left to the head.
Jr V is pushing Antunes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Antunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Antunes missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jr V.
Good body shot from Jr V.
Antunes tries to stall but Jr V uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Jr V.
Jr V throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr V.
Antunes trying to stall but Jr V improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Antunes is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jr V avoiding damage as Antunes throws knees to the body.
Jr V works on Antunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Raphael Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kile Jr V is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jr V scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kile Jr V showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jr V 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kile Jr V!