PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampo Hongisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beech comes to the ring accompanied by You Know My Name. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Beech
vs
Hongisto

173 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arlington Beech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Hongisto!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Beech misses
and Hongisto counters with a right hand to the body.
Hongisto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Beech throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hongisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Beech is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Beech misses
and Hongisto counters with a series of strikes. Beech will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Beech.
Beech wants to clinch up but Hongisto keeps it at a distance.
Beech tries to clinch but Hongisto is having none of it.
Beech lands a nice looking body shot.
Hongisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beech throws a nice looking combination but Hongisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hongisto misses with a wild combination.
Hongisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beech forces Hongisto back against the ropes and clinches.
Beech lands a left hand.
Beech misses with a punch to the body.
Beech fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beech lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hongisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
Hongisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hongisto misses with the head strike.
Beech blocks an uppercut.
Hongisto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Beech keeps control of Hongisto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hongisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beech fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hongisto blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hongisto fails to land.
Beech misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hongisto.
Hongisto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beech tries a body shot but Hongisto blocks it.
Hongisto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beechs head.
Hongisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beech misses with a punch to the body.
Hongisto lands an uppercut.
Hongisto lands a nice uppercut.
Hongisto digs a right hand underneath Beech's ribcage. Beech let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Beech.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beech blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hongisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hongisto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Beech's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Beech lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampo Hongisto dominated that round.
That's time! Beech's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beech throws a lazy uppercut
and Hongisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Beech misses.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Beech uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hongisto.
Hongisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Beech fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hongisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beech was well out of range. Poor timing from Hongisto.
Beech waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hongisto.
Beech misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
Beech misses with a body shot.
Beech dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Arlington Beech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech tries to clinch there but Hongisto circles away.
Hongisto looks to land a right hand but Beech moved out of range.
Beech thows a body shot but no joy.
Hongisto slips a straight right by Beech.
Hongisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hongisto avoids the body shot from Beech.
Beech takes a swing at Hongisto's ribcage but misses.
Hongisto slips a jab from Beech.
Beech misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hongisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hongisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beech.
Arlington Beech is winning the standup battle so far.
Hongisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Beech has closed the distance and engaged Hongisto in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech misses with a punch to the body.
Beech misses with the head strike.
Hongisto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beech.
Beech throws a punch but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Beech tries to work over Hongisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Beech fails to land.
Beech tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beech makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beech can't find room to land a body shot as Hongisto controls the action.
Hongisto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beech throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongistos head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hongisto prevents a body shot from Beech.
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hongisto's elbow.
Beech throws a punch but it's blocked by Hongisto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlington Beech dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hongisto misses with a straight right.
Hongisto stalks Beech and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beech's face. Beech staggers backwards, shaken.
Beech slips a jab from Hongisto.
Beech jabs Hongisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Hongisto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beech doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Beech misses.
Beech misses the shot to the body.
Hongisto slips a jab from Beech.
Beech walks into a stiff left hand from Hongisto.
Beech wants to clinch up but Hongisto keeps it at a distance.
Hongisto misses with a shot to the body

and Beech counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hongisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hongisto looking to slow down the pace here.
Hongisto misses with some punches.
Beech misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beech tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hongisto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Beech lands an uppercut.
Beech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beech lands with a short shot to the head.
Beech struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
Beech struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
Beech lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hongisto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech is leaning against Hongisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hongisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beech blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Beech fails to land.
Beech goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hongisto working hard to break the clinch.
Hongisto working hard to break the clinch.
Beech lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hongisto backwards.
Beech tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beech working aggressively here.
Beech is working Hongisto over against the ropes.
Beech lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beech lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beech misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arlington Beech has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beech presses Hongisto against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beech works on Hongisto's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlington Beech clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hongisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hongisto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beech throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beech throws an off balance right hand
and Hongisto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beech thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Beech misses the target.
Beech looks to land a right hand but Hongisto moved out of range.
Beech just misses with a punch to the body.
Hongisto misses with a straight right.
Hongisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beech wants to clinch.
Hongisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongisto slips a straight right by Beech.
Hongisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beech.
Hongisto walks into a left hand.
Hongisto misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beech. Hongisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hongisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beech lands a really nice looking cross but Hongisto seems unphased.
Beech tries to move into range but Hongisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beech takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beech tries to clinch up.

Beech closes the distance and clinches.
Hongisto blocking some punches.
Beech scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hongisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beech can't find room to land a body shot as Hongisto controls the action.
Hongisto lands with a left to the head.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Beech.
Beech misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hongisto is trying to break the clinch but Beech has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beech lands a body punch.
Beech works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beech lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hongisto or not.
Beech struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlington Beech had his way with Sampo Hongisto in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hongisto throws a body punch but Beech moves out of range.
Beech is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hongisto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Beech fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hongisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hongisto throws a hook to the side of Beech's head but Beech sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Hongisto there.
Beech thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beech tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hongisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hongisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Beech.
Hongisto cracks Beech with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beech on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beech. Hongisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beech doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beech loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
Beech is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hongisto.

Hongisto tries to keep at a distance but Beech has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hongisto looking to slow down the pace here.
Beech doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hongisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beech scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beech.
Beech lands a left hand.
Beech misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hongisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hongisto is trying to maintain a safe position but Beech gets an underhook and turns Hongisto into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Hongisto.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Beech.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hongisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beech swings wildly with an uppercut but Hongisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beech lands a nice uppercut.
Hongisto is trying to push Beech away but Beech has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Beech lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hongisto is trying to break free.
Beech throws a punch but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Sampo Hongisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hongisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sampo Hongisto.
Well Beech 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlington Beech!
Arlington Beech thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Sampo Hongisto had this to say: 'What happens when Baby Face McGee enters a fighter into a boxing tournament? He is the only one to bring in a wrestler and rapes everyone in the clinch giving not single fuck about the boxing. When others point this out he acts like a cunt that he is - that's Fuck Face McGee for you.'.