PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chester Greenburg (ranked 18811 p4p, 3500 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 574 p4p, 365 weight class). Bleeding Spanner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Greenburg
vs
Spanner

195 cm
43
240
6 - 6 - 0

202 cm
36
265
25 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Greenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanner connects with a body shot.

Spanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greenburg, pushing him back against the ropes.
Spanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greenburg takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Chester Greenburg has been cut.
Greenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenburg avoids it.
Greenburg avoids the elbow strike from Spanner, against the ropes.
Greenburg 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.
Greenburg blocks a body shot from Spanner.
Spanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Spanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Spanner controls the action.
Greenburg misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Spanner as the two fighters clinch.
Greenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenburg.
Spanner pushes Greenburg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenburg avoids a wild elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner prevents a body shot from Greenburg.
Greenburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greenburg tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spanner.
Greenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner lands a nice uppercut.
Spanner scores with a shot to the side of Greenburg's head.
Greenburg lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spanner.
Greenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spanner lands a left hand.
Greenburg tries to work over Spanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spanner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greenburg backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenburg lands an uppercut.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spanner blocking some punches.
Greenburg working hard to break the clinch.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Greenburg on the inside.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Greenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Spanner lands a nice uppercut.
Greenburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
Spanner connects with a knee to the head.

Chester Greenburg's cut is getting worse.
Spanner digs a right hand into Greenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greenburg's gas tank.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but Greenburg blocks it.
Spanner can't find room to land a body shot as Greenburg controls the action.
Greenburg presses Spanner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greenburgs head.
Greenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner looking to throw knees to the head but Greenburg is blocking nicely.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenburg scores with a hook to the body.
Spanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bleeding Spanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Greenburg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spanner clinches up against the ropes.
Greenburg misses with the head strike.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
Greenburg presses Spanner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Greenburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenburg wants to clinch up but Spanner keeps it at a distance.
Greenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spanner moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greenburg, as that shot connected.
Greenburg tries to clinch but Spanner is having none of it.
Spanner tries to clinch but Greenburg is having none of it.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Spanner closes the distance and pushes Greenburg back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenburg.
Spanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spanner blocking some punches.
Spanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Greenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner lands a shot to the body.
Greenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenburg.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spanner.
Greenburg blocks an elbow strike from Spanner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
Spanner blocks an uppercut.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenburg lands with a light punch inside.
Spanner lands an elbow that stopped Greenburg in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greenburg backwards.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greenburg's elbow.
Greenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Spanner.

Chester Greenburg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Greenburg tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
Spanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greenburgs head.
Spanner lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenburg misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
Spanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Spanner.
A shot in the inside from Spanner.
Spanner scores with a shot to the side of Greenburg's head.
Spanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Greenburg fails to land.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner lands a body punch.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but Greenburg blocks with his arms.
Spanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Greenburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but Greenburg blocks with his arms.
Greenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Spanner - that landed with a thud.
Spanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Spanner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bleeding Spanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chester Greenburg's cut.
That's time! Greenburg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Spanner clinches with his opponent.
Chester Greenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greenburg prevents a body shot from Spanner.
Greenburg blocks the elbow strike.
Spanner digs a right hand underneath Greenburg's ribcage. Greenburg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner digs a right hand into Greenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greenburg's gas tank.
Spanner is working Greenburg over against the ropes.
Spanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenburg avoids it.
Spanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Chester Greenburg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Spanner misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Spanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greenburg is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spanner missing with knees to the body.
Greenburg avoiding damage as Spanner throws knees to the body.
Spanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chester Greenburg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bleeding Spanner!
Bleeding Spanner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.