PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pauline Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pauline Pantsdown - I Don't Like It. Borikav is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pelican - Bliss in Concrete. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanson
vs
Borikav

182 cm
24
208 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

192 cm
27
212 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauline Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Borikav.
Hanson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanson defending well as Borikav loads up on a big left hand.
Borikav lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Borikav misses.
Hanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borikav if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Borikav looks winded!
Hanson with a hook.
Borikav cracks Hanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borikav looks to land a right hand but Hanson moved out of range.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Hanson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hanson misses the body punch
and Borikav counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borikav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanson thows a body kick. Borikav tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borikav.
Borikav attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanson.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Borikav's shoulder, as Borikav tries to avoid the shot.
Borikav misses with a straight left.
Hanson scores with a spinning back kick!
Borikav ducks right into an uppercut from Hanson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hanson.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Borikav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borikav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borikav missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Borikav takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borikav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the liver by Hanson. Beautiful body shot.
Hanson tries to land a front kick but Borikav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson works Borikav's body with a nice hook.
Hanson lands a right hook to the body.
Hanson cracks Borikav with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanson 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.

Hanson lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Borikav goes down! The ref sends Hanson to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Borikav is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Hanson feints and then cracks Borikav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borikav down.
Hanson is looking to wear down Borikav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanson.

Borikav is rocked!
Hanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borikav is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Borikav has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanson.
Hanson takes a swing at Borikav's ribcage but misses.
Hanson delivers a nice body kick.
Borikav seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borikav takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanson lands with a cross.
Hanson lands a nice hook to Borikav's body. Borikav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borikav's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Borikav scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanson.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borikav sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borikav. That did some damage!
Hanson cracks the inside of Borikav's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanson as he connects with a hook.
Hanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borikav doesn't seem bothered though.
Borikav's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Borikav scrambles back to his feet.
Borikav might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Borikav has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanson.
Borikav takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson lands a nice shot that snaps Borikav's head back.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanson.
Hanson's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauline Hanson should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Borikav misses with a left hand
and Hanson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hanson lands a body shot.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Borikav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Borikav tries to move into range but Hanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanson scores with a nice strike.
Borikav takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borikav can do to turn this around?
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav blocks the body kick.
Hanson slips a straight right by Borikav.
Borikav takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borikav ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson checks a low kick from Borikav.
Borikav is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pauline Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Hanson tenderised Borikav's leg. Borikav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borikav throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hanson cracks Borikav with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Borikav 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. Borikav looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Hanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!

Hanson scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Borikav beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Borikav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanson with a jab.
Crunch! Hanson slams his shin into Borikav's torso.
Hanson cracks Borikav with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Borikav is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Borikav is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Borikav could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pauline Hanson!
Pauline Hanson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I don’t like a puppet without strings, There's a muppet in the wings and it's saying racist things, I wont cop that, no way. I don't like it. '.