PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, punchout (001). Red is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game-Hit The J. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

A million ankle
vs
Red

199 cm
38
285 lbs
53 - 43 - 0

225 cm
29
287 lbs
19 - 7 - 2

World class MT
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 53 - 43 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manchester Red!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle throws out a leg kick but Red moves out of range and A million ankle only half commits.
A million ankle lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from A million ankle misses
and Red counters with a nice low kick that buckles A million ankle's knee momentarily.
A million ankle with a jab.
A million ankle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Red, right into the meat.
A million ankle avoids a kick to the body.
A million ankle is looking for a counter combo.
Good work by A million ankle as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A million ankle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A million ankle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Red.
A million ankle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle swings for the body but Red moves out of range.
Red only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Red throws a series of punches but A million ankle moves out of range.
A million ankle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A million ankle throws a shot to the body.
A million ankle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Red with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling A million ankle to score with a decent uppercut.
Red looks to land a right hand but A million ankle moved out of range.
A million ankle tries to counter by clinching up but Red breaks away and moves out of range.
Red throws a nice inside leg kick.
Red is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by A million ankle.
Red just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromA million ankle.
Red misses with a left hand
and A million ankle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A million ankle throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a leg kick that is checked
and A million ankle counters with a nice uppercut.
A million ankle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A million ankle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red.
A million ankle fails to land with a series of punches.
A million ankle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Red misses with a double jab
and A million ankle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A million ankle throws a poor cross that misses
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

A million ankle clinches up against the ropes.
A million ankle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A million ankle lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fedor A million ankle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A million ankle throws a low kick, looking for Red's leg but Red calmly moves out of range.
A million ankle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A million ankle manages to avoid it.
Red scores with a sloppy right hand. A million ankle should have avoided that one.
Red misses with a left hand
and Red takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

A million ankle rushes Red and presses him up against the ropes.
Red misses with a punch to the body.
Red blocks the elbow strike.
A million ankle looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A million ankle blocking some punches.
A million ankle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Red is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A million ankle looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Red lands an uppercut.
A million ankle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it misses.
A million ankle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Red up against the ropes.
A million ankle blocks an uppercut.
Red's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Red's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A million ankle gets through Red's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Red lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Fedor A million ankle has been cut.
A million ankle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Red lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, A million ankle throws an elbow but misses.
A million ankle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedor A million ankle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but A million ankle has double underhooks.
A million ankle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red can't find room to land a body shot as A million ankle controls the action.
Red using the Thai plumb to throw knees but A million ankle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A million ankle throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Red breaks the clinch.
A million ankle wants to clinch.
Manchester Red seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. A million ankle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A million ankle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Red swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Red 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Red.
A million ankle wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
A million ankle is looking to clinch but Red is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor A million ankle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor A million ankle'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.

A jab from A million ankle does it's job there.
Red displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A million ankle throws out the jab.
Red throws an off balance right hand
and A million ankle counters with a nice uppercut.
Red throws a jab when A million ankle was well out of range.
A million ankle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Red connects with a body shot that sends A million ankle's belly button to the back.
A million ankle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A million ankle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
Red lands a leg kick that knocks A million ankle off balance momentarily.
Red moves out of range of the body kick from A million ankle.
A little jabbing left from Red on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A million ankle is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle catches Red with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A million ankle misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Red throws a leg kick which misses A million ankle's front leg but catches the back leg as A million ankle tries to avoid it.
Red lands with a hook. A million ankle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A million ankle misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Red.
A clash of legs there as A million ankle blocks the low kick.
Red misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from A million ankle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A million ankle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Red if he has to take too many more of those.
Red is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from A million ankle - that will leave a mark!
Red avoids the body shot from A million ankle.
Red tries a quick counter leg kick but A million ankle is wise to it.
Red misses with a leg kick.
A million ankle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A million ankle moves out of range of the body kick from Red.
Red throws a predictable looking body shot
and A million ankle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A million ankle avoids the body shot from Red.
Red swats away the attempt to clinch by A million ankle.
A low kick from Red is predictable there
and A million ankle counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Fedor A million ankle did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Fedor A million ankle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A million ankle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A million ankle moves out of range as Red strikes.
Red throws a solid leg kick but A million ankle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Red.
A big left from Red misses.
Red is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from A million ankle does no damage.
Red has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from A million ankle finds it's way round the side to connect with Red's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A million ankle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A million ankle has a couple of punches blocked by Red.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A million ankle misses with a double jab
and Red counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Red scores with a hook to the body. A million ankle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red throws out a leg kick but A million ankle moves out of range and Red only half commits.
Red ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Red! But no joy.
Red throws a poor cross that misses
and Red takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Red dodges the punch combination from A million ankle.
A million ankle throws a jab but it's blocked by Red.
Red throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Red counters with a straight right hand.

A million ankle moves into the clinch successfully.
A million ankle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
A million ankle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards A million ankle's brow.
A million ankle takes an elbow to the forehead.
A million ankle throws a head punch that misses.
A million ankle lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
A million ankle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Red has had enough of the clinch but A million ankle keeps him there for the moment.
A million ankle lands an elbow just above Red 's eye.
A million ankle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Red - that landed with a thud.
A million ankle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Red working aggressively here.
Red lands an elbow inside.
Red misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Manchester Red will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fedor A million ankle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from A million ankle.
Manchester Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red throws a combination that misses
and A million ankle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Red lands a nice shot to the body.
Red misses with a right hand
and A million ankle counters with a left to the body.
A million ankle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from A million ankle misses
and A million ankle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red loads up on a big right hand but A million ankle slips the punch.
Red fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A million ankle.
Red throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A million ankle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Red.
A big left from A million ankle misses.
Red chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before A million ankle can pounce on him.
Red misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as A million ankle blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from A million ankle misses the target.
A million ankle misses with a shot to the body
and Red counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! A million ankle goes down! Red rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... A million ankle is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Manchester Red!
As Manchester Red got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Back with my new boss.gracias to the old one.'.