PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svend Haraldsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlito Brigante's chin.

Brigante
vs
Haraldsson

225 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

215 cm
26
280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlito Brigante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Svend Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Brigante takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Carlito Brigante has been cut.
Brigante thumps Haraldsson with a low kick.

Brigante clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but Brigante blocks with his arms.
Haraldsson's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haraldsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brigante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brigante really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.
Brigante struggles to land a body shot inside as Haraldsson controls his hands.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but Brigante blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brigante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brigante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but Brigante blocks with his arms.
Brigante lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Svend Haraldsson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brigante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haraldsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brigante scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson takes a shot to the head.
Brigante is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haraldsson blocks an uppercut.
Brigante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brigante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Brigante.
Brigante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haraldsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Brigante leaning against his opponent.
Brigante misses with a body punch.
Brigante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haraldsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brigante leaning against his opponent.
Haraldsson has a couple of punches blocked by Brigante.
Brigante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brigante scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brigante avoiding damage.
Brigante throws a punch but it's blocked by Haraldsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Brigante.
Brigante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haraldsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brigante.
Brigante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haraldsson working aggressively here.
Haraldsson working aggressively here.
Brigante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson tries to work over Brigante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haraldsson dodges an elbow strike from Brigante.
Nice body punch from Brigante.
Brigante lands a body punch.
Haraldsson looks winded!
Brigante lands with a right to the head.
Brigante tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brigante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haraldsson is trying to stall.
Haraldsson prevents a body shot from Brigante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brigante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brigante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haraldsson's elbow.
Brigante scores with a shoulder strike.
Brigante lands a shoulder strike.
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haraldsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Brigante as the two fighters clinch.
Brigante holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brigante lands a shot to the body.
Brigante lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That has opened up Svend Haraldsson's cut even more.
Brigante cracks Haraldsson with a nice body shot.
Brigante gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brigante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brigante leaning against his opponent.
Haraldsson is looking to control Brigante's arms but Brigante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haraldsson has his back to the cage.
Brigante gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Brigante.
Brigante lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brigante.
Brigante lands a nice elbow.
Brigante lands a body punch.
Brigante lands a body punch.
Brigante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brigante slowing the pace effectively.
Brigante has Haraldsson pushed against the cage.
Brigante prevents a body shot from Haraldsson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Brigante on the inside.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brigante content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brigante can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
Brigante stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brigante.
Haraldsson throws a head punch that misses.
Brigante will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haraldsson up against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands an uppercut.
Brigante working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The cut above Svend Haraldsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brigante.
A shot in the inside from Brigante.
A head punch on the inside from Haraldsson fails to land.
Brigante lands with a short shot to the head.
Haraldsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brigante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.
A short right from Brigante on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brigante lands a body shot.
Brigante scores with a hook to the body.
Brigante digs a right hand underneath Haraldsson's ribcage. Haraldsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brigante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Brigante.
Brigante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Svend Haraldsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Svend Haraldsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlito Brigante!
Carlito Brigante is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Carlito Brigante thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Svend Haraldsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was robbed you incompetent fools! Lets take this to the parkinglot and find out who the real winner is!'.