PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 5392 p4p, 24463 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 150 p4p, 200 weight class). Boxing Powerhous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gunn
vs
Powerhous

182 cm
25
217
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
300
4 - 4 - 1

Great elbows
Very strong

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Powerhous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Powerhous.

Powerhous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gunn trying to stall but Powerhous improves his position.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.

Powerhous manages to break the clinch.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Gunn.

Powerhous moves into the clinch successfully.
Powerhous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gunn taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Powerhous lands with a right to the head.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gunn - that landed with a thud.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous with a jab.

Tommy Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Powerhous takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Powerhous dips to his left and cracks Gunn with an uppercut!
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn looks for the body kick but Powerhous saw that one coming.
Gunn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gunn throws a quick counter head kick but Powerhous was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Powerhous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Powerhous scores with a head kick.

Powerhous clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunn stalling in the clinch but Powerhous improves position.

Powerhous manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a wild combination.
Gunn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPowerhous.
Gunn lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.
Gunn scores with a nice body kick.

Powerhous clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powerhous as Gunn tries to tie him up.
Powerhous wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Powerhous is struggling to control the position.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Powerhous looks winded!
Knees to the body from Gunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Powerhous has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powerhous working hard to break the clinch.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Gunn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Powerhous's shoulder, as Powerhous tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powerhous. That did some damage!
Powerhous jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Tommy Gunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gunn throws a push kick but Powerhous slaps the foot to one side.
Gunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Powerhous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Powerhous rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boxing Powerhous will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gunn throws a sloppy body shot
and Powerhous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gunn gets tackled into the ropes by Powerhous. Powerhous maintains the clinch.
Powerhous will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gunn up against the ropes.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Powerhous effectively controlling the action here.
Gunn looking to stall.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Powerhous moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.
Gunn is looking to control Powerhous's arms but Powerhous gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the ropes.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Powerhous.
Gunn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Powerhous gets a clinch.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powerhous is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powerhous lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunn backs up against the ropes.

Powerhous closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powerhous misses with a kick to the body.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Powerhous is breathing heavily.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous avoids the body shot from Gunn.

Powerhous clinches with his opponent.
Powerhous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Powerhous's head.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunn cracks Powerhous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Powerhous!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a solid leg kick but Gunn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Powerhous.
Powerhous closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Jeez, Tommy Gunn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Powerhous throws a solid leg kick but Gunn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Powerhous.
Gunn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn throws a head kick but Powerhous moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Powerhous drives through and clinches with Gunn against the ropes.
Powerhous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powerhous is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boxing Powerhous will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Powerhous is looking to land body kicks.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.

Powerhous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Powerhous looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gunn lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Powerhous goes down! The ref sends Gunn to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Powerhous is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Powerhous is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gunn! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gunn!