PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 637 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 101 p4p, 164 weight class). Hearn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Professor X - Dave. The crowd seem to be enjoying Philippe's choice of entrance music: Chant vaudou haitien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hearn
vs
Philippe

185 cm
30
180
18 - 12 - 0

187 cm
29
193
20 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Philippe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Philippe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Philippe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hearn connects with a body shot.
Hearn thumps Philippe with a low kick.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Philippe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hearn can pounce on him.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn works Philippe's body with a nice hook.
Hearn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe connects with a single shot there.
Hearn throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a thumping low kick.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Philippe was not able to check.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a left and a right that stings Philippe.
Hearn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Philippe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Hearn misses.
Hearn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Hearn is looking to wear down Philippe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hearn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hearn.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Hearn misses the target.
Philippe takes a swing at Hearn's ribcage but misses.
Hearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Philippe throws a combination that misses
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn stalks Philippe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Philippe's face. Philippe staggers backwards, shaken.
Philippe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the body from Hearn misses
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hearn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hearn's corner calls for a 1-2. Hearn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hearn misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe checks a leg kick.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Hearn wants to land a leg kick but Philippe is out of range.
Hearn misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Philippe.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Philippe connects with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Philippe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hearn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philippe doesn't seem bothered though.
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Hearn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Hearn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philippe works Hearn's body with a nice hook.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Philippe's front leg but catches the back leg as Philippe tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hearn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Hearn walks into a jab.
Hearn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Philippe avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hearn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hearn moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Hearn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hearn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Philippe finds it's way round the side to connect with Hearn's head.
Hearn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hearn with a body shot.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Hearn lands a jab.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
It looked like Hearn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Philippe.
Crunch! Hearn slams his shin into Philippe's torso.
Hearn connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Philippe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Philippe slips under a jab from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Philippe scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Hearn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Philippe lands a right hook to the body.
Hearn dips to his left and cracks Philippe with an uppercut!
Philippe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philippe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn thuds a left hand into Philippe's body.
Philippe connects with a body shot.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearn.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Hearn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hearn lands a leg kick that knocks Philippe off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hearn looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe slips a jab from Hearn.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn walks into a stiff left hand from Philippe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn cracks Philippe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a low kick, right behind Philippe 's knee.
Philippe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe misses with a hook
enabling Hearn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Philippe shakes it off.
Philippe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn lands a jab.
Philippe misses with an uppercut
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Philippe was not able to check.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
Hearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Philippe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hearn.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearn.
Hearn takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pound Town INC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.