PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 3831 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Keiran Ahearn (ranked 360 p4p, 312 weight class). Keiran Ahearn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Venom
vs
Ahearn

176 cm
23
166
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
166
8 - 3 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiran Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Ahearn misses the body punch
and Venom counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Venom lands a slapping body shot.
Venom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom scores with a hook to the body. Ahearn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Ahearn.
Ahearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Venom takes one to the side of the head.
Ahearn sizes up Venom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venom lands a body shot.
Venom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahearn.
Ahearn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Venom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venom cracks Ahearn with a good jab.
Venom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venom throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Venom .
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Venom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahearn.
Michael Venom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venom takes a swing at Ahearn's ribcage but misses.
Ahearn wants to counter with a clinch but Venom pushes him away.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Venom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Venom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venom .
Ahearn takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Ahearn tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Venom misses.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
Venom sets himself, and Ahearn steps forward looking for the clinch! Venom avoids it this time.
Venom takes a swing at Ahearn's ribcage but misses.
Ahearn throws a lazy right hand but Venom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venom lands with a nice combination. Ahearn backs away looking to recover.
Ahearn needs to keep his hands up - Venom had a free shot at his head there.
Ahearn slips under a jab from Venom .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahearn blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Venom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Venom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahearn wants to counter the offense by Venom and move into the clinch position.
Venom lands a jab.
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
Venom catches Ahearn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahearn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Venom misses.
Ahearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venom was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahearn.
Michael Venom is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahearn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahearn throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Venom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venom misses with a straight left.
Ahearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Venom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Venom counters with a right hand to the body.
Venom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahearn can do to turn this around?
Ahearn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Venom cracks Ahearn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Venom lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ahearn misses its intended target.
Venom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahearn punishes Venom 's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahearn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Venom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahearn tries to counter with a clinch but Venom shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
Ahearn throws a hook but Venom avoids it easily.
Ahearn looks to throw the jab but Venom is out of range.
Venom ducks right into an uppercut from Ahearn.
Ahearn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Venom lands with a shot to the body.
Ahearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Venom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn tests Venom 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Venom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keiran Ahearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahearn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom throws a shot to the body.
Ahearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Ahearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Venom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Venom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venom misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn slips under a jab.
Ahearn throws a sloppy body shot
and Venom counters with a left to the body.
Venom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahearn's head backwards.
Venom connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.
Venom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ahearn throws a looping overhand right but Venom ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Venom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Venom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venom lands a jab.
Ahearn clobbers Venom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Venom throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahearn tries to counter with a clinch but Venom shakes him off and moves away.
Ahearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Venom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom takes a swing at Ahearn's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Venom - just one landing.
Ahearn lands with an overhand left.
Michael Venom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Venom catches Ahearn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Venom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Venom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ahearn slips a jab from Venom .
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom .
Venom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahearn throws out the jab.
Venom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahearn slips a jab from Venom .

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Venom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Venom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Venom !
An out of breath Michael Venom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.