PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ange Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out blaring out of the sound system. Fili has chosen Spaceship Superstar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azhari
vs
Fili

171 cm
29
156 lbs
13 - 13 - 1

176 cm
32
180 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ange Fili!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fili misses with a hook.
Fili misses with a looping right.
Fili tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.
Fili has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fili looks to land a combination but Azhari avoids it well.
Fili throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Fili tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fili.
Fili throws a body kick that misses.
Fili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fili misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Fili moved away.
Fili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fili fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Fili does it's job there.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Fili there.

Fili has managed to clinch.
Azhari can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fili.
Azhari managing to block the knees to the body from Fili.
Fili throws an elbow that misses.
Fili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Azhari has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Fili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azhari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azhari swings wildly with an uppercut but Fili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fili throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Fili.
Fili tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
A hook to the body from Fili.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fili just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azhari's brow.
Fili missing with knees to the body.
Fili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fili - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari slips a straight right by Fili.
Fili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Azhari misses
and Fili counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ange Fili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fili.

Fili rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari lands a good knee to the midsection. Fili won't want to take too many of those.
Fili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Fili blocks with his arms.
Fili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Azhari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Fili.
Azhari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fili tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Fili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ange Fili dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fili scores with a push kick.
Fili connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fili takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Azhari gets tackled into the ropes by Fili. Fili maintains the clinch.
Fili working Azhari over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fili.
Azhari takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fili lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azhari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fili scores with a shoulder strike.
Fili lands a right hand.
Fili pushes off an throws an elbow but Azhari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fili misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fili.
Fili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fili throws an elbow but misses.

Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fili throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Azhari is looking to slow Fili down with leg kicks.
Fili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Fili clinches.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
Fili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Fili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Fili saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Fili closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fili.
Fili lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fili lands a nice uppercut.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari working hard to break the clinch.
Azhari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azhari dodges an elbow strike from Fili.
Fili tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Fili back against the ropes.

Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fili moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off.
Azhari misses with a straight right.
Fili loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
Fili lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ange Fili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fili misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Fili.
Azhari moves out of range as Fili throws a body kick.
Fili is looking to land body kicks.
Fili throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Fili doesn't manage to clinch there - Azhari circles away.
Fili looks to land a combination. Azhari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fili throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fili slips under a jab from Azhari.
Fili moves out of range of the strikes.
Fili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fili looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Azhari. That snapped Fili's head back.
Fili swinging wildly here.
Fili sizes up Azhari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ange Fili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fili misses with a straight right.
Fili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Fili misses with a combination
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Fili misses.
Fili throws a lazy head kick
and Azhari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Azhari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Fili throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Azhari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari moves out of range as Fili strikes.
Azhari scores with a hook.
Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fili lands with an overhand left.
Fili swinging wildly here.
Fili moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off.
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ange Fili just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's time! Azhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fili is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Fili lands a jab.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Fili.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Fili's front leg but catches the back leg as Fili tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Fili.
Fili throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Fili.
Fili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Fili.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Fili.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fili.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Fili.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Fili.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fili has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fili lands an overhand right.
Fili tries to clinch up.
Fili tries to clinch but Azhari moves out of range.

Fili closes the distance and clinches.
Azhari working Fili over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fili just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azhari's brow.
Fili pushes Azhari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari misses with a knee to the head.
Fili lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azhari tries to circle away but Fili has him pinned against the ropes.
Fili misses with the head strike.
Azhari scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari pushes Fili back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fili lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azhari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fili struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Azhari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fili scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Ange Fili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fili.
A short right from Fili.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Fili.
Fili lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye.
Azhari wants to get back to striking at distance but Fili won't allow it.
Fili lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fili tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Fili looking to throw knees to the head but Azhari is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Fili.
A shot in the inside from Azhari.

Fili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ange Fili dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azhari.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fili throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Fili drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fili fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fili rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fili struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Azhari managing to block the knees to the body from Fili.
Fili with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fili misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fili blocking some punches.
Azhari throws a head punch that misses.
Fili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azhari avoids it.
Fili gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ebrahim Azhari's cut is getting worse.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari lands a knee to the body.
Fili is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fili.
Azhari trying to control the position but instead, Fili has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azhari into the ropes.

Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Fili's defenses.
Fili is looking to score with low kicks.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Fili.

Fili pushes Azhari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fili working aggressively here.
Azhari blocks the elbow strike.
Fili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azhari's efforts to push away.
Fili cracks Azhari with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fili creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Fili.
Fili blocks the elbow strike.
Fili misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Azhari is trying to break free.
Fili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Azhari dodges an elbow strike from Fili.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azhari lands a nice uppercut.
Fili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fili comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fili lands with a short shot to the head.
Azhari blocking some punches.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Fili dodges an elbow strike from Azhari.
Ange Fili is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fili misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ange Fili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fili 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ange Fili!
Post fight, an emotional Ange Fili said 'Thanks to my new team at Ancient Alien they were the missing piece. I feel complete...'.