PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jetmir Foj (ranked 7558 p4p, 697 weight class) and Eli Gardenia (ranked 2551 p4p, 340 weight class). Gardenia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lets get ready to rumble kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foj
vs
Gardenia

180 cm
26
224 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

212 cm
29
221 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jetmir Foj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gardenia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Foj takes one to the side of the head.
Gardenia jabs Foj right on the nose. Foj blinks but takes it well.
Foj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Foj misses with a looping right.
Gardenia throws a counter combo.
Foj scores with a nice head shot.
Eli Gardenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardenia lands a nice shot that snaps Foj's head back.

Foj closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Gardenia.
Foj tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Foj back against the ropes.
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!
Gardenia is trying to push Foj away but Foj has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Foj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foj swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardenia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia feints and then cracks Foj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foj down.
Foj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gardenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardenia.
An attempted straight right counter from Foj misses the target.
Gardenia lands a lovely overhand right.

Foj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foj tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foj blocks an uppercut.
Gardenia tries to stall but Foj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foj tries a body shot but Gardenia blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia is trying to break the clinch but Foj is controlling him.
Foj misses with an elbow strike.
Gardenia is trying to maintain a safe position but Foj gets an underhook and turns Gardenia into the ropes.
Foj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardenia lands an uppercut.
Gardenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Foj keeps control of Gardenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gardenia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foj as Gardenia tries to tie him up.
Foj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gardenia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gardenia misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Foj won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gardenia throws an overhand right that lands on Foj's shoulder, as Foj tries to avoid the shot.
Foj seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Foj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardenia.
Gardenia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gardenia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gardenia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Foj slips a jab and a cross from Gardenia.
Gardenia throws a hook but Foj blocks it.
Foj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foj throws out a loose jab but Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia cracks Foj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Foj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gardenia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foj steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gardenia. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foj manages to avoid it.
Gardenia misses with a few strikes there.
Foj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foj is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gardenia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gardenia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Foj as he checks the leg kick.
Gardenia connects with a nice looking jab.
Gardenia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardenia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gardenia throws a sloppy head kick and Foj moves out of range easily.
Foj throwing a counter right hand but Gardenia manages to avoid it.
Foj avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
A telegraphed right hand from Foj misses the target.
Gardenia throws a lazy uppercut
and Foj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gardenia.
Gardenia catches Foj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foj checks a leg kick.
Gardenia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foj looks to land a right hand but Gardenia moved out of range.
Gardenia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardenia.
Foj throws a hook to the side of Gardenia's head but Gardenia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Foj misses
and Foj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardenia.
Gardenia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Foj manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gardenia throws an overhand right that lands on Foj's shoulder, as Foj tries to avoid the shot.
Gardenia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foj momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Gardenia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Gardenia - just one landing.
Foj tries to clinch up.
A jab from Gardenia misses.
A big left from Foj misses.
Gardenia tests Foj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardenia throws out a counter right but Foj avoids it with no problem.
Gardenia throws a nice head kick!

Foj has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gardenia blocks a body shot from Foj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foj pushes off an throws an elbow but Gardenia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Foj throws an elbow but it misses.
Gardenia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foj lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foj has Gardenia pressed against the ropes, preventing Gardenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gardenia trying to stall but Foj improves his position.
Gardenia is trying to stall.
Foj prevents Gardenia from breaking the clinch.
Gardenia lands a right hand.
Gardenia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foj backwards.
Eli Gardenia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Foj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foj looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardenia is just out of range.
Gardenia throws a push kick but Foj slaps the foot to one side.
Foj swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gardenia!
Foj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foj blocks a head kick by Gardenia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia throws the left hand but Foj avoids the punch easily.
Foj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gardenia misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Gardenia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gardenia tests Foj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Gardenia misses
enabling Foj to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Gardenia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foj is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardenia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foj slips a straight right by Gardenia.
Foj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardenia.
Foj misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gardenia counter with a right hand.
Jetmir Foj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardenia is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gardenia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Eli Gardenia!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Eli Gardenia!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Eli Gardenia!

Eli Gardenia wins by unanimous decision!
Eli Gardenia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.