PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 6369 p4p, 6301 weight class) and Azer Culumbar (ranked 477 p4p, 473 weight class). Azer Culumbar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Route
vs
Culumbar

170 cm
19
155
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
145
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Azer Culumbar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Culumbar.
Culumbar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Culumbar slips a straight right by Route.
Culumbar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Route with a body shot.
Culumbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Route.
Culumbar throws a nice looking combination but Route bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Route connects with an inside leg kick.
En Route seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Route lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Route scores with a kick to the body.
Culumbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Route throws a looping overhand right but Culumbar ducks down to avoid it.
Culumbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Route throws out a loose jab but Culumbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Culumbar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culumbar defending well as Route loads up on a big left hand.
Culumbar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Route throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Culumbar moves out of range as Route strikes.
Culumbar swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Route throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Culumbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Culumbar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Culumbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Culumbar slips a straight right by Route.
Route pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Route.
Culumbar tries to clinch but Route moves out of range.
Culumbar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Culumbar moves to clinch but Route breaks away
and Route counters with a series of strikes. Culumbar will be more careful next time no doubt.

Culumbar is rocked!
Culumbar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Route manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
En Route is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Route fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Culumbar is still on wobbly legs! Can Route finish him?
Culumbar throws a body kick that misses
and Route counters with a right hand to the body.
Culumbar seems to have recovered his senses.
Culumbar misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Route's head coaches at Cloud9 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culumbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Route circles away.
Culumbar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Route moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route lands a jab to the head.
Culumbar misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Route wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Route jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Route throws a body punch but Culumbar moves out of range.
Culumbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Culumbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Route lands a nice looking body shot.
Culumbar feints a jab promting Route to slip. Culumbar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Route slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Route lands a jab to the nose.
Route throws a hook but Culumbar blocks it.
Route throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Culumbar on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Route misses with a wild body shot.
Culumbar wants to counter the offense by Route and move into the clinch position.
Route scores with a one two! Culumbar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Culumbar walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). En Route!
Our winner, En Route, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.