PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kt Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Kt Kid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kid
vs
Boss

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kt Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Boss!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kid drives through and clinches with Boss against the cage.
Kid is breathing heavily.
Boss being controlled against the cage.
Boss dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Boss manages to break the clinch.
Boss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid wants to clinch.
Kid tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kid closes the distance and clinches.

Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boss should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A shot to the body from Boss misses
and Kid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Kid closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boss avoids it.

Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boss swinging wildly here.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Kid misses with a body kick.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Boss misses with a body kick.

Kid has managed to clinch.
Boss misses with the head strike.
Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Boss has double underhooks.
Boss slows down the pace here.
Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Boss is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kid stalling.
Kid seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boss has eaten all the pies!

Boss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Boss darts in and clinches Kid up against the cage.
Boss is stalling here.

Boss breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a series of wild punches.
Kid throws a head kick but Boss moves out of range.
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Boss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boss throws a series of punches but Kid avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Kid.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Boss moves in looking to clinch but Kid pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kt Kid will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boss is trying to stall.
Boss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Boss tries to bum rush Kid with a series of wild strikes but Kid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boss darts in trying to clinch
and Kid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kid gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss keeps control of Kid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kid is looking to break free of the clinch but Boss has double underhooks.

Boss manages to break the clinch.
Boss avoids the head kick by Kid.
Boss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boss tries to clinch up.
Boss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boss tries to clinch but Kid is having none of it.
Boss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid avoids the head kick by Boss.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boss throws a right hand that Kid ducks under and follows up with a left that Kid also avoids with ease.

Kid moves into range and clinches up with Boss.
Boss controlling the action here for a moment.

Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Boss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Boss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boss wants to clinch.
Kid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boss counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kid's knee momentarily.
Kid throws a low kick but Boss moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kt Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Boss pushes Kid up against the cage in a clinch.

Boss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boss misses with a low kick as Kid jumps back.

Kid has closed the distance and engaged Boss in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Boss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boss.
Kid misses with the combination.
Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boss is looking to clinch.
Boss is looking to clinch.
Kt Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Boss clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kid's efforts to push away.
Kid taking a breather.

Boss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boss swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Boss.
Boss tries to clinch
and Kid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Boss forces Kid back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Boss fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Boss has closed the distance and engaged Kid in a clinch.

Boss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range.

Boss has Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Boss managing to block the knees to the body from Kid.
Kid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Boss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid connects with a looping right hand.
Kid misses with the body kick
and Boss counters with an inside leg kick.
Boss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Boss.
Boss doesn't manage to clinch there - Kid circles away.
Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boss closes the distance and clinches.
Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kid keeps control of Boss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Boss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kid throws a leg kick but Boss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boss 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!