PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between San Diego Maradona (ranked 5449 p4p, 5505 weight class) and Macaco Cidadão (ranked 102 p4p, 104 weight class). Cidadão has chosen Boogie 2nite - Booty Luv as his entrance music. Macaco Cidadão has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with San Diego Maradona's chin.

Maradona
vs
Cidadão

197 cm
19
251
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
228
7 - 0 - 0

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EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, San Diego Maradona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macaco Cidadão!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maradona tries to clinch but Cidadão moves out of range.
Maradona throws a head kick but Cidadão moves out of range.
Macaco Cidadão seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maradona lands a body shot.
Cidadão fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maradona thows a leg kick but Cidadão checks it
and Cidadão counters with a stiff right hand.
Maradona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cidadão misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maradona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maradona scores with a jab.
Maradona looks for the body kick but Cidadão saw that one coming.
Cidadão looks to score with a jab to the body but Maradona is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Maradona misses the target.
Cidadão misses the body punch
and Maradona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the body
and Maradona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Maradona clinches.
Cidadão tries to throw a body punch but Maradona avoids it by throwing Cidadão back against the ropes.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão scores with a shoulder strike.
Maradona blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cidadão blocks an uppercut.
Maradona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cidadão misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cidadão blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike from Cidadão.
Maradona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona avoids the elbow strike from Cidadão, against the ropes.
Cidadão misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maradona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cidadão blocks a body shot from Maradona.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Cidadão lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cidadão misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
Maradona pushes Cidadão back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cidadão misses with the head strike.
Cidadão working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maradona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cidadão throws a punch but it's blocked by Maradona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maradona misses with a body punch.
Cidadão can't find room to land a body shot as Maradona controls the action.
Maradona lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Cidadão uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cidadão lands with a short shot to the head.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Cidadão uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
A right hand to the body from Cidadão.
Maradona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cidadão throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Cidadão.
Maradona is breathing heavily.
Cidadão makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maradona tries a body shot but Cidadão blocks it.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maradona throws a head punch that misses.
Cidadão scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maradona misses with a shot to the body
and Cidadão counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cidadão clobbers Maradona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cidadão misses with a jab to the body
and Cidadão takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cidadão throws a good cross that connects.
Maradona avoids the body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão lands a jab to Maradona's midsection.
Cidadão connects with a body shot.
Cidadão on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maradona walks into a straight right hand from Cidadão.

Maradona is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the body
and Maradona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maradona tries to clinch but Cidadão moves out of range.
Maradona blocks a jab.
Maradona throws a hook to the side of Cidadão's head but Cidadão sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cidadão throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cidadão comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cidadão wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Maradona moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maradona on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cidadão ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maradona moves away.
Cidadão thuds his right hand into Maradona's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cidadão throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maradona is looking to counter punch.
Cidadão misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maradona.
Maradona avoids the body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maradona closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Maradona coming out on top.
Maradona connects with a solid leg kick.
Maradona is looking to clinch but Cidadão is avoiding it.

Maradona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maradona prevents a body shot from Cidadão.
Cidadão misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Maradona.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
Cidadão working aggressively here.
Macaco Cidadão seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cidadão has a couple of punches blocked by Maradona.
A hook to the body from Maradona.
Cidadão blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona working aggressively here.
Cidadão misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Maradona.
Cidadão struggles to land a body shot inside as Maradona controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Cidadão scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
Maradona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cidadão.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cidadão.
Maradona blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macaco Cidadão showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maradona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cidadão misses with a wild body shot.
Maradona throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maradona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maradona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cidadão throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maradona throws an overhand right that lands on Cidadão's shoulder, as Cidadão tries to avoid the shot.
Maradona tries a low kick but Cidadão avoids it.
Cidadão looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cidadão dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maradona keeps Cidadão at a distance using the push kick.
Cidadão ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maradona moves away.
Maradona looks to land a left hand but Cidadão moved out of range nicely.
Cidadão looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.

Maradona has closed the distance and engaged Cidadão in a clinch.
Cidadão takes a shot to the head.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cidadão misses with a body punch.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona dodges an elbow strike from Cidadão.
Cidadão can't find room to land a body shot as Maradona controls the action.
Cidadão working aggressively here.
Cidadão lands with a left to the head.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cidadão lands a right hand.
Cidadão blocking some punches.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cidadão backwards.
A short left from Cidadão.
Cidadão blocks an uppercut.
Maradona has a couple of punches blocked by Cidadão.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Cidadão misses with a body punch.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Maradona on the inside.
Cidadão struggles to land a body shot inside as Maradona controls his hands.
Cidadão looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cidadão.
Cidadão tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cidadão pushes off an throws an elbow but Maradona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Cidadão.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Maradona.
Maradona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão throws a head punch that misses.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Maradona throws a head punch that misses.
Cidadão cracks Maradona with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cidadão looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cidadão lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cidadão lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cidadão.
Nice elbow from Cidadão.
Cidadão misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Cidadão lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maradona struggles to land a body shot inside as Cidadão controls his hands.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macaco Cidadão really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Cidadão stuns Maradona with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cidadão swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maradona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cidadão throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Maradona.
Cidadão fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maradona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cidadão is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maradona rather than just go for the knockout.
Cidadão throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maradona counters with a stiff right hand.
Macaco Cidadão seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cidadão loads up on a big right hand but Maradona slips the punch.
Maradona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maradona walks into a jab.
Cidadão misses with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maradona scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maradona is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maradona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cidadão.
Cidadão throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona jabs at Cidadão's body.
Cidadão swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maradona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cidadão lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cidadão swings for the body but Maradona moves out of range.
Cidadão with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maradona to score with a decent uppercut.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Maradona moves out of range.
Maradona throws a low kick, looking for Cidadão's leg but Cidadão calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cidadão swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maradona slips under a jab from Cidadão.
It looked like Maradona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Cidadão throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cidadão lands a nice looking body shot.
Cidadão misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Maradona moves out of range.
Cidadão scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Cidadão misses.
Cidadão looks to score with a jab to the body but Maradona is just out of range.
Maradona tries to clinch up but Cidadão circles away and keeps his distance.
Cidadão just misses with a punch to the body.
Maradona wants to clinch but Cidadão slips to the side
letting Cidadão counter with a right hand.
Maradona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cidadão.
Cidadão scores with a hook to the body. Maradona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maradona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cidadão.
Cidadão throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maradona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cidadão throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maradona counters with a straight right hand.
Maradona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cidadão is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macaco Cidadão dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!

Maradona loads up on a big right hand but Cidadão slips the punch.
San Diego Maradona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maradona blocks a jab.
Maradona is looking to score with low kicks.
Cidadão lunges at Maradona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maradona's hand.
Cidadão lands a jab to Maradona's midsection.
Maradona takes one on the button.
Cidadão swings for the body but Maradona moves out of range.
Cidadão catches Maradona with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Maradona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cidadão. Maradona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cidadão digs a good hook to Maradona's body.
Maradona doesn't manage to clinch there - Cidadão circles away.
Maradona seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maradona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maradona tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cidadão counters with a nice uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cidadão misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maradona drops his guard momentarily, allowing Cidadão to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Maradona! 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! Cidadão takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macaco Cidadão!
Macaco Cidadão bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.