PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Walker (ranked 4808 p4p, 499 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 20638 p4p, 661 weight class). Walker comes to the ring accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Walker
vs
Rage

185 cm
30
199 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

195 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage lands a nice looking body shot.

Rage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker gets through Rage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker working aggressively here.
Rage prevents a body shot from Walker.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
Rage misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Rage blocks a body shot from Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Rage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Rage misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Rage controls his hands.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Rage scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rage working aggressively here.
A short left from Rage.
Walker blocking some punches.
Rage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Rage's head.
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!
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Rage tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Rage back against the ropes.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
I was talking to Walker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Rage controls the action.
Rage blocking some punches.
Rage lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rage lands a left hand.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rage wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Walker scores with a one two! Rage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ezekel Rage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
John Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Rage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rage throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Rage only half commits.
Rage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker throws a front kick that sends Rage stumbling back into the ropes.
Rage tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Rage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Rage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rage throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rage thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
Walker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rage connects with a single shot there.
Walker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ezekel Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rage defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Rage misses with a straight left.

Rage closes the distance and clinches.
Rage working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rage.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekel Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage'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. This is the final round!

Walker lands with a nice body kick.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Rage in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Walker misses its target.
Walker takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWalker.
An inside leg kick from Rage misses.
Rage connects with a solid leg kick.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Rage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walker under the eye.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walker - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker avoids the body shot from Rage.
Rage throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Walker jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rage takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker walks into a jab.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Walker throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rage.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Rage misses
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Walker avoids the body shot from Rage.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Rage throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Rage's leg but Rage calmly moves out of range.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage lands an overhand right.
Rage staying out of range there.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rage missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rage 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage!
Ezekel Rage was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.