PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Datu Rizalia (ranked 1673 p4p, 67 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 7982 p4p, 171 weight class). Rizalia comes into the arena with Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac blaring out of the sound system. Datu Rizalia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rizalia
vs
Harris

202 cm
24
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

184 cm
41
184 lbs
29 - 20 - 2

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizalia.

Harris clinches up with Rizalia and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rizalia avoiding damage.
Rizalia gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris blocks a body shot from Rizalia.
Rizalia is trying to stall.
Rizalia tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Rizalia back against the ropes.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris pushes Rizalia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Harris.
Rizalia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizalia misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizalia takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Rizalia avoids the body shot from Harris.
Rizalia lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris moves into range and clinches up with Rizalia.
Rizalia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Rizalia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizalia controls his hands.
Rizalia stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Rizalia's shoulder, as Rizalia tries to avoid the shot.
Rizalia misses with a kick to the body

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Rizalia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizalia is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Rizalia misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizalia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Rizalia.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Rizalia tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Rizalia back against the ropes.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rizalia controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Rizalia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizalia.
Harris pushes Rizalia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Rizalia cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rizalia backwards.
Rizalia tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rizalia throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizalia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A cross from Harris lands.
Rizalia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rizalia throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Rizalia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizalia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rizalia throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizalia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Rizalia misses with a hook.
Harris blocks a head kick by Rizalia.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Rizalia throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Rizalia throws a head kick that misses.
Rizalia misses with a body shot.
Rizalia tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Rizalia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris takes a swing at Rizalia's ribcage but misses.
Rizalia connects with a single shot there.
Rizalia loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Rizalia is out of range.
Rizalia tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Rizalia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris catches Rizalia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizalia tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris cracks Rizalia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris tries to clinch but Rizalia is having none of it.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rizalia misses with a wild body shot.
Rizalia staying out of range there.
Rizalia throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris tries to clinch up but Rizalia circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizalia looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizalia.
Rizalia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Rizalia tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rizalia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Harris clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizalia taking a breather.

Harris breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizalia misses the jab.
Rizalia misses with a body kick.
Rizalia throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rizalia swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
A big right from Harris misses.
Rizalia swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rizalia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris misses the jab.
Datu Rizalia is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Datu Rizalia has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rizalia, as that shot connected.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizalia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizalia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizalia throws a body kick that misses.
Rizalia circles away from the clinch attempt.

Harris rushes Rizalia and presses him up against the ropes.
Rizalia misses with a punch to the body.
Rizalia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Datu Rizalia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Datu Rizalia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizalia.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Rizalia shakes him off and moves away.
Rizalia misses with a straight left.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizalia.
Rizalia misses with a wild body shot.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizalia's head backwards.
Rizalia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizalia throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Rizalia and move into the clinch position.
Rizalia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rizalia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rizalia moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Rizalia misses.
Rizalia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizalia doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Rizalia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Rizalia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizalia tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris moves out of range as Rizalia throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizalia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Harris gets a clinch.
Rizalia can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rizalia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizalia is keeping busy.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizalia tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Rizalia back against the ropes.
Harris cracks Rizalia with a nice body shot.
Rizalia is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rizalia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Rizalia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Rizalia ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rizalia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizalia at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizalia looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Rizalia cracks Harris with an open hand slap.

Harris forces Rizalia back against the ropes and clinches.
Harris lands a left hand.
Rizalia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Rizalia.

Harris drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Rizalia onto his butt! Rizalia pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.

Rizalia is rocked!
Rizalia glances at the clock... BAM! Harris nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Rizalia crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Rizalia is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anselmo Harris!
After winning the bout, Anselmo Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.