PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 22395 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 637 p4p, 154 weight class). Spiteri comes to the ring accompanied by Day to day basis. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Spiteri
vs
Tacoronte

186 cm
33
214
29 - 14 - 1

190 cm
35
208
19 - 14 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saúl Tacoronte!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacoronte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spiteri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spiteri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tacoronte.
Spiteri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tacoronte.
Saúl Tacoronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tacoronte has time to react.
A left and a right from Tacoronte both land. Nice combination.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spiteri misses with a body shot.
Spiteri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spiteri takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Spiteri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Tacoronte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spiteri takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Tacoronte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spiteri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacoronte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tacoronte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Spiteri instigates a clinch.
Spiteri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spiteri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacoronte lands with a left to the head.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacoronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacoronte gets through Spiteri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte dodges an elbow strike from Spiteri.
Tacoronte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacoronte takes an elbow to the temple.
Spiteri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
A hook to the body from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Spiteri - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacoronte can't find room to land a body shot as Spiteri controls the action.
Tacoronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Spiteri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Spiteri scores with a shoulder strike.
Tacoronte blocks the elbow strike.
Spiteri wants to stall.
Spiteri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacoronte's elbow.
Tacoronte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spiteri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Tacoronte.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spiteri as Tacoronte tries to tie him up.
Spiteri misses with some punches.
Spiteri prevents a body shot from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte is trying to stall.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
Tacoronte looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.
Spiteri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacoronte's elbow.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
Spiteri blocks an uppercut.
Tacoronte takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Saúl Tacoronte has been cut.
Spiteri lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spiteri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spiteri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spiteri lands a left hand.
Spiteri scores with a shoulder strike.
Spiteri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiteri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spiteri presses Tacoronte against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spiteri tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Spiteri lands with a left to the head.
Spiteri lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
Spiteri digs a right hand underneath Tacoronte's ribcage. Tacoronte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spiteri lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Spiteri as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Spiteri as the two fighters clinch.
Tacoronte prevents a body shot from Spiteri.
A short uppercut from Spiteri.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spiteri.
Tacoronte tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tacoronte.
Spiteri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
Spiteri misses with a body punch.

Spiteri breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Spiteri, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tacoronte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spiteri!
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiteri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tacoronte doesn't seem bothered though.
Spiteri lands a really nice looking cross but Tacoronte seems unphased.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tacoronte manages to avoid it.
Tacoronte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tacoronte misses with a combination
and Spiteri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiteri throws a push kick but Tacoronte slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlotos Spiteri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saúl Tacoronte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tacoronte wants to counter with a clinch but Spiteri pushes him away.
Spiteri lands a nice looking body shot.
Spiteri takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Spiteri misses with a hook to the body

and Tacoronte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spiteri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spiteri lands a nice uppercut.
Spiteri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiteri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spiteri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacoronte can do to turn this around?
Spiteri lands a body shot.
Spiteri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spiteri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spiteri lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spiteri.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spiteri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacoronte's defenses.
Spiteri misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri gets through Tacoronte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte is breathing heavily.
Spiteri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tacoronte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spiteri is leaning against Tacoronte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a body punch.
Spiteri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tacoronte is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Spiteri.
Tacoronte is still on wobbly legs! Can Spiteri finish him?

Spiteri breaks the clinch.
Tacoronte seems to have recovered his senses.
Spiteri lands with a kick to the ribs.
BAM! Spiteri delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tacoronte like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Carlotos Spiteri!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlotos Spiteri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.