PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderhorse. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hammersmith
vs
Barry

185 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
29
170 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

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World class MT
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barry forces Hammersmith back against the ropes and clinches.
Hammersmith tries to stall but Barry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Hammersmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barry has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Barry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Hammersmith has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammersmith avoids it.
Hammersmith trying to stall but Barry improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Barry fails to land.
Barry throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammersmith blocks an uppercut.
Barry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammersmith backwards.
Barry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barry blocks a body shot from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith lands a body shot.
Barry scores with a shot to the side of Hammersmith's head.
Barry misses with a body punch.
Hammersmith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barry blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hammersmith - that landed with a thud.
Hammersmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Barry controls his hands.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
Hammersmith blocks an uppercut.
Barry struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammersmith controls his hands.
Barry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammersmith blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hammersmith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammersmith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Barry.
Barry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammersmith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammersmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Barry struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammersmith controls his hands.
Barry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammersmith scores with a shot to the side of Barry's head.
Hammersmith tries a knee to the head but Barry blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith misses with a punch to the body.
Barry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barry throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammersmith pushes Barry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barry misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammersmith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hammersmith lands a hook that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Barry fails to land.
Hammersmith lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammersmith blocks an uppercut.
Hammersmith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammersmith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Hammersmith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Magnus Hammersmith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Barry tries to clinch but Hammersmith moves away
enabling Hammersmith to counter with a crisp jab.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammersmith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammersmith circles away.
Good shot there by Hammersmith.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barry's sensitive parts.
Barry tries to clinch there but Hammersmith circles away.
Hammersmith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barry is able to avoid easily.
Hammersmith lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammersmith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barry under the eye.
Barry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hammersmith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry tries to clinch but Hammersmith moves away
and Hammersmith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barry really felt that one!
Hammersmith throws a hook to the side of Barry's head but Barry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammersmith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barry's sensitive parts.
Barry is looking to clinch but Hammersmith is avoiding it.
Hammersmith throws out a loose jab but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry misses with an uppercut.
Barry ducks right into an uppercut from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barry tries to clinch there but Hammersmith circles away.
Barry looks to clinch
and Hammersmith counters with a good low kick that Barry was not able to check.
Hammersmith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Barry rushes Hammersmith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barry.
Barry swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammersmith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammersmith lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry prevents Hammersmith from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands an elbow that stopped Hammersmith in his tracks for a moment.
Barry has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Magnus Hammersmith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hammersmith trying to land knees to the body.
Barry lands a body punch.
Barry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammersmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammersmith slows down the pace here.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Hammersmith tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith misses with a knee to the head.
Hammersmith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Hammersmith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barry tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hammersmith counters by clinching up.
Hammersmith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barry is keeping busy.
Hammersmith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Hammersmith misses with a knee strike.
Barry managing to block the knees to the body from Hammersmith.
Barry working aggressively here.
Hammersmith tries to work over Barry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Barry.
A short right from Barry.
Nice body punch from Hammersmith - that landed with a thud.
Hammersmith lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith tries a knee to the head but Barry blocks it.
Barry misses with some punches.
Barry has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Barry misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammersmith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Hammersmith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammersmith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barry.
Hammersmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammersmith lands an uppercut.
Hammersmith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammersmith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammersmith lands a shot to the body.
Barry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barry swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammersmith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammersmith.
Barry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Barry lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Barry.
Hammersmith missing with knees to the body.
Hammersmith works on Barry's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barry misses with the head strike.
Hammersmith misses with a body punch.
Hammersmith scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Barry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Barry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barry managing to block the knees to the body from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Magnus Hammersmith did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith scores with a three punch combo!
Hammersmith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Barry misses.
Hammersmith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barry misses the jab.
Barry tries to clinch there but Hammersmith circles away.
Barry is looking to clinch but Hammersmith is avoiding it.
Barry connects with a single shot there.
Barry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammersmith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammersmith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hammersmith counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnus Hammersmith is winning the standup battle so far.
Barry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammersmith moves away.
Barry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hammersmith is out of range and Barry settles back down.
Hammersmith misses with a shot to the body
and Barry counters with a nice uppercut.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Hammersmith scores with a body shot.
Barry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammersmith connects with a solid leg kick.
Hammersmith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barry.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barry.
Barry is looking to clinch but Hammersmith is avoiding it.
Barry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammersmith eats them both and turns towards Barry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barry moves forwards but Hammersmith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammersmith looks to land a right hand but Barry moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammersmith, right into the meat.

Barry moves into the clinch.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Barry.
Barry avoiding damage as Hammersmith throws knees to the body.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
Hammersmith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammersmith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barry lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry scores with a shot to the side of Hammersmith's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammersmith.
Barry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pat Barry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hammersmith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barry tries to clinch but Hammersmith moves away
and Hammersmith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hammersmith throws a front kick that sends Barry stumbling back into the ropes.
Hammersmith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hammersmith counters with a leg kick.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammersmith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hammersmith gets tackled into the ropes by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
Barry misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammersmith blocks an uppercut.
Barry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammersmith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barry is keeping busy.
Hammersmith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barry avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barry has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Barry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barry tries to throw a body punch but Hammersmith avoids it by throwing Barry back against the ropes.
Barry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammersmiths head.
Barry misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
Barry missing with knees to the body.
Barry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammersmith stalling in the clinch but Barry improves position.
Hammersmith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammersmith backwards.
Hammersmith lands a body shot.
Barry misses with a body punch.
Barry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Barry fails to land.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry misses with the head strike.
Barry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammersmith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barry is keeping busy.
Magnus Hammersmith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammersmith just leaning against Barry, taking a breather.
Hammersmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barry as Hammersmith tries to tie him up.
Barry throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Barry misses with some punches.
Barry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Barry.
I think Hammersmith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Hammersmith!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Magnus Hammersmith made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.