PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fitz Miah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitz Miah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miah
vs
Mercer

193 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
219 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fitz Miah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miah - the referee stops the clock and Mercer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miah. Mercer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miah tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miah is looking to clinch.
Mercer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mercer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miah walks into a left hand.

Mercer moves into range and clinches up with Miah.
Mercer gets through Miah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Miah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitz Miah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Miah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miah throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Miah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miah throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Miah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miah tries to clinch there but Mercer circles away.

Mercer pushes Miah up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mercer just leaning against Miah, taking a breather.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miah or not.
Mercer managing to block the knees to the body from Miah.
Mercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miah is trying to break free.

Mercer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miah tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mercer gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miah tries a knee to the head but Mercer blocks it.

Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Mercer.
Miah throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miah.
Miah dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Miah.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Miah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miah throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Miah throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Mercer thuds a left hand into Miah's body.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Miah.
Miah lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miah misses with a head kick.
Mercer thuds a left hand into Miah's body.
Mercer lands a really nice looking cross but Miah seems unphased.
Mercer connects with a body shot that sends Miah's belly button to the back.
Miah is breathing heavily.
Miah throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer scores with a hook to the body. Miah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercer.
Miah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercer connects with a jab.

Miah is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mercer moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Miah! Mercer continues to tee off on Miah, landing with a left and a right! Mercer connects with a right hand that leaves Miah sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Mercer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Mercer!