PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jumbo Johns (ranked 23240 p4p, 23214 weight class) and Onufry Zagloba (ranked 197 p4p, 196 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johns
vs
Zagloba

201 cm
23
400
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
24
265
4 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onufry Zagloba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johns connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Zagloba onto his butt! Zagloba bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.

Zagloba is rocked!

It looks like Onufry Zagloba has been cut.
Johns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zagloba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zagloba is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
Johns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zagloba misses with an uppercut. Johns saw that one coming.
Zagloba seems to have recovered his senses.
Johns looks to land a left hand but Zagloba moved out of range nicely.
Zagloba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zagloba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Johns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zagloba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zagloba has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
A short right from Zagloba on the inside.
Zagloba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zagloba backwards.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Johns.
Zagloba wants to get back to striking at distance but Johns won't allow it.
Zagloba trying to control the position but instead, Johns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zagloba into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
Zagloba misses with some punches.
Zagloba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Zagloba avoids the damage to the body.
Zagloba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zagloba is trying to push Johns away but Johns has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johns throws a head punch that misses.
Zagloba blocks an elbow strike from Johns.
Zagloba misses with some punches.
Zagloba blocking some punches.
Johns scores with a shoulder strike.
Zagloba is looking to break free of the clinch but Johns has double underhooks.
Zagloba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zagloba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zagloba can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zagloba lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zagloba swings wildly with an uppercut but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zagloba throws a head punch that misses.
Zagloba avoids the elbow strike from Johns, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Johns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zagloba backwards.
Zagloba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Johns on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zagloba takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jumbo Johns should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Onufry Zagloba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zagloba misses with a head kick.
Johns takes one on the button.
Zagloba throws a left and a right that both miss
and before Zagloba has any time to reset, Johns cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jumbo Johns!
A less than humble Jumbo Johns misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.