PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Oxford (ranked 4195 p4p, 469 weight class) and Rico Paz (ranked 3098 p4p, 377 weight class). Oxford comes to the ring accompanied by Don't Fuck With Me. Paz has chosen Knockout as his entrance music. Rico Paz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oxford
vs
Paz

190 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Oxford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Paz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paz misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oxford. That's going to slow Paz down.
A punch combination from Oxford misses.
Oxford moves away from the strike by Paz.
Oxford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oxford slips under a jab from Paz.
Paz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paz misses with a hook. Oxford ducked under it nicely.
Oxford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paz throws a big shot that misses.
Paz blocks a head kick by Oxford.
Alex Oxford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oxford can pounce on him.
Oxford walks into a stiff left hand from Paz.
Oxford slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oxford tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oxford throws a one two combo.
Oxford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oxford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oxford throws a sloppy head kick and Paz moves out of range easily.
Oxford throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paz avoids the head kick by Oxford.
Oxford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oxford slips a jab from Paz.
Paz slips under a jab from Oxford.
Paz punishes Oxford's body with a nice straight punch.
Oxford tries a head kick but it misses.
Oxford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paz! But no joy.
Paz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oxford tries a head kick but it misses.
Oxford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oxford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oxford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oxford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paz.
Paz catches Oxford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oxford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paz's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Paz.
Oxford throws a combination that misses
and Paz counters with a straight right hand.
Paz throws a looping overhand right but Oxford ducks down to avoid it.
Paz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Oxford is rocked!
Oxford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oxford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paz.
Nice jab there from Paz.
Paz misses the jab.
Oxford misses with a double jab
and Paz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oxford slips under a jab from Paz.
Oxford takes a swing at Paz's ribcage but misses.
Paz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oxford misses with a looping right.
Oxford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paz.
Oxford throws a right hand that Paz ducks under and follows up with a left that Paz also avoids with ease.
Oxford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paz.
Oxford is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oxford connects with a body shot that sends Paz's belly button to the back.
Oxford blocks a jab.
Oxford is looking to counter with head kicks.
Oxford throws out a leg kick but Paz moves out of range and Oxford only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oxford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Paz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Paz will probably get the nod.
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.

Oxford drops his hands momentarily and Paz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paz misses with an uppercut. Oxford saw that one coming.
Paz lands a nice shot that snaps Oxford's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oxford.
Paz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oxford.
Oxford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oxford moves away from the strike by Paz.
Oxford takes one on the button.
Oh Oxford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oxford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paz is out of range and Oxford settles back down.
Oxford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oxford seems to have got his legs back now.

It looks like Rico Paz has been cut.
Paz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oxford fails to land with a series of punches.
Oxford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paz.
Oxford tries to clinch
and Paz counters with a straight right hand.
Paz scores with a body shot.
Oxford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paz cracks Oxford with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oxford scores with a hook to the body. Paz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oxford slips under a jab from Paz.
Oxford throws a sloppy head kick and Paz moves out of range easily.
Oxford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oxford throws a series of punches but Paz avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paz, as that shot connected.
Paz misses with an uppercut. Oxford saw that one coming.
Oxford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oxford throws a right hand that Paz ducks under and follows up with a left that Paz also avoids with ease.

Paz cracks Oxford with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Oxford get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Oxford looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oxford drops his guard momentarily, allowing Paz to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Oxford! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Paz takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rico Paz!
A very excited looking Rico Paz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.