PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hitsugaya
vs
Christiansen

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Christiansen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hitsugaya scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Christiansen to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Hitsugaya away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Christiansen got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

It looks like Stefan Christiansen has been cut.
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!
Hitsugaya moves out of range of the body kick from Christiansen.
Christiansen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hitsugaya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitsugaya moves out of range of the leg kick from Christiansen.

Hitsugaya catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Christiansen stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Christiansen walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Hitsugaya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Hitsugaya keeps it at a distance.
Christiansen is looking to clinch.

Christiansen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christiansen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Hitsugaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Christiansen controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitsugaya avoids the damage to the body.
Hitsugaya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitsugaya misses with a knee strike.
Hitsugaya trying to land knees to the body.
Hitsugaya is trying to stall.
Christiansen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but Christiansen blocks it.
Hitsugaya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hitsugaya letting Christiansen take a breather here.
Christiansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christiansen as Hitsugaya tries to tie him up.
Hitsugaya looking to throw knees to the head but Christiansen is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen lands an elbow that stopped Hitsugaya in his tracks for a moment.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Christiansen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hitsugaya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitsugaya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christiansen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitsugaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christiansen stalling in the clinch.
Hitsugaya tries to work over Christiansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
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!
Christiansen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya tries to stall but Christiansen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hitsugaya managing to block the knees to the body from Christiansen.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Hitsugaya trying to land knees to the body.
Christiansen is looking to control Hitsugaya's arms but Hitsugaya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christiansen has his back to the ropes.
Hitsugaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitsugaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitsugaya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christiansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitsugaya is defending well for now.
Christiansen missing with knees to the body.
Christiansen looking to throw knees to the head but Hitsugaya is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Christiansen.
Hitsugaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitsugaya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitsugaya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christiansen misses with a knee strike.
Christiansen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hitsugaya manages to break the clinch.
Hitsugaya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitsugaya throws a nice looking combination but Christiansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Christiansen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hitsugaya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Hitsugaya takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Stefan Christiansen was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hitsugaya checks a leg kick.
Stefan Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hitsugaya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christiansen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Hitsugaya fails to land.
Hitsugaya misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitsugaya.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Christiansen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitsugaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Christiansen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitsugaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitsugaya stalling in the clinch but Christiansen improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya misses with a knee strike.
Hitsugaya misses with a knee strike.
Christiansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christiansen has Hitsugaya pressed against the ropes, preventing Hitsugaya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitsugaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christiansen.
Christiansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitsugaya is defending well for now.
Hitsugaya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Christiansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitsugaya avoids the damage to the body.
Hitsugaya avoiding damage as Christiansen throws knees to the body.
Hitsugaya trying to stall but Christiansen improves his position.
Toshiro Hitsugaya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christiansen with a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Christiansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christiansen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hitsugaya up against the ropes.
Hitsugaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitsugaya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitsugaya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christiansen as Hitsugaya tries to tie him up.
Hitsugaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Christiansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christiansen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hitsugaya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hitsugaya managing to block the knees to the body from Christiansen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya trying to control the position but instead, Christiansen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Hitsugaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitsugaya lands a hook that snaps the head of Christiansen backwards.
Hitsugaya taking a breather.
Christiansen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christiansen trying to stall but Hitsugaya improves his position.
Hitsugaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Christiansen missing with knees to the body.
Christiansen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitsugaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christiansen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Hitsugaya scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya has a couple of punches blocked by Christiansen.
Christiansen misses with a knee strike.
Christiansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitsugaya is defending well for now.
Christiansen is breathing heavily.
Hitsugaya misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hitsugaya.
Christiansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitsugaya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but Christiansen blocks it.
Hitsugaya looking to throw knees to the head but Christiansen is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Hitsugaya fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hitsugaya.
Christiansen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hitsugaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Hitsugaya dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hitsugaya blocks the body kick.

Christiansen has closed the distance and engaged Hitsugaya in a clinch.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Christiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitsugaya looking to slow down the pace here.
Hitsugaya misses with an elbow over the top.
Christiansen missing with knees to the body.
Christiansen is trying to stall.
Hitsugaya trying to control the position but instead, Christiansen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hitsugaya into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen missing with knees to the body.
Christiansen tries to stall but Hitsugaya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christiansen is keeping busy.
Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Christiansen.
Christiansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitsugaya stalling in the clinch but Christiansen improves position.
Hitsugaya is trying to force a seperation but Christiansen has the dominant position.
Hitsugaya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christiansen is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christiansen misses with a knee to the head.
Christiansen trying to land knees to the body.
Hitsugaya misses with some punches.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christiansen backwards.
Hitsugaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Christiansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitsugaya avoids the damage to the body.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christiansen as Hitsugaya tries to tie him up.
A short left from Hitsugaya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hitsugaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christiansen's face.
Hitsugaya lands a knee to the head.
Christiansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christiansen avoids the elbow strike from Hitsugaya, against the ropes.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christiansen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitsugaya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hitsugaya is looking to control Christiansen's arms but Christiansen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitsugaya has his back to the ropes.
Hitsugaya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christiansen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Christiansen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Christiansen lands an elbow inside that Hitsugaya shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christiansen's elbow.
Christiansen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitsugaya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Christiansen throws an elbow that misses.
Christiansen lands an elbow just above Hitsugaya 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Christiansen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hitsugaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitsugaya trying to stall but Christiansen improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitsugaya avoiding damage as Christiansen throws knees to the body.
Christiansen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stefan Christiansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toshiro Hitsugaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitsugaya can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Hitsugaya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hitsugaya 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshiro Hitsugaya!