PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abel Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Vasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vasquez
vs
Aziz

192 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Determined

Takeover
Conviction

DJs Locker

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abel Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aziz on the side of the head.
Aziz throws a series of punches but Vasquez moves out of range.
Aziz misses with a body shot.
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aziz slips a straight right by Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a jab when Aziz was well out of range.
Vasquez misses with a hook.
Vasquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz lands an overhand right.

It looks like Abel Vasquez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Vasquez does it's job there.
Aziz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Vasquez.

Aziz is rocked!
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Aziz misses with a looping left.
Aziz avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Aziz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aziz misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez moves out of range as Aziz strikes.
Vasquez lunges at Aziz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aziz's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aziz avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Aziz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Aziz.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Vasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aziz at a distance.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
Vasquez is looking to wear down Aziz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aziz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vasquez throws a shot to the body.
Aziz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aziz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aziz lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasquez misses with a wild combination.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Aziz misses with a straight right.
Aziz throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez lunges at Aziz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aziz's hand.
Aziz swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aziz misses the shot to the body.
Vasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Aziz.
Vasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aziz circles away quickly and effectively.
Aziz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot lands for Vasquez.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aziz.
Aziz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aziz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aziz moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aziz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Vasquez - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Vasquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Aziz dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
Aziz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aziz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Aziz swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez lands an overhand right.
Aziz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aziz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Aziz misses
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Nice cross by Aziz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aziz misses the jab.
Vasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aziz.
Vasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aziz.
Vasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Aziz misses with a double jab.
Aziz is breathing heavily.
Aziz throws a right hand that misses
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasquez as he connects with a hook.
Aziz throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Aziz thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez lands with a right hand.
Aziz is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Abel Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vasquez scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Aziz beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Aziz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aziz misses with a right hand
and Vasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Aziz seems to have recovered his senses.
Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a jab when Aziz was well out of range.
Aziz misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Aziz misses.
Vasquez connects with a right hand. Aziz shakes it off.
Aziz misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz thows a body shot but no joy.
Aziz swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Aziz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Aziz misses.
Vasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aziz.
Jab by Vasquez.
Aziz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasquez.
Aziz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aziz misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Aziz misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aziz.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aziz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aziz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasquez.
Aziz throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasquez misses with a right hand
and Aziz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aziz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Aziz should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aziz walks into a straight right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez looks to land a combination but Aziz avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Vasquez will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Abel Vasquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Vasquez throws a shot to the body.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Aziz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aziz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Aziz throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
A big right from Aziz misses.
Vasquez swings for the body but Aziz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Aziz misses its intended target.
Vasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aziz can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Aziz.
Vasquez cracks Aziz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Vasquez.
Aziz misses with a straight left.

Aziz walks into a big right hand from Vasquez and goes down! The referee sends Vasquez to a neutral corner as Aziz gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aziz's head.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aziz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez staying out of range there.
Vasquez lands a slapping body shot.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Aziz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Aziz.
Aziz scores with a jab to the head.
Aziz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Aziz throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Aziz misses with a jab to the body
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Aziz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Aziz's head back.
Vasquez connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Aziz's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Aziz - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abel Vasquez!
Abel Vasquez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.