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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Whelter (ranked 7046 p4p, 459 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 5311 p4p, 409 weight class). Joey Whelter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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250 lbs
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Basic striking
Big heart
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Whelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelter misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whelter looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pesalelei throws out a powerful jab.
Pesalelei clinches up against the ropes.
Whelter missing with knees to the body.
Whelter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Pesalelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pesalelei misses with a body punch.
Whelter blocking some punches.
Pesalelei throws an elbow that misses.
Pesalelei manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whelter takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whelter being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesalelei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pesalelei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whelter as Pesalelei tries to tie him up.
Pesalelei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Whelter 's eye.
Pesalelei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Whelter 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whelter as Pesalelei tries to tie him up.
Whelter blocks an uppercut.
Pesalelei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside.
Pesalelei trying to stall but Whelter improves his position.
Nice elbow from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei is looking to control Whelter's arms but Whelter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pesalelei has his back to the ropes.
Pesalelei is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigi Pesalelei.
Whelter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whelter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whelter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesalelei with a nice cross.
Whelter is rocked!
Pesalelei moves in looking to clinch but Whelter pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigi Pesalelei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whelter walks into a left hand.
Pesalelei scores with a body shot.
Whelter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesalelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesalelei jabs Whelter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whelter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whelter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pesalelei moves in looking to clinch but Whelter pushes him off.
Whelter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pesalelei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesalelei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pesalelei lands with a cross.
Oh Whelter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pesalelei scores with a nice strike.
Pesalelei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pesalelei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesalelei lands a jab to the nose.
Pesalelei closes the distance and catches Whelter with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Whelter is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Whelter is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Whelter is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Pesalelei takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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