PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 23068 p4p, 5848 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 522 p4p, 457 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whok
vs
Kirk

168 cm
26
146
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
29
155
7 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirk throws a hook but Whok avoids it easily.

Whok drives through and clinches with Kirk against the ropes.
Whok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk lands a nice uppercut.
Kirk lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk scores with a shot to the side of Whok's head.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Still in the clinch, Kirk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Whok.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Kirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok lands a knee to the head.

It looks like James Kirk has been cut.
Whok lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Whok lands an elbow that stopped Kirk in his tracks for a moment.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Whok lands with a left to the head.

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!
Kirk lands a shoulder strike.
Kirk gets through Whok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirk digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirk.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirk is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
Whok prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Whok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok tries a knee to the head but Kirk blocks it.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirk is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Whok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Kirk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Whok lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Kirk tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
Kirk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.
Whok blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Whok prevents a body shot from Kirk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Kirk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirk scores with a jab to the body.
Whok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirk.
Whok appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirk moves out of range of the body kick.
Whok sets himself, and Kirk steps forward looking for the clinch! Whok avoids it this time.
A low kick lands for Whok.
Kirk blocks a low kick nicely.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok stalks Kirk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirk's face. Kirk staggers backwards, shaken.
Kirk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kirk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whok.
Kirk misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Kirk.
Kirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good work by Kirk as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok misses with a low kick.
Whok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kirk avoids a kick to the body.
Whok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kirk moves into the clinch.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Kirk.
A short right from Kirk.
Whok lands an elbow just above Kirk 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirk.
A short right from Kirk on the inside.
Kirk blocks the elbow strike.
Kirk avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Kirk misses with some punches.
James Kirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirk as Whok tries to tie him up.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirk tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whok.
Kirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok takes a shot to the head.
Whok is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kirk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whok lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up James Kirk's cut even more.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirk lands a nice uppercut.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk stalling the fight.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Kirk dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Kirk lands a left hand.
Kirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
A short left from Whok.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok blocking some punches.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirk working aggressively here.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whok.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Whok.
Kirk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the ropes.
Whok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Kirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
Kirk lands a left hand.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Whok.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Kirk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whok misses with a two punch combination.
Kirk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kirk sizes up Whok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Whok tries to keep at a distance but Kirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.

Whok is rocked!
Kirk avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Kirk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Oh Whok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk misses with some punches.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Kirk lands with a light punch inside.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Kirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirk creates a bit of distance and cracks Whok with a big uppercut! Whok goes down! The referee pushes Kirk away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Whok make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kirk takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Kirk!
A victorious James Kirk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.