PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Abdullah
vs
Ngwabeni

191 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngwabeni throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah swings for the body but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Ngwabeni looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Ngwabeni avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Abdullah.
Abdullah misses with a body shot
letting Ngwabeni counter with a right hand.

Ngwabeni clinches up with Abdullah and pushes him back against the ropes.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Abdullah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngwabeni.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Ngwabeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngwabeni also avoids with ease.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.

Ngwabeni moves into range and clinches up with Abdullah.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni swinging wildly here.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni darts in trying to clinch
and Abdullah counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Abdullah misses its intended target.
Ngwabeni swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngwabeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ngwabeni clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.

Ngwabeni rushes Abdullah and presses him up against the ropes.
Abdullah tries a body shot but Ngwabeni blocks it.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Ngwabeni is having none of it.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Abdullah moves away
and Abdullah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ngwabeni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdullah throws a combination that misses
and Ngwabeni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ngwabeni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ngwabeni throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ngwabeni forces Abdullah back against the ropes and clinches.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ngwabeni slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni misses the shot to the body.
Abdullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Ngwabeni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with a wild combination.
Ngwabeni swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
A big right from Ngwabeni misses.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdullah is looking to wear down Ngwabeni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ngwabeni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ngwabeni gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ngwabeni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdullah staying out of range there.
Ngwabeni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ngwabeni tests Abdullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngwabeni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdullah digs a good body shot into Ngwabeni's ribs.

Abdullah pushes Ngwabeni up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abdullah tries to throw a body punch but Ngwabeni avoids it by throwing Abdullah back against the ropes.
Abdullah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ngwabeni darts in and clinches Abdullah up against the ropes.
Abdullah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah looking to stall.
Abdullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngwabeni is just out of range.
Ngwabeni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdullah jabs Ngwabeni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ngwabeni drives through and clinches with Abdullah against the ropes.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild combination.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
Ngwabeni lands with a left to the head.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild body shot.
Ngwabeni on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdullah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ngwabeni on the side of the head.
Abdullah defending well as Ngwabeni loads up on a big left hand.

Ngwabeni forces Abdullah back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngwabeni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah digs a right hand underneath Ngwabeni's ribcage. Ngwabeni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Ngwabeni controls the action.
Abdullah tries to stall but Ngwabeni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdullah misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ngwabeni rushes Abdullah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ngwabeni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngwabeni's elbow.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullah misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.
Ngwabeni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ngwabeni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ngwabeni misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Ngwabeni. Those never looked like landing.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Ngwabeni controls the action.
Ngwabeni scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Ngwabeni there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Ngwabeni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdullah manages to avoid it.

Ngwabeni instigates a clinch.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngwabeni circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Abdullah. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Ngwabeni does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Ngwabeni.
A big right from Ngwabeni misses.
Ngwabeni throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Abdullah.
Ngwabeni thows a body shot but no joy.
Abdullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah.
Ngwabeni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Abdullah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ngwabeni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Abdullah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild combination.
Ngwabeni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdullah lands a lovely overhand right.
Ngwabeni looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah throws a body punch but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Ngwabeni slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdullah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Ngwabeni.
Abdullah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdullah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ngwabeni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Abdullah gets tackled into the ropes by Ngwabeni. Ngwabeni maintains the clinch.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah cracks Ngwabeni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ngwabeni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ngwabeni jabs at Abdullah's body.
Abdullah Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ngwabeni dodges the punch combination from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ngwabeni backs up against the ropes.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdullah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ngwabeni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ngwabeni thows a body shot but no joy.

Ngwabeni moves into range and clinches up with Abdullah.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abdullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah digs a good hook to Ngwabeni's body.
Abdullah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abdullah wants to clinch up but Ngwabeni keeps it at a distance.

Ngwabeni has Abdullah up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ngwabeni as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni fails to land with a series of punches.
Ngwabeni connects with a crisp jab.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdullah tries to work over Ngwabeni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ngwabeni blocks a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Ngwabeni.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ngwabeni 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
A victorious Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.