PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The World might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The lost vikings. Mirko McCracken is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

The World
vs
McCracken

225 cm
32
300 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

190 cm
31
300 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The World finds it's way round the side to connect with McCracken's head.
McCracken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Versus The World has been cut.
The World avoids the head kick by McCracken.
McCracken ducks right into an uppercut from The World.
The World keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken misses with a shot to the body
and The World counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCracken throws a body kick that misses
and The World cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

McCracken scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops The World to his hands and knees! The ref pushes McCracken away as he looks to land an illegal blow. The World 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?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The World closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from McCracken - that landed with a thud.

McCracken breaks the clinch.
McCracken falls off balance throwing a combination

and The World counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The World trying to land knees to the body.

McCracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a hook. The World ducked under it nicely.
McCracken throws a hook but The World blocks it.
The World throws a big shot that misses.
McCracken walks into a straight right hand from The World.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCracken - that will leave a mark!
The World is breathing heavily.
McCracken misses with a right hand
and The World counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCracken throws an overhand right that lands on The World's shoulder, as The World tries to avoid the shot.
McCracken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The World moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The World scores with a kick to the body.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The World lands a jab to the nose.
The World looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCracken throws a series of punches but The World avoids them all with ease.
The World is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCracken throws a lazy right hand but The World sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The World gets tackled into the ropes by McCracken. McCracken maintains the clinch.
The World keeps control of McCracken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The World throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCracken wants to break free but The World has control.
McCracken tries to circle away but The World has him pinned against the ropes.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The World misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but The World has double underhooks.
The World keeps control of McCracken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The World tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.

McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The World throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
McCracken moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Mirko McCracken should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Versus The World's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCracken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCracken tries to land a body kick
enabling The World to counter with a crisp jab.

McCracken cracks The World with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can The World get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. The World looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

Versus The World's cut is getting worse.
McCracken misses with a right hand
and The World counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The World avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The World blocks a jab.
The World lands a jab to the head.
The World slips under a jab.
Mirko McCracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The World cracks McCracken with a good jab.
McCracken looks to throw the jab but The World is out of range.
The World ducks under a wild hook from McCracken.
McCracken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The World moves away.
The World fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCracken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCracken is looking to land body kicks.
The World avoids the head kick by McCracken.
The World tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The World swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The World slips a jab and a cross from McCracken.
The World lands a body shot.
McCracken gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The World counters with a straight right hand.
The World lands with a hook. McCracken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCracken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The World manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

McCracken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The World, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World prevents McCracken from breaking the clinch.
McCracken takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Mirko McCracken has been cut.
The World with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The World is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCracken takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but The World is controlling him.
The World lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
McCracken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The World tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
The World missing with knees to the body.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
The World is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The World misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.

McCracken breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCracken throws a jab when The World was well out of range.
McCracken tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The World counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCracken thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko McCracken takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circling - McCracken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The World uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCracken.
McCracken lands a nice hook to The World's body. The World takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

McCracken drives through and clinches with The World against the ropes.
The World pushes off an throws an elbow but McCracken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The World tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
The World tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but The World has the dominant position.
The World is trying to maintain a safe position but McCracken gets an underhook and turns The World into the ropes.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The World tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The World missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCracken 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.
McCracken working hard to break the clinch.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
The World keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCracken's efforts to push away.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but The World has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The World throws an elbow that misses.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The World putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCracken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The World lands a left hand.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but The World is controlling the position.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
The World tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCracken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The World swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The World missing with knees to the body.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
Versus The World has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
The World landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The World prevents McCracken from breaking the clinch.
McCracken working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but The World has double underhooks.
McCracken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

McCracken breaks the clinch.

The World rushes McCracken and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The World prevents a body shot from McCracken.

McCracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCracken is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McCracken walks into a straight right hand from The World.
McCracken moves forwards but The World connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken misses with a combination
and The World counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The World connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. The World catches McCracken right on the button with a cross.
McCracken throws a body kick that misses
and The World counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Versus The World clearly takes that 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!

The World jabs McCracken right on the nose. McCracken blinks but takes it well.
The World throws an overhand right that lands on McCracken's shoulder, as McCracken tries to avoid the shot.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
The World wants to clinch.
McCracken tries to close the distance and clinch up but The World swats him away and circles back towards the center.

McCracken rushes The World and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCracken tries to break free but The World pushes him back against the ropes.
The World lands a knee to the body.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but The World has double underhooks.
McCracken unloads a knee to the mid-section. The World lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCracken is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The World tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from The World.
The World taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The World gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The World.

McCracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCracken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The World uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCracken.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses
enabling The World to counter with a crisp jab.
The World swats away the attempt to clinch by McCracken.
The World connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The World avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
McCracken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCracken walks into a jab.
The World scores with the left hand. McCracken knows he should have avoided that one.
McCracken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The World stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCracken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The World buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
The World with a jab.
The World ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from The World.
The World scores with a sloppy right hand. McCracken should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Versus The World had his way with Mirko McCracken in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! The World's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

McCracken misses the shot to the body.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The World lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The World moves away from the strike by McCracken.
A cross from The World lands.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
McCracken tries to land a body kick

and The World counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The World keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCracken's efforts to push away.
The World missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCracken pressing his opponent against the ropes.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCracken avoiding damage as The World throws knees to the body.
McCracken avoiding damage as The World throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but The World is controlling the position.
The World tries to stall but McCracken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
The World misses with an elbow strike.
McCracken tries to break free but The World pushes him back against the ropes.
McCracken tries to break free but The World pushes him back against the ropes.
McCracken wants to get back to striking at distance but The World won't allow it.
Mirko McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

McCracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The World is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
McCracken throws a shot from downtown. The World moves away and avoids it.
McCracken tries to clinch up but The World circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from McCracken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The World moves away.

The World has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCracken misses with a hook to the ribs.
The World landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCracken is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The World working McCracken over with knees to the body.
The World is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
The World trying to land knees to the body.
The World gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCracken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but The World has double underhooks.
The World missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The World working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The World missing 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!

The World drops McCracken on his ass with a big knee up the middle! McCracken bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
The World tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Versus The World showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The World 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:46

The fight is ruled a draw!