PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Ruiz (ranked 4580 p4p, 4586 weight class) and Aiken Harlande (ranked 480 p4p, 483 weight class). Aiken Harlande is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ruiz
vs
Harlande

175 cm
21
192
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
220
1 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Inexperienced

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiken Harlande!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harlande clinches up with Ruiz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ruiz prevents a body shot from Harlande.
Ruiz misses with a knee to the head.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
Harlande looking to stall.
Harlande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruiz lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harlande.
Ruiz can't break the clinch.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Harlande avoids the damage to the body.
Harlande scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harlande prevents Ruiz from breaking the clinch.
Harlande blocks a body shot from Ruiz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harlande.
Harlande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruizs head.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Harlande - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Harlande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harlande is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harlande.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Harlande works on Ruiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Harlande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruiz or not.
Harlande pushes Ruiz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlande cracks Ruiz with a nice body shot.
Harlande is pushing Ruiz up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harlande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harlande has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruiz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harlande can turn it around.
Harlande cracks Ruiz with a nice body shot.
Harlande gets through Ruiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harlande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harlande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harlande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harlande stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harlande lands with a right to the head.
Harlande's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harlande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harlande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harlande leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Ruiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harlande pushes Ruiz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Harlande.
Harlande avoiding damage.
Harlande is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harlande continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Harlande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Harlande keeps control of Ruiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harlande lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Harlande.
Harlande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ruiz is rocked!
Harlande manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Ruiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harlande lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harlande taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Harlande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harlande creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Ruiz crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Ruiz face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Harlande takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aiken Harlande!