PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 24206 p4p, 22190 weight class) and Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 527 p4p, 512 weight class). Badweather Jr has chosen Ay poyoo- GOAT as his entrance music. En Route has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Route
vs
Badweather Jr

170 cm
22
155
7 - 2 - 1

173 cm
28
150
11 - 11 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Fast

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Route connects with a body shot.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Route moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badweather Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Route at a distance.
Badweather Jr throws a nice looking combination but Route bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Route moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Badweather Jr.
Route doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badweather Jr, as that shot connected.
Route is looking to slow Badweather Jr down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Route looks to throw the jab but Badweather Jr is out of range.
Badweather Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Route looks for the body kick but Badweather Jr saw that one coming.
Badweather Jr 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.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Route dodges the punch combination from Badweather Jr.
Route with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.

Route closes the distance and clinches.
Badweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
Badweather Jr blocking some punches.
Route stalling the fight.
Route pushes Badweather Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Route.
Badweather Jr looks winded!
Badweather Jr prevents a body shot from Route.
Route digs a right hand into Badweather Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badweather Jr's gas tank.
Route lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Route tries a body shot but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Route misses with a hook to the ribs.
Route lands an uppercut.
Badweather Jr tries to break free but Route pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route lands a nice shot to the body.
Badweather Jr tries to break free but Route pushes him back against the ropes.
Badweather Jr prevents a body shot from Route.
A short right from Route on the inside.
Route misses with a short punch on the inside.

Badweather Jr manages to break the clinch.

Route fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Badweather Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Route lands a nice uppercut.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Badweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Route has double underhooks.
Route keeps control of Badweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badweather Jr.
Route tries to throw a body punch but Badweather Jr avoids it by throwing Route back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route dominated that round.
That's time! Route's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Badweather Jr defending well as Route loads up on a big left hand.

Route pushes Badweather Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Route lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Route.
Badweather Jr can't break the clinch.
Route is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badweather Jr can do to turn this around?
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Badweather Jr blocks an uppercut.
Badweather Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Badweather Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
I was talking to Route's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
En Route has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Badweather Jr.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Route has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Route won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Route goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Badweather Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Route looks to land a body kick but Badweather Jr moved away.
Badweather Jr throws a series of strikes that have Route backpedaling.
Badweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Route clinches up against the ropes.
Route lands a left hand.
Route lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr blocks a body shot from Route.
Route is pushing Badweather Jr up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Route can't find room to land a body shot as Badweather Jr controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Route scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badweather Jr prevents a body shot from Route.
Badweather Jr has had enough of the clinch but Route keeps him there for the moment.
Badweather Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Route misses with some punches.
Route works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Route has him pressed against the ropes.
Route swings wildly with an uppercut but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Route lands a left hand that snaps the head of Badweather Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Route creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Route fires out a quick counter leg kick but Badweather Jr just manages to avoid it.
En Route is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badweather Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Route can pounce on him.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Badweather Jr slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badweather Jr!
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Route.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Route buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badweather Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Badweather Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Route looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Route scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badweather Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Route bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head.
Route lands with a kick to the ribs.
Badweather Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Route.
Badweather Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Route cracks Badweather Jr with an open hand slap.
Route throws a shot to the body.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but Route uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.
Route changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Route.
Badweather Jr thuds a left hand into Route's body.
Route connects with a body shot that sends Badweather Jr's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Route counters with a head kick.
Badweather Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Route's shoulder, as Route tries to avoid the shot.
Badweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Route counters with a right hand to the body.

Route forces Badweather Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Route creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badweather Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Lloyd Badweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Route lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Route has him pressed against the ropes.
Route lands a body shot.
Route tries to work over Badweather Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Route digs a right hand into Badweather Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badweather Jr's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Badweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Route.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badweather Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badweather Jr wants to break free but Route has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
En Route showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Route, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.