PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Godson Fiore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fiore
vs
Judah

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Godson Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Godson Fiore has been cut.
Fiore throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fiore.
Fiore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiore.
Judah tries to bum rush Fiore with a series of wild strikes but Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Fiore slips under a jab.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiore manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiore tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fiore scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fiore moves out of range.
Judah works Fiore's body with a nice hook.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judah misses with a jab to the body
and Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fiore finds it's way round the side to connect with Judah's head.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fiore rather than just go for the knockout.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fiore at a distance.
Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Judah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fiore eats them both and turns towards Judah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Fiore misses.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a right hand that Fiore ducks under and follows up with a left that Fiore also avoids with ease.
Judah looks winded!
Fiore scores with a hook.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiore.
A jab from Judah misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Fiore as he connects with a hook.
Judah misses with a shot to the body
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fiore misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Judah throws a hook but Fiore avoids it easily.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fiore moves out of range.
Fiore misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
That's time! Fiore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fiore misses with a straight left.
Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a jab when Fiore was well out of range.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiore.
Daniel Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiore looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Fiore throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Fiore avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah slips a jab from Fiore.
Judah defending well as Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Judah lands a really nice looking cross but Fiore seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah moves away from the strike by Fiore.
Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Judah staying out of range there.
Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Judah lands a two punch combo.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiore.
Judah slips a jab from Fiore.
Fiore thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Fiore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fiore.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Fiore throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fiore moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiore moves away.
Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fiore circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah slips a jab from Fiore.
Judah swinging wildly here.
Fiore lands with a cross.
Fiore slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Judah sizes up Fiore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Fiore misses.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Fiore.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Godson Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fiore lunges at Judah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judah's hand.
Fiore slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Nice cross by Judah.
Fiore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fiore lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Fiore's shoulder, as Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Fiore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Judah misses.
Fiore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiore.
Fiore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fiore.
Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Judah blocks a jab.
Fiore lands a slapping body shot.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Fiore.
Fiore moves away from the strike by Judah.
Judah thows a body shot but no joy.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judah's head backwards.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore counters with a right hand to the body.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiore scores with a nice right hand.
Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
The fighters circling - Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Fiore.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiore.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
and Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiore clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godson Fiore clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiore catches Judah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Judah throws a right and a left that Fiore avoids nicely.
Fiore misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiore.
Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Fiore.
Fiore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fiore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judah to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Judah moves out of range as Fiore strikes.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiore throws out the jab.
Judah moves away from the strike by Fiore.
Judah throws the left hand but Fiore avoids the punch easily.
Judah throws a hook but Fiore avoids it easily.
Fiore missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiore takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah jabs Fiore right on the nose. Fiore blinks but takes it well.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Fiore throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Fiore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Judah throws a combination that misses
letting Fiore counter with a right hand.
A jab from Judah finds it's way through Fiore's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Fiore finds it's target.
Fiore misses with a looping right.
Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Fiore.
Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fiore moves away from the strike by Judah.
Judah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiore to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fiore throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Fiore misses the target.
Judah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godson Fiore had his way with Daniel Judah in that round.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fiore avoids the body shot from Judah.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Judah is rocked!
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiore finish him?
Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiore moves away.
Fiore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Judah looks to land a combination but Fiore avoids it well.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Judah seems to have recovered his senses.
Fiore cracks Judah with a good jab.
Judah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah defending well as Fiore loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a combination
and Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left lands for Fiore.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Fiore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fiore throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Fiore.
Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Fiore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiore cracks Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fiore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fiore slips a jab from Judah.
Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah moves away from the strike by Fiore.
The crowd cheers as Fiore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
Judah misses with a hook. Fiore ducked under it nicely.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Godson Fiore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiore 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godson Fiore!