PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Fat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Time has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fat
vs
Time

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Fat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Time!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time avoids the body shot from Fat.
Time will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Fat forces Time back against the cage and clinches.
Fat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fat presses Time against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fat leaning against his opponent.
Fat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fat breaks the clinch.
Time scores with a jab to the body.
Time misses with a few strikes there.
Fat tries to land a front kick but Time steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Time misses with a double jab
and Fat counters with a big head kick but Time shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time lands with a hook. Fat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fat lands with a shot to the body.
Fat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Fat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Time, pushing him back against the cage.
Fat throws a punch but it's blocked by Time.
Time trying to stall but Fat improves his position.
Fat avoiding damage as Time throws knees to the body.
Fat effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Fat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Time tries a body shot but Fat blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fat stalling the fight.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Fat.
Fat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fat is struggling to control the position.
Fat gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fat stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Fat.
Fat throws a combination that misses
and Fat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Time connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fat scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time swinging wildly here.
Fat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Time bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fat's head.
Fat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Fat.
Time looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Fat forces Time back against the cage and clinches.
Fat keeps control of Time as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Time stalling in the clinch but Fat improves position.
Time misses with some punches.
Fat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Time wants to break free but Fat has control.
Fat lands with a right to the head.
Fat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Time up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Fat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fat connects with a jab.

Fat closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Time up against the cage.
Fat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Time misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Fat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Time lands a jab to Fat's midsection.
Time cracks Fat with an open hand slap.

Fat has closed the distance and engaged Time in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Fat forces Time back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fat as Time tries to tie him up.
Fat stalling.
Fat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fat tries a body shot but Time blocks it.
Fat prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
Fat avoiding damage as Time throws knees to the body.
Joe Fat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fat leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fat as Time tries to tie him up.

Fat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Time moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Time fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Time scores with a hook to the body. Fat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Time.

It looks like Joe Fat has been cut.

Fat closes the distance and clinches.
Fat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fat tries a body shot but Time blocks it.
Time misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fat.
Fat misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fat keeps control of Time as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Fat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Time blocks a body shot from Fat.
Time trying to control the position but instead, Fat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Time into the cage.

Fat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Time.
Time scores with a jab to the body.
Fat throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Time.
Time misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fat connects with a solid leg kick.
Time scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Fat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Time blocks a body shot from Fat.

Fat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Time scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fat drops his hands momentarily and Time takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Time throws a right hand that Fat ducks under and follows up with a left that Fat also avoids with ease.
Fat is looking for a counter combo.
Time lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Time darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justin Time seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Time rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Time slips a jab and a cross from Fat.
Time throws a series of punches but Fat avoids them all with ease.
Time rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Time lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Time lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fat circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Time showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Fat'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. And we move into the final round!

Time lands a nice hook to Fat's body. Fat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Fat pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch.

Fat breaks the clinch.
Fat cracks a nice hook into Time's ribs.
Fat looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A combination from Time does no damage.
Fat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Fat instigates a clinch.
Time prevents a body shot from Fat.
Come on Fat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fat digs a right hand into Time's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Time's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Fat controls his hands.
Time tries to work over Fat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Time can't break the clinch.

Fat breaks from the clinch.

Fat pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Fat tries a body shot but Time blocks it.

Fat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fat drives through and clinches with Time against the cage.

Fat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Time lands a lovely overhand right.
Fat wants to clinch but Time slips to the side
and Time counters with a left to the body.
Fat tries to bum rush Time with a series of wild strikes but Time uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Time does no damage.
Time lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fat backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Time thuds his right hand into Fat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Time lands a nice looking body shot.
Time lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Time misses.
Time lands with a good body shot.

Fat has closed the distance and engaged Time in a clinch.
Fat lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fat.
Time letting Fat take a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fat can't find room to land a body shot as Time controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fat misses with a body punch.

Fat manages to break the clinch.
Time fails to land with a series of punches.
Fat thinks about countering with a body kick.

Fat closes the distance and clinches.
Fat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Fat controls his hands.
Fat keeps control of Time as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fat is leaning against Time and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Time tries to break free but Fat pushes him back against the cage.
Time misses with the head strike.
Time tries to break the clinch but Fat is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fat misses with a body punch.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Time looking to stall.
Fat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Time goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fat breaks from the clinch.
Time will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fat is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Time will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justin Time is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Time throws a series of punches but Fat moves out of range.

Fat has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Time.
I think Time has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Justin Time!