PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Scrub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdzislaw Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scrub
vs
Witczak

193 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Scrub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdzislaw Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Scrub, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Witczak throws a head kick that half lands.
Witczak throws a low kick but Scrub avoids it.
Scrub with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Witczak to score with a decent uppercut.
Scrub walks forward, straight into a front kick from Witczak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witczak. Scrub does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scrub fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Witczak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scrub stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Scrub.
Scrub blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Witczak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Witczak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrub ducks right into an uppercut from Witczak.
Witczak misses with a head kick.
Scrub throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scrub takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Witczak moves into the clinch.
Scrub lands a right hand that snaps the head of Witczak backwards.
Witczak trying to control the position but instead, Scrub has worked for underhooks and has pushed Witczak into the ropes.
Scrub can't break the clinch.

Witczak breaks from the clinch.
Scrub will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Witczak looks to land a combination but Scrub avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Witczak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scrub.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrub takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Witczak tries a head kick but it misses.
Witczak throws a jab but it's blocked by Scrub.
Scrub fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Witczak throws a leg kick but Scrub sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zdzislaw Witczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Scrub as he checks the leg kick.
Scrub changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Witczak looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Witczak blocks a jab.
Scrub misses with a body shot.

Witczak has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zdzislaw Witczak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Witczak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scrub misses with a wild body shot.
Witczak lands with an overhand left.
Witczak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Zdzislaw Witczak has been cut.

Scrub tries to keep at a distance but Witczak has taken the fight into the clinch.

Scrub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Scrub misses.
Witczak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scrub back to the ropes. Witczak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrub displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Witczak throws out the jab.
Scrub gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Witczak tries to land a leg kick but Scrub saw it coming and moves away.
Witczak throws a hook but Scrub blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witczak avoids the body shot from Scrub.
Scrub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Witczak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scrub could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from Witczak.
Witczak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zdzislaw Witczak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Scrub lands.
Scrub scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrub looks to score with a jab to the body but Witczak is just out of range.
Witczak jabs Scrub to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Witczak is breathing heavily.
Witczak throws a solid leg kick but Scrub takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Witczak.
Scrub loads up on a big right hand but Witczak slips the punch.
Witczak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scrub scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrub throws a body shot but no joy.
Scrub moves into range and connects with a jab.
Witczak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Witczak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scrub.

Scrub has managed to clinch.

Witczak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scrub throws a body shot but no joy.
Witczak misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scrub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Witczak moves away.
Scrub scores with a three punch combo!
Witczak slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Scrub dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zdzislaw Witczak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Witczak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scrub.
Witczak's corner calls for a 1-2. Witczak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scrub comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Witczak misses with a body shot

and Scrub moves into the clinch.
Scrub working hard to break the clinch.

Witczak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scrub lands with a right hand.
Witczak throws a shot from downtown. Scrub moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Scrub.

That has opened up Zdzislaw Witczak's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrub misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Witczak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Scrub misses.
Scrub with a hook.
Scrub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Witczak moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Scrub as he connects with a hook.
Witczak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Witczak looks to score with a jab to the body but Scrub is just out of range.
Witczak takes one on the button.

Witczak closes the distance and clinches.
Scrub misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Witczak.

Witczak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scrub swings for the body but Witczak moves out of range.
Witczak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Witczak throws a hook to the side of Scrub's head but Scrub sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scrub misses with a wild body shot.
Witczak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scrub.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrub throws a body punch but Witczak moves out of range.
Zdzislaw Witczak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scrub throws a looping overhand right but Witczak ducks down to avoid it.
Witczak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Scrub clobbers Witczak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The cut above Zdzislaw Witczak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Scrub lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Witczak at a distance.

Witczak pushes Scrub up against the ropes in a clinch.
Scrub leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Witczak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Scrub showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scrub 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Joe Scrub!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Joe Scrub!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Joe Scrub!

Joe Scrub wins by unanimous decision!