PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryo Hazuki (ranked 22201 p4p, 21275 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 385 p4p, 395 weight class). Whok has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music. Ryo Hazuki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hazuki
vs
Whok

176 cm
30
160
10 - 14 - 0

168 cm
36
146
23 - 17 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

World class MT
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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.

Hazuki gets a clinch.
Whok tries to land knees in the clinch but Hazuki avoids the damage to the body.
Hazuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hazuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Whok as the two fighters clinch.
Whok lands a nice knee to the body.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
Hazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Whok lands a knee to the head.
Hazuki prevents a body shot from Whok.
Hazuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
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!
Hazuki dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Hazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok tries to work over Hazuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Whok lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hazuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Hazuki blocks an elbow strike.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Hazuki is blocking nicely.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ryo Hazuki has been cut.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Hazuki scores with a knee to the head.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Hazuki avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Whok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hazuki's face.
Whok is leaning against Hazuki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Hazuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whok.
Hazuki blocks the elbow strike.
Whok scores with a shot to the side of Hazuki's head.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Hazuki is blocking nicely.
Whok prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whok.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazuki prevents a body shot from Whok.
Whok has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hazuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piger Whok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Hazuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Whok throws a nice looking combination but Hazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whok throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Whok.
Whok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hazuki checks it well.

Hazuki moves into the clinch.
Whok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Whok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piger Whok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whok throws a head punch that misses.
Hazuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazuki tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazuki's brow.
Whok avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hazuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Hazuki back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Whok scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazuki's brow.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Hazuki on the inside.
Whok unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Hazuki shrugs off.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
Whok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Whok.
Whok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whok misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hazuki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hazuki's defenses.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whok is breathing heavily.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Hazuki lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazuki's brow.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Whok blocks an elbow strike.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Whok's ribcage. Whok let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piger Whok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryo Hazuki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hazuki closes the distance and clinches.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Whok lands a nice uppercut.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
Whok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Hazuki avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Whok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
Hazuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hazuki is defending well for now.
Hazuki tries to land knees in the clinch but Whok avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Whok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whok tries a body shot but Hazuki blocks it.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazuki.
Whok avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hazuki blocking some punches.
Whok prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazuki tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Hazuki back against the ropes.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazuki tries to land knees in the clinch but Whok avoids the damage to the body.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
Whok lands a shot to the body.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hazuki's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Piger Whok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
Whok blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Ryo Hazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piger Whok.
Well Whok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piger Whok!
A less than humble Piger Whok misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.