XF 43 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 2412 p4p, 264 weight class) and Max Slaughter (ranked 4926 p4p, 428 weight class). De Struicao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Walk With Me In Hell. Slaughter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dominick De Struicao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

De Struicao
vs
Slaughter

196 cm
42
189 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

185 cm
33
199 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Slaughter takes the fight into the clinch.
Slaughter throws an elbow but it misses.
De Struicao pushes Slaughter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De Struicao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Struicao lands with a left to the head.

De Struicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Struicao thuds his shin into the meat of Slaughter's side.
De Struicao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaughter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slaughter tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
Slaughter takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Struicao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Struicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao throws a head kick but Slaughter moves out of range.
Good exchange - De Struicao coming out on top.
Slaughter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Slaughter rushes De Struicao and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
De Struicao prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
De Struicao blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao digs a right hand underneath Slaughter's ribcage. Slaughter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
De Struicao lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao lands a knee to the body.
De Struicao is leaning against Slaughter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slaughter looks winded!
A short right from De Struicao on the inside.

De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaughter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao throws a head kick that half lands.

Slaughter is rocked!
Slaughter walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Slaughter is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Max Onera (ranked 6918 p4p, 507 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 3566 p4p, 356 weight class). Face comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tyga - Real Deal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Max Onera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angel Face's chin.

Onera
vs
Face

196 cm
32
191 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

189 cm
45
194 lbs
32 - 28 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Onera moves out of range as Face strikes.

Onera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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

Onera gets a clinch.

Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onera moves out of range as Face strikes.
Onera throws a shot to the body.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onera.
Face throws a right hand that Onera ducks under and follows up with a left that Onera also avoids with ease.
Face throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Onera takes a swing at Face's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face throws a nice looking combination but Onera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Onera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Onera tries to clinch up
and Onera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Face misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Onera misses with a double jab
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Face.
Face blocks a leg kick.
Onera throws a series of punches but Face moves out of range.
Onera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Face avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Face let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Onera misses with a series of wild punches.

Onera clinches.
Face wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Onera has him pressed against the ropes.

Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Face takes one to the side of the head.

Onera instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face has had enough of the clinch but Onera keeps him there for the moment.
Onera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Onera.
Onera scores with a jab to the head.
Onera tries to clinch there but Face circles away.
Onera 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.
Onera doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
Onera's corner calls for a 1-2. Onera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Onera lands a jab to the nose.
Onera misses with the combination.
Face looks to land a right hand but Onera moved out of range.
Face swats away the attempt to clinch by Onera.
Face throws a jab when Onera was well out of range.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face throws a hook to the side of Onera's head but Onera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Onera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Face misses with a straight right.
Max Onera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onera misses with a jab to the body
and Onera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Face throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face 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.
Onera lunges at Face with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Face's hand.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.

Onera has closed the distance and engaged Face in a clinch.

Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Onera misses with a hook.
Onera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Onera wants to clinch but Face slips to the side
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onera throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Onera has time to react.
Face throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Onera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Onera jabs Face to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Face looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Onera swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Onera ducks right into an uppercut from Face.
A jab from Onera does it's job there.
Onera misses with a series of wild punches.
Onera scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Onera misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Onera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Onera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face looks to land a combination but Onera avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Face throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onera throws a leg kick but Face moved away.
Face misses with a double jab.
Onera throws a combination. Face tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Onera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face throws out a powerful jab.
Onera misses with a head kick.
Face throws a right hand that Onera ducks under and follows up with a left that Onera also avoids with ease.
Onera with a jab.
Onera misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera lands with an uppercut that bounces Face off the ropes and back into range.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onera was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Onera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Onera throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Onera throws a leg kick but Face sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Onera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Max Onera is winning the standup battle so far.
Onera tries to clinch up
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Onera tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Face swats away the attempt to clinch by Onera.
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onera throws a right and a left that Face avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Onera.
Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Face checks a leg kick nicely.
Face checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Onera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face checks a leg kick nicely.
Onera is looking to clinch.
Face takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Face changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Onera does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera connects with a body shot.
Onera misses with a hook
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Onera is just out of range.
Face digs a good hook to Onera's body.
Face jabs Onera right on the nose. Onera blinks but takes it well.
Onera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Onera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Onera misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Onera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Onera misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Onera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Face.
Onera lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onera misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onera slips a straight right by Face.
Onera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Onera looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Onera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Face sizes up Onera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Face avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onera dips to his left and cracks Face with an uppercut!
Onera ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Onera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Face is out of range and Onera settles back down.
Face misses with a wild body shot.

Face tries to keep at a distance but Onera has taken the fight into the clinch.

Face breaks the clinch.
Face lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Angel Face will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Face swings for the body but Onera moves out of range.
Onera slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Onera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onera.
Face is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Face blocks a low kick nicely.
Face with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Onera to score with a decent uppercut.
Onera darts in trying to clinch
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Onera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Face throws a nice looking combination but Onera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Onera tries to clinch up
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Onera misses the target.
Face appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Face throws a hook to the side of Onera's head but Onera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onera manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Onera misses.
Onera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Face circles away quickly and effectively.
Face takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Onera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Onera tries to clinch up
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Face as he checks the leg kick.
Face misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Face connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Onera's hands.
Onera tries to close the distance and clinch but Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Onera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Face misses.
Onera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Onera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
Face throws out a counter right but Onera avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Onera.
Onera tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Onera.
Face misses with a body shot.
Onera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Onera swings widly with a right hand
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Onera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Onera staying out of range there.
Onera doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera throws a series of punches but Face moves out of range.
Onera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Face counters with a left to the body.
Onera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
A jab from Face misses.
Onera misses with a straight left.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Onera misses with a double jab.
Onera misses with a low kick.
Onera throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Onera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Onera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Onera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Face swings for the body but Onera moves out of range.
Onera tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.
Good shot there by Face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onera misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.

