PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2645 p4p, 296 weight class) and Draco Nightfury (ranked 6057 p4p, 469 weight class). 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.

The Zealot
vs
Nightfury

190 cm
38
162 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot scores with the left hand. Nightfury knows he should have avoided that one.
The Zealot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nightfury.
Nightfury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nightfury throws a leg kick but The Zealot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nightfury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick from Nightfury.
The Zealot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Zealot slips under a jab from Nightfury.
The Zealot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
Nightfury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nightfury misses with a low kick.
The Zealot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - The Zealot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Zealot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nightfury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Zealot.
The Zealot tries to land a front kick but Nightfury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nightfury throws a combination that misses
and The Zealot counters with a three punch combo that has Nightfury backing up. Nightfury nods at The Zealot to acknowledge the strikes.
Nightfury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Zealot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nightfury is looking to score with low kicks.
Nightfury misses with a body kick.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut.
Nightfury throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
The Zealot jabs Nightfury right on the nose. Nightfury blinks but takes it well.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut
and The Zealot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nightfury misses the target.
The Zealot works Nightfury's body with a nice hook.
Nightfury throws a front kick aimed at The Zealot's knee but The Zealot avoids it well.
The Zealot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nightfury is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nightfury misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
It looked like The Zealot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Zealot tries a low kick but Nightfury avoids it.
The Zealot tests Nightfury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Zealot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nightfury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Zealot throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Zealot moves away from the strike by Nightfury.
Nightfury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nightfury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Zealot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nightfury throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Zealot counters with an inside leg kick.
Nightfury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nightfury throws a low kick but The Zealot avoids it.
Nightfury throws a solid leg kick but The Zealot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nightfury.
The Zealot avoids the body shot from Nightfury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot throws a leg kick which misses Nightfury's front leg but catches the back leg as Nightfury tries to avoid it.
The Zealot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nightfury back to the ropes. The Zealot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nightfury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Zealot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightfury lands a leg kick that knocks The Zealot off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nightfury tries to land a leg kick but The Zealot saw it coming and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by The Zealot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Zealot.
The Zealot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Zealot defending well as Nightfury loads up on a big left hand.
The Zealot moves away from the strike by Nightfury.
The Zealot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nightfury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Nightfury is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by The Zealot there.
Nightfury is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
The Zealot blocks a jab.
Nightfury missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nightfury seems to have recovered his senses.
Nightfury takes one on the button.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nightfury tries a low kick but The Zealot avoids it.
Good shot there by Nightfury.
Nightfury keeps The Zealot at a distance using the push kick.
Nightfury tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Zealot scores with a body shot.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nightfury can do to turn this around?
The Zealot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot blocks a low kick nicely.
Nightfury throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Nightfury misses its intended target.
The Zealot slips a jab from Nightfury.
A combination from Nightfury does no damage.
Nightfury swings for the body but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot scores with a jab. Nightfury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nightfury throws a solid leg kick but The Zealot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nightfury.
The Zealot throws a one two combo.
The Zealot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nightfury throws a body kick that misses.
The Zealot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut.
Nightfury throws a lazy uppercut
and The Zealot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot scores with a nice head shot.
The Zealot feints a jab promting Nightfury to slip. The Zealot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nightfury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nightfury looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
The Zealot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
Nightfury tries a head kick but it misses.
The Zealot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nightfury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nightfury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nightfury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nightfury's corner calls for a 1-2. Nightfury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nightfury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot tried to counter with a leg kick but Nightfury avoided it.
A jab from The Zealot finds it's way through Nightfury's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nightfury. That snapped The Zealot's head back.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Zealot defending well as Nightfury loads up on a big left hand.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Nightfury avoids them all with ease.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

The Zealot scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Nightfury to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Zealot scores with a nice right hand.
Nightfury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightfury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Zealot.
Nightfury throws a hook but The Zealot avoids it easily.
As Nightfury backs away, The Zealot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from The Zealot.

The Zealot lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Nightfury goes down! The ref sends The Zealot to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Nightfury 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!
Nightfury missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nightfury throws a right hand that misses
and The Zealot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom! The Zealot lands a massive head kick that sends Nightfury crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! The Zealot is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot retains his lightweight title!
Masada The Zealot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.