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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sai Monu (ranked 5061 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Island Steve (ranked 608 p4p, 624 weight class). Island Steve will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sai Monu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Steve!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monu avoids it.
Monu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Monu pushes Steve back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monu.
Steve looks winded!
Monu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monu digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monu lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Monu lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Island Steve has been cut.
Monu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Monu tries a knee to the head but Steve blocks it.
Nice body punch from Monu - that landed with a thud.
Monu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monu misses with a knee strike.
Monu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Steve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steve takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monu lands a left hand.
Steve avoiding damage as Monu throws knees to the body.
Monu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monu tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Monu back against the ropes.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Monu.
Monu misses with a knee to the head.
Monu scores with a hook to the body.
Monu misses with a knee strike.
Monu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monu missing with knees to the body.
Steve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Monu lands with a left to the head.
Monu cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
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!
Monu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
A hook to the body from Monu.
Nice body punch from Monu.
Monu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monu trying to land knees to the body.
Monu crunches a lovely knee into Steve's ribcage.
Monu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Monu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sai Monu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Island Steve's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monu.
Monu closes the distance and clinches.
Monu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve avoiding damage as Monu throws knees to the body.
Monu tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
Steve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monu avoids it.
Monu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monu avoids it.
Nice body punch from Monu - that landed with a thud.
Steve is trying to maintain a safe position but Monu gets an underhook and turns Steve into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monu lands a body shot.
Steve takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Monu stalling against the ropes.
Monu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Monu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monu.
A short right from Monu on the inside.
Monu tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
Monu is stalling here.
Monu cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Monu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monu scores a nice knee to the body.
Monu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Monu scores with a knee to the head.
Monu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monu scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Monu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Monu lands a nice shot to the body.
Monu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Monu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Monu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monu stalling the fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steve tries to land knees in the clinch but Monu avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monu.
Monu with a knee to the head.
Monu scores with a knee to the head.
Sai Monu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monu landing knees to the body.
Monu tries a knee to the head but Steve blocks it.
Monu connects with a knee to the head.
Monu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sai Monu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Island Steve's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Monu clinches up against the ropes.
Monu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monu misses with a knee strike.
Monu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Monu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Monu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Monu works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monu cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Monu has Steve pushed against the ropes.
Steve is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monu is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monu lands a knee to the head.
Monu scores with a shot to the side of Steve's head.
Monu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Monu obliges.
Monu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve blocks it with crossed arms.
Monu lands with a short shot to the head.
Monu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monu looking to throw knees to the head but Steve is blocking nicely.
Monu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steve lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve.
Monu lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
A short left from Monu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monu.
Monu misses with a knee strike.
Monu looking to throw knees to the head but Steve is blocking nicely.
Monu landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monu.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Monu tries to land a knee to the head but Steve blocks with his arms.
Island Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sai Monu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monu digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sai Monu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monu, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sai Monu!
Sai Monu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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FIGHT
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