PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Conan Barbarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Alfonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfonso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ギターの神様だね. Conan Barbarian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barbarian
vs
Alfonso

210 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %
Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Barbarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Alfonso!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfonso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alfonso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbarian. That did some damage!
A jab from Barbarian finds it's way through Alfonso's defenses.
Alfonso throws a head kick but Barbarian moves out of range.
Alfonso tries to clinch there but Barbarian circles away.
Alfonso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbarian was well out of range. Poor timing from Alfonso.
Alfonso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbarian swings for the body but Alfonso moves out of range.
Alfonso looks for the body kick but Barbarian saw that one coming.
Barbarian fakes the leg kick and cracks Alfonso in the body.
Barbarian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfonso tries to land a leg kick but Barbarian saw it coming and moves away.
Barbarian lands a head kick. Alfonso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alfonso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbarian.
Barbarian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbarian tries to clinch but Alfonso moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barbarian.
Barbarian lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso tries to clinch up.
Barbarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alfonso manages to avoid it.
Alfonso misses with a low kick.
Alfonso misses with a body kick.
Alfonso looks for the body kick but Barbarian saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Barbarian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbarian.
Barbarian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbarian scores with a nice head shot.
Alfonso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbarian.
Barbarian throws a head kick but Alfonso moves out of range.
Barbarian connects with a high kick.

Alfonso is rocked!
Alfonso does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbarian.
Alfonso is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbarian finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbarian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbarian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alfonso momentarily.
Barbarian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alfonso tries to clinch up but Barbarian circles away and keeps his distance.

Alfonso clinches up with Barbarian and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alfonso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbarian avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarian misses with a knee strike.
Alfonso lands a nice elbow.
Barbarian lands a knee to the head.
Alfonso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfonso avoids the damage to the body.
Barbarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.
Barbarian is breathing heavily.
Alfonso taking a breather.
Alfonso seems to have recovered his senses.
Alfonso throws a knee to the head but misses.

Alfonso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbarian is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barbarian throws an overhand right that lands on Alfonso's shoulder, as Alfonso tries to avoid the shot.
Alfonso doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbarian circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barbarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Barbarian coming out on top.
Barbarian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alfonso momentarily.
Barbarian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alfonso misses with a body kick.
Barbarian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alfonso's head.
Alfonso tries to clinch there but Barbarian circles away.
Alfonso throws a sloppy head kick and Barbarian moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Barbarian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Barbarian. Alfonso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbarian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alfonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alfonso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alfonso takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alfonso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A lazy body kick from Alfonso
and Barbarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbarian lands with a nice body kick.
Alfonso misses with a kick to the body.
Juan Alfonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alfonso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbarian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alfonso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alfonso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbarian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alfonso counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
A combination from Barbarian does no damage.

Alfonso clinches up against the ropes.
Barbarian pushes Alfonso back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbarian lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Juan Alfonso has been cut.
Alfonso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbarian avoids it.
Barbarian misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alfonso trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barbarian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alfonso avoiding damage as Barbarian throws knees to the body.
Alfonso tries a knee to the head but Barbarian blocks it.
Barbarian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alfonso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.
Barbarian avoids a wild elbow strike from Alfonso.

Alfonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfonso wants to clinch up but Barbarian keeps it at a distance.
Barbarian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbarian misses with a body shot.
Conan Barbarian is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbarian blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alfonso takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbarian tries a body shot but Alfonso blocks it.
Alfonso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbarian is defending well for now.
Barbarian misses with a punch to the body.
Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.

Alfonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbarian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barbarian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbarian dodges the punch combination from Alfonso.
Barbarian jabs at Alfonso's body.
Barbarian checks a low kick from Alfonso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Alfonso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbarian throws a nice head kick!
Alfonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Barbarian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Alfonso's cut.
That's time! Barbarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alfonso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbarian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alfonso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alfonso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbarian swats away the attempt to clinch by Alfonso.
Alfonso misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Barbarian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbarian.
Alfonso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alfonso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbarian lands a right hook to the body.

Barbarian throws out a head kick that Alfonso doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Alfonso crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Alfonso's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfonso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbarian scores with a big combo that sends Alfonso crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Alfonso flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Barbarian jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Barbarian!
Conan Barbarian took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 % for their support in the buildup to the fight.