Onera is rocked!
Face waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Onera.
Oh Onera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Face misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onera throws a body punch but Face moves out of range.
Onera seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Face, as that shot connected.
Face moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Onera throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Onera misses.
Onera scores with a jab to the head.
Onera moves out of range as Face strikes.
The crowd cheers as Onera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Face doesn't seem phased though.
Onera throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.

Face clips Onera 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 Onera a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Face 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Face!
Angel Face seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Max Onera spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm getting back in the gym and getting ready for the next fight. '.

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xander Machado (ranked 2170 p4p, 277 weight class) and Jako Day (ranked 2479 p4p, 316 weight class). Machado's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Latin Thugs. 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.

Machado
vs
Day

196 cm
33
208 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

189 cm
38
210 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xander Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jako Day!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Machado.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Day. Those never looked like landing.
Machado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Day looks to land a combination but Machado avoids it well.
Day has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
A slow jab from Day misses its intended target.
Machado is looking to counter the offense by Day and move into the clinch.
Machado slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Machado is looking for a counter combo.
Day blocks a leg kick.
Day throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jako Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machado swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Machado avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day throws a front kick aimed at Machado's knee but Machado avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day scores with a body shot.
Day missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machado throws a right and a left that Day avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Day. Those never looked like landing.
Machado tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Day manages to circle out of the way.
Day throws a big shot that misses.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Machado is just out of range.
Day moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Day swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado throws a one two combo.
Machado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day blocks a head kick by Machado.
Machado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Machado throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Machado.
Day lands a head shot.
Day misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Machado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Day throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Machado throws a big counter combination but Day scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Day closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day takes a jab right on the kisser.
Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Day falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Day throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Machado misses.
Day tries a quick counter leg kick but Machado is wise to it.
Machado tries a head kick but it misses.
Day comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Day misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado misses with a combination
and as Machado tries to reset, Day cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Machado is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jako Day!
A victorious Jako Day thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Xander Machado had this to say: 'No Worries Homies, Gonna Train Hard And Win Next Fight'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 407 p4p, 13 weight class) and John Riverson (ranked 650 p4p, 23 weight class). Riverson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Riverson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Griffith
vs
Riverson

225 cm
28
265 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

225 cm
37
296 lbs
17 - 22 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Fast

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riverson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith lands a nice hook to Riverson's body. Riverson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Riverson.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Griffith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riverson throws a head kick but Griffith moves out of range.
John Riverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Riverson.
Griffith throws a leg kick but Riverson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riverson doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffith. Riverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Riverson.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riverson looks winded!
Riverson misses with a head kick.
Griffith looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Riverson misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffith misses the target.
Griffith swings for the body but Riverson moves out of range.
Griffith is looking to wear down Riverson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffith as he connects with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riverson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Riverson misses with a head kick.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riverson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Griffith misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Riverson.
Griffith cracks Riverson with an open hand slap.
Riverson lands a head kick. Griffith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riverson ducks under a wild hook from Griffith.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Riverson.
Riverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffith's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riverson throws a lazy head kick
and Griffith counters with an inside leg kick.
Riverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riverson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riverson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riverson blocks a head kick by Griffith.
Riverson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riverson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Griffith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffith 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.
Nice uppercut there from Griffith.
Riverson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffith.
Riverson avoids the head kick by Griffith.
Griffith misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses

and Griffith counters with a straight right that drops Riverson on his ass! Riverson jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Riverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.

Griffith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Griffith tries a body shot but Riverson blocks it.
Griffith pushes Riverson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Griffith taking a breather.
Riverson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riverson tries to circle away but Griffith has him pinned against the ropes.
Griffith works on Riverson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riverson.
Griffith lands a shoulder strike.

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

Griffith drives through and clinches with Riverson against the ropes.
Griffith cracks Riverson with a nice body shot.

Griffith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riverson lands with a kick to the temple. Griffith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riverson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffith blocks a head kick by Riverson.
Griffith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Griffith misses with a body shot.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Riverson is just out of range.
Griffith scoring well with a low kick there.
Riverson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Riverson keeps it at a distance.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffith misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Riverson.
Riverson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffith quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Riverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Griffith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Riverson misses with a head kick.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Griffith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riverson wants to counter the offense by Griffith and move into the clinch position.

Griffith lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Riverson goes down! The ref sends Griffith to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Riverson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Griffith.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riverson throws a nice head kick!
Griffith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Riverson lands a high kick!
Griffith avoids the head kick by Riverson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Griffith takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. John Riverson was lucky to get out of the first round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Griffith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riverson. That did some damage!
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riverson scores with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riverson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Griffith.
Riverson is trying to push Griffith away but Griffith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Riverson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Riverson is trying to break free.
Griffith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riverson working hard to break the clinch.
Griffith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Griffith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffith.
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Griffith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riverson is breathing heavily.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Riverson is rocked!
Riverson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Griffith doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Riverson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Riverson's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Griffith!
Anthony Griffith is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Griffith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.