PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 1924 p4p, 214 weight class) and Boon Wrecking Ball (ranked 4788 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bull
vs
Wrecking Ball

200 cm
35
210 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

200 cm
33
260 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Core Combat

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boon Wrecking Ball!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrecking Ball slips a straight right by Bull.
We've been informed that Wrecking Ball has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab from Bull.
Bull takes a swing at Wrecking Ball's ribcage but misses.

Wrecking Ball clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Wrecking Ball has Bull pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Wrecking Ball breaks from the clinch.
Wrecking Ball's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrecking Ball scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecking Ball gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Wrecking Ball is looking for the big counter here.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.

Wrecking Ball drives through and clinches with Bull against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Wrecking Ball prevents a body shot from Bull.
Wrecking Ball tries to stall but Bull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull prevents Wrecking Ball from breaking the clinch.

Wrecking Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrecking Ball misses with the combination.
Wrecking Ball wants to clinch
and Bull counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Wrecking Ball is out of range.
Wrecking Ball uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bull just leaning against Wrecking Ball, taking a breather.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wrecking Ball as Bull tries to tie him up.
Wrecking Ball manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull taking a breather.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull pushes Wrecking Ball back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull looking to stall.
Wrecking Ball looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Bull's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free but Bull has control.
Wrecking Ball wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wrecking Ball tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Wrecking Ball being controlled against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
Bull stalling against the ropes.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull tries a body shot but Wrecking Ball blocks it.

Wrecking Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrecking Ball fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrecking Ball closes the distance but Bull moves to the side
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Wrecking Ball bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Bull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wrecking Ball throws a series of punches but Bull avoids them all with ease.
Bull lands a jab.
Wrecking Ball tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wrecking Ball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Wrecking Ball walks into a left hand.
Bull jabs Wrecking Ball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Wrecking Ball misses.
Bull misses the jab.
Wrecking Ball is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Wrecking Ball sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrecking Ball on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wrecking Ball can do to turn this around?
Bull swings away with a body shot that misses

and Wrecking Ball moves into the clinch.
Bull prevents Wrecking Ball from breaking the clinch.
Wrecking Ball looking to slow down the pace here.
Bull working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball blocks an uppercut.
Bull lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Bull.
Wrecking Ball blocks an uppercut.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bull.
Wrecking Ball trying to control the position but instead, Bull has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wrecking Ball into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrecking Ball.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrecking Ball is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.

Wrecking Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Bull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Wrecking Ball 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Wrecking Ball closes the distance but Bull moves to the side
and Bull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wrecking Ball thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Wrecking Ball takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bull does it's job there.
Wrecking Ball misses with a double jab
and Bull counters with a nice leg kick.
Bull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrecking Ball on the side of the head.
Bull lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Wrecking Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wrecking Ball instigates a clinch.
Bull looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Bull is pushing Wrecking Ball up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bull is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bull controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wrecking Ball blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull tries to work over Wrecking Ball's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull misses with some punches.
Jari Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wrecking Ball wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bull has Wrecking Ball pressed against the ropes, preventing Wrecking Ball from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Bull.
A short right from Bull.

Wrecking Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Bull dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch.
Wrecking Ball keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Bull scores with a nice head shot.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
It looked like Bull was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wrecking Ball.
Bull jabs Wrecking Ball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Wrecking Ball wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull cracks Wrecking Ball with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull takes a swing at Wrecking Ball's ribcage but misses.
Wrecking Ball uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrecking Ball wants to counter the offense by Bull and move into the clinch position.
Wrecking Ball closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wrecking Ball takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrecking Ball. That did some damage!
A jab from Bull misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull jabs Wrecking Ball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Wrecking Ball saw that one coming.
Bull digs a good hook to Wrecking Ball's body.
Wrecking Ball is looking to score with low kicks.
Wrecking Ball slips under a jab from Bull.
Wrecking Ball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrecking Ball on the side of the head.
Bull feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrecking Balls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull pushes Wrecking Ball away with a front kick.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Wrecking Ball, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wrecking Ball walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull connects with a body shot that sends Wrecking Ball's belly button to the back.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Wrecking Ball stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bull.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrecking Ball.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrecking Ball.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wrecking Ball looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bull feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrecking Balls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrecking Ball misses with a double jab
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Bull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrecking Ball on the side of the head.
Bull lunges at Wrecking Ball with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrecking Ball's hand.
Wrecking Ball on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Wrecking Ball gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Wrecking Ball's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bull.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull tries to work over Wrecking Ball's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrecking Ball can't break the clinch.
Jari Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free but Bull has control.
Wrecking Ball has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Wrecking Ball.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull'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.
Wrecking Ball takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrecking Ball's elbow.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boon Wrecking Ball has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrecking Ball missing with knees to the body.
Wrecking Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
Wrecking Ball working aggressively here.
Wrecking Ball takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull lands with a left to the head.

Wrecking Ball is rocked!
Wrecking Ball lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wrecking Ball fails to land.
Wrecking Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jari Bull!

Jari Bull wins by unanimous decision!
Jari Bull bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.