PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between True Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Land Down Under. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blue
vs
Hussle

192 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, True Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussle.
Hussle scores with a hook to the body. Blue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussle is looking to chop away at Blue's legs.
A left lands for Blue.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussle misses the shot to the body.
Hussle tries to clinch up.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Blue's corner calls for a 1-2. Blue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue feints and then cracks Hussle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussle down.
Hussle wants to clinch.
Hussle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hussle cracks a nice hook into Blue's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blue has time to react.
Blue has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hussle misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Blue misses.
Hussle takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Hussle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Hussle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blue misses with a straight left.
Hussle cracks a nice hook into Blue's ribs.
Blue misses with an uppercut. Hussle saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Blue.
Hussle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blue throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussle lands a leg kick that knocks Blue off balance momentarily.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
Blue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussle slips under a jab from Blue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws an off balance right hand
and Hussle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussle wants to slow Blue down by chopping away at his legs.
Blue tries to counter by clinching up but Hussle breaks away and moves out of range.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue.
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue jabs at Hussle's body.
Hussle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hussle manages to circle out of the way.
Hussle doesn't manage to clinch there - Blue circles away.
Hussle tests Blue's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blue.
Hussle 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.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussle.
Blue staying out of range there.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Hussle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussle.
Blue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Hussle darts in and clinches Blue up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Hussle.
Hussle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hussle blocking some punches.
Blue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussle looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.

Hussle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hussle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
Blue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
Hussle ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Hussle misses with a left hand
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hussle throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Hussle misses.
Blue lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Blue 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hussle misses with a low kick as Blue jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussle in his tracks.
Hussle throws a low kick but Blue moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussle.
Blue's corner calls for a 1-2. Blue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hussle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hussle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
Blue misses with an uppercut. Hussle saw that one coming.
Hussle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blue.
Hussle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue scores with a jab.
Hussle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blue throws a lazy head kick
and Hussle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hussle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blue lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue scores with a shot to the body.
Mike Hussle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussle misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Hussle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blue scores with a jab to the head.
Hussle chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Hussle gets a clinch.
Hussle blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussle.
Nice body punch from Hussle.

Hussle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blue throws a leg kick
letting Hussle counter with a right hand.
Hussle pushes Blue away with a front kick.
Blue moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussle throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Blue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussle is looking to clinch but Blue is avoiding it.
Hussle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Hussle slips the punch.
A lazy left from Hussle finds it's target.
Hussle misses with a straight right.
Blue scores with a nice body kick.
Blue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hussle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Hussle misses.
Hussle scores with a jab to the body.
Hussle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Hussle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hussle moves into the clinch.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussle tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blue lands a left hand.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Hussle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Hussle is trying to stall.
Hussle tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mike Hussle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hussle breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Blue tenderised Hussle's leg. Hussle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blue feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussle's calf.
Hussle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussle scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a push kick.
Hussle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Hussle catches Blue right on the button with a cross.

Blue is rocked!
Blue throws a lazy uppercut
and Hussle counters with a right hand from hell and Blue is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.