PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Headed Step Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess comes to the ring accompanied by Curl Of The Burl. The crowd seem to be enjoying Step Child's choice of entrance music: I Don't Like It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hess
vs
Headed Step Child

201 cm
23
280 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

215 cm
23
300 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conquer

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Hess!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Headed Step Child!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess moves in looking to clinch but Step Child pushes him off.

Hess rushes Step Child and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Step Child tries a body shot but Hess blocks it.
Hess tries a body shot but Step Child blocks it.
Hess gets through Step Child's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Step Child missing with knees to the body.
Hess gets through Step Child's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Step Child looking to stall.
Hess tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Step Child trying to stall but Hess improves his position.
I was talking to Hess's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hess can't find room to land a body shot as Step Child controls the action.
Hess tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Step Child's elbow.
Step Child using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hess can't find room to land a body shot as Step Child controls the action.
We've been informed that Step Child has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Step Child looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Step Child prevents a body shot from Hess.
Step Child tries to land a knee to the head but Hess blocks with his arms.
Step Child is looking to control Hess's arms but Hess gets an underhook and turns him. Now Step Child has his back to the ropes.
Hess throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Step Childs head.
Hess gets through Step Child's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hess on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Step Child has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Step Child.
Hess makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hess tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Step Child's elbow.
Hess tries a body shot but Step Child blocks it.
Hess tries to throw a body punch but Step Child avoids it by throwing Hess back against the ropes.
Step Child throws a head punch that misses.
Hess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Step Child.
Step Child looks winded!
Step Child landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Step Child throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Still in the clinch, Hess scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hess lands a left hand that snaps the head of Step Child backwards.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess lands with a short shot to the head.
Step Child throws an elbow but it misses.
Hess lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Step Child trying to control the position but instead, Hess has worked for underhooks and has pushed Step Child into the ropes.
Hess tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Step Child lands a good knee to the midsection. Hess won't want to take too many of those.
Hess tries to throw a body punch but Step Child avoids it by throwing Hess back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Step Child takes a shot to the head.
Hess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hess.
Hess trying to land knees to the body.
Step Child misses with a body punch.
Step Child pushes off an throws an elbow but Hess leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Step Child lands a hook that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
Hess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hess lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hess tries to throw a body punch but Step Child avoids it by throwing Hess back against the ropes.
Hess takes an elbow to the temple.
Hess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess is working Step Child over against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Hess.
A nice left hand lands by Hess.
Hess working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Hess on the inside.
Hess tries a body shot but Step Child blocks it.
Hess lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Step Childs head.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
Hess cracks Step Child with a nice body shot.
Hess presses Step Child against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hess lands a left hand that snaps the head of Step Child backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hess is working Step Child over against the ropes.
Hess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hess lands a nice shot to the body.
Hess lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hess.
Nice body punch from Hess.
A short left from Hess.
Hess is working Step Child over against the ropes.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Hess.
A short body shot lands from Hess as the two fighters clinch.
Step Child prevents a body shot from Hess.
A short uppercut from Hess.
Hess taking a breather.
Hess scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Step Child has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Hess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Step Child.
Hess lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hess.
Hess digs a right hand underneath Step Child's ribcage. Step Child let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hess misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Step Child.
Hess cracks Step Child with a nice body shot.
Hess pushes Step Child back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hess tries to throw a body punch but Step Child avoids it by throwing Hess back against the ropes.
Hess tries a body shot but Step Child blocks it.
Hess lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Step Child backwards.
Step Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hess is defending well for now.
Step Child throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hess.
Hess lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hess tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Step Child's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hess lands a body punch.
Hess cracks Step Child with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Hess - that landed with a thud.
Hess lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hess.
Hess working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Hess 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.

Hess misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Hess - just one landing.
Step Child throws the left hand but Hess avoids the punch easily.
Hess cracks the inside of Step Child's front leg.
Hess throws a good cross that connects.
Step Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hess.
Step Child has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hess.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hess connects with a body shot.
Step Child walks straight into a solid jab from Hess. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Hess follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Step Child out cold! Step Child toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Hess!
Jon Hess is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jon Hess thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.