PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Primal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Hidjen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey Hidjen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Primal
vs
Hidjen

195 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
250 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Primal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramsey Hidjen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Primal pushes Hidjen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hidjen is trying to force a seperation but Primal has the dominant position.
Hidjen has a couple of punches blocked by Primal.
Primal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hidjen up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Hidjen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Primal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Primal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hidjen managing to block the knees to the body from Primal.
Hidjen wants to stall.
Hidjen tries a knee to the head but Primal blocks it.
Primal working hard to break the clinch.
Primal looking to stall.
Hidjen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primal is trying to break free.
Hidjen looking to stall.
Hidjen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Primal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hidjen's efforts to push away.
Primal is trying to force a seperation but Hidjen has the dominant position.
Hidjen is trying to stall.
Primal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hidjen.

Primal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Hidjen.
Primal circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hidjen gets tackled into the ropes by Primal. Primal maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Primal's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primal is trying to force a seperation but Hidjen has the dominant position.
Primal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hidjen looking to slow down the pace here.
Hidjen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Primal blocks it with crossed arms.
Primal trying to control the position but instead, Hidjen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Primal into the ropes.
Hidjen taking a breather.
Hidjen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hidjen has had enough of the clinch but Primal keeps him there for the moment.
Hidjen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hidjen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Primal.
Hidjen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hidjen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidjen keeps control of Primal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Primal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hidjen tries to clinch but Primal is having none of it.
Primal avoids the head kick by Hidjen.
Hidjen is looking to land body kicks.
Hidjen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Primal forces Hidjen back against the ropes and clinches.
Hidjen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hidjen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Primal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hidjen looking to throw knees to the head but Primal is blocking nicely.
Hidjen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Primal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Primal.
Hidjen doesn't manage to clinch there - Primal circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramsey Hidjen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hidjen tries to clinch there but Primal circles away.
Hidjen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Primal clinches up against the ropes.
Primal has Hidjen pushed against the ropes.
Hidjen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hidjen wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hidjen misses with a knee strike.
Primal avoiding damage as Hidjen throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Primal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hidjen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hidjen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hidjen has Primal pressed against the ropes, preventing Primal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Primal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ramsey Hidjen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Hidjen.
Hidjen throws a head kick that misses.
Primal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hidjen tries to clinch there but Primal circles away.
Primal blocks a head kick by Hidjen.

Primal forces Hidjen back against the ropes and clinches.
Hidjen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Primal as Hidjen tries to tie him up.
Primal looking to throw knees to the head but Hidjen is blocking nicely.
Primal tries to break free but Hidjen pushes him back against the ropes.
Hidjen misses with an elbow strike.

Primal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Primal closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Primal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larry Primal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hidjen tries to stall but Primal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Primal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Primal misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primal tries a body shot but Hidjen blocks it.
Primal tries to break free but Hidjen pushes him back against the ropes.
Hidjen tries to stall but Primal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hidjen has Primal pressed against the ropes, preventing Primal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Primal tries to break the clinch but Hidjen is controlling the position.
Hidjen is trying to push Primal away but Primal has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hidjen is trying to break the clinch but Primal is controlling him.
Primal trying to stall but Hidjen improves his position.
Primal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hidjen's efforts to push away.
Primal is trying to break the clinch but Hidjen is controlling him.
Hidjen is looking to control Primal's arms but Primal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hidjen has his back to the ropes.
Primal is working Hidjen over against the ropes.
Primal has had enough of the clinch but Hidjen keeps him there for the moment.

Primal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidjen tries to clinch up but Primal circles away and keeps his distance.
Hidjen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hidjen throws a sloppy head kick and Primal moves out of range easily.
Primal throws a nice looking combination but Hidjen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hidjen is looking to clinch but Primal is avoiding it.
Hidjen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Primal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hidjen tries to circle away but Primal has him pinned against the ropes.
Hidjen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Primal's efforts to push away.
Hidjen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hidjen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Primal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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!
Primal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Primal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidjen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primal missing with knees to the body.
Primal prevents Hidjen from breaking the clinch.
Hidjen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Primal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hidjen tries a knee to the head but Primal blocks it.
Hidjen is looking to break free of the clinch but Primal has double underhooks.
Hidjen tries a knee to the head but Primal blocks it.
Primal is trying to stall.
Hidjen looking to slow down the pace here.
Hidjen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Primal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Primal is looking to break free of the clinch but Hidjen has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primal is trying to force a seperation but Hidjen has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Hidjen.
Hidjen keeps control of Primal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Primal tries to break free but Hidjen pushes him back against the ropes.
Primal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hidjen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Primal is trying to break the clinch but Hidjen has him pressed against the ropes.
Primal lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Primal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hidjen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Primal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hidjen throws an elbow but misses.
Hidjen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Primal has him pressed against the ropes.
Hidjen has Primal pressed against the ropes, preventing Primal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hidjen stalling in the clinch but Primal improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Primal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Primal slips under a jab.

Primal closes the distance and clinches.
Primal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hidjen taking a breather.
Primal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Primal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hidjen has had enough of the clinch but Primal keeps him there for the moment.
Hidjen is trying to maintain a safe position but Primal gets an underhook and turns Hidjen into the ropes.
Hidjen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Primal has denied him.
Primal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Primal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Primal looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Primal breaks the clinch.
Hidjen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larry Primal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Primal drives through and clinches with Hidjen against the ropes.
Hidjen is trying to stall.
Primal tries to circle away but Hidjen has him pinned against the ropes.

Primal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hidjen tries to clinch up.
Hidjen moves in looking to clinch but Primal pushes him off.
Hidjen lands with a straight right. Primal didn't see that one coming.
Hidjen tries to clinch but Primal moves out of range.
Hidjen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Primal clinches up with Hidjen and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hidjen breaks from the clinch.
Primal lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hidjen moves in looking to clinch but Primal pushes him off.
Hidjen misses with a head kick.
Hidjen tries to close the distance and clinch but Primal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hidjen tries to close the distance and clinch but Primal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hidjen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Primal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Hidjen is rocked!

Primal clinches with his opponent.
Hidjen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Primal has him pressed against the ropes.
Primal tries to break the clinch but Hidjen is controlling the position.
Hidjen is trying to maintain a safe position but Primal gets an underhook and turns Hidjen into the ropes.
Primal tries to break the clinch but Hidjen is controlling the position.
Primal is looking to break free of the clinch but Hidjen has double underhooks.
Hidjen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hidjen is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidjen managing to block the knees to the body from Primal.
Hidjen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Primal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Primal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hidjen is keeping busy.
Primal wants to get back to striking at distance but Hidjen won't allow it.
Primal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Primal is trying to force a seperation but Hidjen has the dominant position.
Primal has had enough of the clinch but Hidjen keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hidjen.
Hidjen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Primal breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Primal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hidjen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Primal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hidjen tries to throw a body punch but Primal avoids it by throwing Hidjen back against the ropes.
Primal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hidjen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hidjen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Primal is keeping busy.
Primal is trying to break the clinch but Hidjen has him pressed 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!
Primal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Primal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Primal avoids the elbow strike from Hidjen, against the ropes.
Primal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hidjen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Primal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hidjen is defending well for now.
Primal leaning against his opponent.
Primal tries to work over Hidjen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Primal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Primal 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Primal!