PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Le Banner
vs
Hegel

205 cm
28
291 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Fast

Crippler\'s Corner
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Hegel!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hegel moves out of range.
Le Banner wants to clinch.
Le Banner looks to land a left hand but Hegel moved out of range nicely.

Le Banner moves into range and clinches up with Hegel.

Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hegel counters with a head kick. That will keep Le Banner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Le Banner throws a front kick aimed at Hegel's knee but Hegel avoids it well.
Le Banner is looking to clinch.
Le Banner wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a lazy right hand but Hegel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hegel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Banner looks to throw a body kick
and Hegel counters with a big head kick but Le Banner shrugs it off.

Le Banner instigates a clinch.

Le Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Banner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hegel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hegel is having none of it.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hegel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Hegel.
Le Banner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hegel is out of range and Le Banner settles back down.
Le Banner misses with a straight left.
Le Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Hegel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hegel drops his hands momentarily and Le Banner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hegel moves out of range.
Le Banner swinging wildly here.
Le Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Banner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Banner!
Le Banner misses with a right hand
and Hegel counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Le Banner instigates a clinch.
Le Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hegel is trying to break the clinch but Le Banner is controlling him.

Le Banner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Banner throws a hook but Hegel blocks it.
Le Banner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hegel's head.
Le Banner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hegel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Le Banner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Le Banner misses.
Le Banner misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Banner.
Le Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hegel moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Le Banner. That snapped Hegel's head back.
Hegel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Banner finds it's way round the side to connect with Hegel's head.
Le Banner looks to throw the jab but Hegel is out of range.
Hegel takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Le Banner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Banner is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Banner thuds his right hand into Hegel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jerome Le Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hegel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Banner throws the kick towards the body but Hegel avoids it.

Le Banner instigates a clinch.

Le Banner breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Banner moves in looking to clinch but Hegel pushes him off.
Le Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Banner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hegel is able to avoid easily.
Jerome Le Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hegel moves out of range.
Le Banner jabs Hegel right on the nose. Hegel blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Martin Hegel has been cut.

Le Banner moves into range and clinches up with Hegel.
Hegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Le Banner has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Le Banner.
Le Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
Le Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hegel prevents Le Banner from breaking the clinch.

Le Banner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hegel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Banner is looking to clinch but Hegel is avoiding it.
Le Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Banner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le Banner misses with a looping left.
Le Banner throws a body punch but Hegel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a shot from downtown. Hegel moves away and avoids it.
Hegel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hegel.
Le Banner misses with a kick to the body.
Le Banner wants to slow Hegel down by chopping away at his legs.
Le Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Banner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Le Banner misses with a jab to the body
and Hegel counters with a low kick, right behind Le Banner 's knee.
A punch combination from Le Banner misses.
A big right from Le Banner misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hegel moves out of range as Le Banner throws a body kick.
Le Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Hegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Banner.
Le Banner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le Banner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Le Banner does it's job there.
Le Banner scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Hegel walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Banner clobbers Hegel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hegel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Le Banner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Hegel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Le Banner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hegel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Le Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Le Banner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hegel is trying to stall.
Le Banner lands an elbow inside that Hegel shrugs off.
Le Banner misses with an elbow over the top.
Le Banner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hegel avoids it.
Le Banner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Le Banner lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hegel has Le Banner pressed against the ropes, preventing Le Banner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Le Banner has Hegel pressed against the ropes, preventing Hegel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Le Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Le Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Le Banner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hegel can do to turn this around?
Le Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hegel.
Le Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hegel moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Banner. Hegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Banner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Banner lands a head shot.
Le Banner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hegel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hegel circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Hegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hegel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Banner misses with a straight right.
Le Banner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hegel moves out of range as Le Banner throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Le Banner clinches up against the ropes.
Le Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hegel has had enough of the clinch but Le Banner keeps him there for the moment.

Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Banner misses with a looping left.
Le Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Hegel counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Banner misses with a low kick.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hegel is having none of it.
Le Banner lands a nice shot that snaps Hegel's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a hook but Hegel avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Le Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Le Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Hegel staying out of range there.
Hegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Banner.
Le Banner misses with a right hand
and Hegel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jerome Le Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Banner tries to land a body kick
and Hegel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Banner with a nice cross.
Le Banner misses with a straight left.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Le Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Banner 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Le Banner!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerome Le Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.