PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abang Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ever comes into the arena with Gateways blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ever
vs
Tua

169 cm
19
141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abang Tua!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws a series of punches but Ever avoids them all with ease.
Best Ever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tua wants to get back to striking at distance but Ever won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ever connects with a knee to the head.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tua avoids it.
Tua is trying to break free.
Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tua blocks it with crossed arms.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ever has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ever lands a good knee to the midsection. Tua won't want to take too many of those.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Ever stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever blocks a body shot from Tua.
Ever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ever connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tua's face.
Tua is looking to break free of the clinch but Ever has double underhooks.
Ever lands a knee to the body.
Ever landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Ever - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ever lands a shot to the body.
Ever lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ever scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever lands a knee to the head.
Tua looks winded!
Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Tua takes a knee right on the jaw!

Tua is rocked!
Ever landing knees to the body.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Ever finish him?
Nice body punch from Ever.
Knees to the body from Ever.
Ever has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Tua to the canvas! Can Tua beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Tua was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Ever is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Best Ever!
Best Ever retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Best Ever started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.