PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 2724 p4p, 298 weight class) and Rami Astalo (ranked 3185 p4p, 342 weight class). Astalo has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scorpion
vs
Astalo

172 cm
24
148 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

168 cm
29
145 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Astalo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Astalo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Scorpion counter with a right hand.
Astalo misses with a hook to the body
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Astalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Astalo walks into a straight right hand from Scorpion.

Astalo is rocked!

Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Astalo has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Astalo.

Astalo breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Astalo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Astalo loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scorpion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Astalo.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Astalo is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion swings for the body but Astalo moves out of range.
Scorpion seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Astalo slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Astalo.
Scorpion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Astalo throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Astalo manages to avoid it.
Astalo throws an overhand right that lands on Scorpion's shoulder, as Scorpion tries to avoid the shot.
Astalo 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.
Astalo lands with an overhand left.
Scorpion blocks a jab.
Astalo throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scorpion lands with a slapping head kick.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Astalo scores with the left hand. Scorpion knows he should have avoided that one.
Rami Astalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Astalo. Those never looked like landing.
Scorpion cracks Astalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Astalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scorpion at a distance.

Scorpion rushes Astalo and presses him up against the cage.
Astalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Astalo prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astalo scores with a shoulder strike.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Astalo controls the action.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Astalo's ribcage. Astalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Astalo's ribcage. Astalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Astalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion tries to work over Astalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Astalo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scorpion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Astalo can turn it around.
Astalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Astalos head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Scorpion takes one on the button.
Scorpion takes one to the chin there.
Astalo is looking to slow Scorpion down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.

Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Scorpion presses Astalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astalo lands a left hand.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Astalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scorpion's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astalo.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Astalo in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Astalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Astalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Astalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Astalo blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion takes a swing at Astalo's ribcage but misses.
Astalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Astalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scorpion is looking to clinch but Astalo is avoiding it.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astalo can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Astalo. Beautiful body shot.
Astalo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Astalo looks to throw the jab but Scorpion is out of range.
Astalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Astalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scorpion. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion slips a jab and a cross from Astalo.

Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
Astalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Astalo blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Astalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Astalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Astalo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Astalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Astalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Astalo.
Astalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astalo lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion avoids the elbow strike from Astalo, against the cage.
Astalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Astalo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Astalo lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rami Astalo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Astalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Astalo. That snapped Scorpion's head back.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Astalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scorpion takes a swing at Astalo's ribcage but misses.
Astalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astalo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scorpion throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Astalo misses.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Astalo tries to keep at a distance but Scorpion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Astalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Astalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Astalo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astalo.
Astalo lands a right hand.
Astalo blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Astalo.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the side of Astalo's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astalo.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Astalo.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Astalo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Astalo controls the action.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astalo looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Astalo.
Scorpion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Astalo checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Astalo catches Scorpion right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion thows a left - swing and a miss!

Scorpion rushes Astalo and presses him up against the cage.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Astalo trying to land knees to the body.
Silva Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Astalo is trying to push Scorpion away but Scorpion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Astalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Astalo controls the action.
Astalo tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Astalo prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Astalo gets through Scorpion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Astalo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rami Astalo.
I think Astalo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rami Astalo!
Rami Astalo very nearly forgot to thank RAGS of a RONIN amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.