PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harold Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hari kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is King Drum. Luke Plouman Jnr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hari
vs
Plouman Jnr

193 cm
19
244 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

208 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Self confident

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Plouman Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman Jnr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plouman Jnr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Plouman Jnr scores with a jab. Hari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hari moves out of range as Plouman Jnr throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Hari.

It looks like Luke Plouman Jnr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plouman Jnr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plouman Jnr lands a leg kick that knocks Hari off balance momentarily.
Plouman Jnr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hari throws a head kick but Plouman Jnr moves out of range.
Hari tries to move into range but Plouman Jnr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Plouman Jnr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hari wants to land a leg kick but Plouman Jnr is out of range.
Hari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hari checks a low kick from Plouman Jnr.
Plouman Jnr misses with a head kick.
Hari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari misses with a straight right.
Plouman Jnr misses the body punch
and Hari counters with a nice body kick.
Hari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Plouman Jnr moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Plouman Jnr blocks the low kick.
Hari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari. That's going to slow Plouman Jnr down.
Hari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Plouman Jnr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Plouman Jnr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Plouman Jnr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hari misses.
Hari looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Plouman Jnr motions for Hari to come forward. Plouman Jnr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plouman Jnr circles away quickly and effectively.
Hari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hari stuns Plouman Jnr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hari.
Plouman Jnr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hari can pounce on him.
Plouman Jnr looks winded!
Hari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hari throws a right hand that Plouman Jnr ducks under and follows up with a left that Plouman Jnr also avoids with ease.
Plouman Jnr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Plouman Jnr walks into a big right hand from Hari and goes down! The referee sends Hari to a neutral corner as Plouman Jnr gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Plouman Jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plouman Jnr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plouman Jnr misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Hari should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Luke Plouman Jnr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plouman Jnr wants to clinch up but Hari keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Plouman Jnr.
Hari takes a swing at Plouman Jnr's ribcage but misses.
Plouman Jnr takes a swing at Hari's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hari. Those never looked like landing.
Hari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hari thows a body kick. Plouman Jnr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hari scores with a push kick.
Hari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hari misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plouman Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hari manages to avoid it.
Hari throws a body kick that misses.
Plouman Jnr throws a leg kick but Hari moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plouman Jnr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hari throws an overhand right that lands on Plouman Jnr's shoulder, as Plouman Jnr tries to avoid the shot.
Harold Hari is winning the standup battle so far.
Plouman Jnr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hari checks it well.
Hari throws the kick towards the body but Plouman Jnr avoids it.
Plouman Jnr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hari throws a leg kick that misses.
Plouman Jnr doesn't manage to clinch there - Hari circles away.
Hari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plouman Jnr's calf.
Hari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plouman Jnr is breathing heavily.
Hari throws a right and a left that Plouman Jnr avoids nicely.
Plouman Jnr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hari counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouman Jnr throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hari misses with a wild combination.
Plouman Jnr blocks a head kick by Hari.
Plouman Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hari.
Plouman Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hari.
Plouman Jnr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plouman Jnr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hari rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Plouman Jnr moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Plouman Jnr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hari checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Hari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Plouman Jnr's cut.
That's time! Hari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Plouman Jnr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hari throws a lazy body kick
and Plouman Jnr counters with a series of strikes. Hari will be more careful next time no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plouman Jnr checks a leg kick.
Hari tries to land a body kick
and Plouman Jnr counters with a right hand to the body.
Plouman Jnr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plouman Jnr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hari looks for the body kick but Plouman Jnr saw that one coming.
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hari blocks a head kick by Plouman Jnr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hari.
Plouman Jnr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Plouman Jnr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plouman Jnr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hari throws out the jab.
Hari keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman Jnr lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plouman Jnr. That's going to slow Hari down.
Hari lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari. That's going to slow Plouman Jnr down.
Plouman Jnr wants to clinch
and Hari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Plouman Jnr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hari tests Plouman Jnr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari throws a body punch but Plouman Jnr moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hari.
Hari misses the shot to the body.
Plouman Jnr checks the leg kick.
Plouman Jnr moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Luke Plouman Jnr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hari misses with a hook. Plouman Jnr ducked under it nicely.
Plouman Jnr throws a leg kick that misses.
Plouman Jnr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hari. That did some damage!
Plouman Jnr feints and then cracks Hari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hari down.
Hari thumps Plouman Jnr with a low kick.
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hari. Plouman Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plouman Jnr moves in looking to clinch but Hari pushes him off.
Hari lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hari.
Hari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plouman Jnr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harold Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hari 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Hari!
A relieved looking Harold Hari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.