PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tebes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutch comes to the ring accompanied by feuer frei. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dutch
vs
Tebes

168 cm
25
147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Cavalheiro Luta Vestuario

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Tebes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutch just misses with a punch to the body.
Dutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Dutch tries to bum rush Tebes with a series of wild strikes but Tebes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dutch staying out of range there.
Dutch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Tebes throws a hook but Dutch avoids it easily.
Dutch misses with a hook. Tebes ducked under it nicely.
Dutch misses with the combination.
Tebes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dutch.
Good work by Dutch as he checks the leg kick.
Tebes scores with a shot to the body.
Tebes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutch manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dutch. That snapped Tebes's head back.
Dutch moves in looking to clinch but Tebes pushes him off.
Dutch slips under a jab from Tebes.
Dutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch lands a jab-cross combination.
Tebes moves out of range of the body kick.
Dutch connects with a nice looking jab.
Dutch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Tebes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dutch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Dutch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tebes swinging wildly here.
Dutch blocks a jab.
Tebes scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tebes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutch controls his hands.

Tebes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tebes takes a swing at Dutch's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch tries to clinch up but Tebes circles away and keeps his distance.
Tebes misses the shot to the body.
Tebes fails to land with a series of punches.
Tebes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tebes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dutch wants to clinch.

Tebes gets tackled into the ropes by Dutch. Dutch maintains the clinch.
Tebes pushes Dutch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dutch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutch misses with an uppercut.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tebes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Dutch.
Tebes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dutch tries to clinch but Tebes moves out of range.
Tebes tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dark Dutch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tebes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dutch. Dutch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tebes misses the jab.
Dutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.
Dutch has Tebes pushed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Dutch.
Tebes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tebes tries to break free but Dutch pushes him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Dutch.
Tebes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tebes tries to throw a body punch but Dutch avoids it by throwing Tebes back against the ropes.
Tebes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tebes moves out of range of the body kick.
Tebes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tebes takes a swing at Dutch's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dutch moves into the clinch.
Tebes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutch misses with a punch to the body.
Dutch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dutch missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dutch.
Dutch tries to stall but Tebes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dutch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tebes is defending well for now.
Dutch is trying to stall.

Dutch breaks from the clinch.
Tebes scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Tebes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dutch forces Tebes back against the ropes and clinches.

Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dutch!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tebes misses with a left hand
and Dutch counters with a nice uppercut.
Tebes misses with a wild body shot.
Tebes lands with a nice body punch.
Dutch lands a head kick. Tebes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dutch cracks Tebes with an open hand slap.
Tebes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dutch throws a good cross that connects.
Dutch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tebes cracks Dutch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tebes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dutch can pounce on him.
Dutch ducks under a wild hook from Tebes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Tebes does no damage.
Tebes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dutch.
Tebes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tebes motions for Dutch to come forward. Tebes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Dutch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dutch scores with a push kick.

Dutch drives through and clinches with Tebes against the ropes.
Tebes avoids a wild elbow strike from Dutch.

Tebes breaks from the clinch.
Dark Dutch is winning the standup battle so far.
Dutch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Dutch rushes Tebes and presses him up against the ropes.
Dutch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dutch missing with knees to the body.
Dutch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dutch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tebes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tebes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Tebes. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Dutch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tebes.
Dutch blocks a head kick by Tebes.
Tebes throws a looping overhand right but Dutch ducks down to avoid it.
Tebes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dutch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dutch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.

Dutch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tebes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutch lands a lovely overhand right.

Dutch moves into the clinch successfully.
Dutch lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Dutch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebes lands a shot to the body.
Dutch pushes off an throws an elbow but Tebes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dutch lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebes is trying to force a seperation but Dutch has the dominant position.
Tebes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutch controls his hands.
Tebes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dark Dutch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dutch stalling the fight.
Dutch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tebes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutch controls his hands.
Dutch missing with knees to the body.
Dutch stalls.
Tebes avoids a wild elbow strike from Dutch.

Dutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Tebes misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tebes takes a swing at Dutch's ribcage but misses.
Tebes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutch was well out of range. Poor timing from Tebes.
Dutch's corner calls for a 1-2. Dutch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dutch with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Dutch clearly takes that round.
That's time! Dutch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tebes misses with a straight left.
Dutch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tebes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dutch instigates a clinch.
Dutch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tebes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tebes avoiding damage as Dutch throws knees to the body.

Dutch manages to break the clinch.
Tebes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dutch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tebes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dutch throws a head kick but Tebes moves out of range.
Tebes walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Dutch.
Dutch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tebes throws a nice looking combination but Dutch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tebes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dutch rushes Tebes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Tebes breaks from the clinch.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses.
Dutch is looking to clinch.
Tebes slips under a jab.
Tebes misses with a right hand
and Dutch counters with a straight right hand.

Dutch instigates a clinch.
Tebes misses with a punch to the body.
Tebes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutch lands a good knee to the midsection. Tebes won't want to take too many of those.
Tebes misses with the head strike.
Dutch tries to throw a body punch but Tebes avoids it by throwing Dutch back against the ropes.
Dutch lands a nice elbow.
Dutch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dutch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dutch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch is looking to control Tebes's arms but Tebes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dutch has his back to the ropes.
Tebes working aggressively here.
Tebes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Dutch.
Tebes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutch is trying to maintain a safe position but Tebes gets an underhook and turns Dutch into the ropes.
Dutch with a knee to the head.
Tebes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutch controls his hands.
Dutch lands an elbow inside that Tebes shrugs off.
Tebes is trying to break the clinch but Dutch has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dutch.
Tebes takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Dutch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch lands an elbow that stopped Tebes in his tracks for a moment.
Tebes can't find room to land a body shot as Dutch controls the action.

Dutch manages to break the clinch.
Tebes works over Dutch's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Dutch had his way with Carlos Tebes in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dutch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tebes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dutch tries to clinch up.
Tebes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dutch throws a head kick but Tebes moves out of range.
Dutch drops his hands momentarily and Tebes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tebes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tebes swings for the body but Dutch moves out of range.
Dutch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tebes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutch.
Tebes misses with a hook. Dutch ducked under it nicely.
Tebes punishes Dutch's body with a nice straight punch.
Tebes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dutch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tebes scrambles back to his feet.
Dutch lands a front kick.
Dutch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dutch drives through and clinches with Tebes against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dutch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tebes's brow.
Dutch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tebes avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tebes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutch manages to avoid it.
Tebes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tebes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dutch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tebes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dutch throws a series of punches but Tebes avoids them all with ease.
Dutch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Dutch.
Dutch needs to keep his hands up - Tebes had a free shot at his head there.
Tebes ducks under a wild hook from Dutch.
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dutch closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dutch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tebes's brow.
Tebes avoids the elbow strike from Dutch, against the ropes.
Dutch throws an elbow that misses.
Tebes can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebes managing to block the knees to the body from Dutch.
Dark Dutch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dutch prevents Tebes from breaking the clinch.
Tebes has a couple of punches blocked by Dutch.
Dutch trying to land knees to the body.
Dutch blocks an uppercut.
Carlos Tebes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dutch throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tebes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tebes is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Dutch.
Tebes is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Tebes fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dark Dutch.
Well Dutch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Dutch!
After winning the bout, Dark Dutch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.