PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Bundy (ranked 23011 p4p, 5244 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 609 p4p, 531 weight class). Uriah Small has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bundy
vs
Small

195 cm
27
265
10 - 12 - 0

183 cm
41
200
31 - 15 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small digs a good hook to Bundy's body.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Bundy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Small with a nice calf kick.
Small throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy moves out of range as Small strikes.
Bundy throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Bundy blocks a jab.
Small lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Small misses
and Bundy counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Small.
Bundy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Small connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small scores with a jab to the body.
Small scores with a hook to the body. Bundy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bundy connects with a nice looking jab.
Bundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Small can pounce on him.
A combination from Bundy does no damage.
Small is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bundy lands with a shot to the body.
Small lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bundy counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Small swings for the body but Bundy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Small misses with a leg kick
and Bundy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Small works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Small moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Small misses
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bundy scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small feints a counter leg kick.

Bundy tries to keep at a distance but Small has taken the fight into the clinch.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundy's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Small.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Small dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Small throws a leg kick
and Bundy counters with a straight right hand.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Small.
A jab from Small does it's job there.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Small lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bundy's sensitive parts.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Bundy.
A jab from Bundy misses.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Solomon Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small tests Bundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy scores with a jab. Small acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bundy tries to work over Small's front leg with a kick but Small checks it.
Small tries a quick counter leg kick but Bundy is wise to it.
Small throws a leg kick but Bundy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bundy is looking to counter with head kicks.
A punch combination from Bundy misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Bundy is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Small.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Bundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundy tries to avoid it.
Bundy misses with an uppercut
and Small counters with a left and a right that stings Bundy.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Bundy misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Bundy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Small keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Small dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
It looked like Bundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bundy tries to score with a low kick but Small moves his leg out of the way.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Small looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Small misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Small has taken the fight to the clinch.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
Bundy'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.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Small blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bundy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
Bundy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Small misses.
Bundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Small fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small blocks a head kick by Bundy.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Small moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Small.
Bundy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Small up against the ropes.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Uriah Small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Bundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee calls for Bundy to work.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Bundy has Small pressed against the ropes.
Bundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Solomon Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Solomon Bundy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Small. That's going to slow Bundy down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Small 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Uriah Small!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Uriah Small!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Uriah Small!

Uriah Small wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Uriah Small thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.