PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wood Pecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pecker comes into the arena with The Woody Woodpecker Song (Short Intro) blaring out of the sound system. Wong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pecker
vs
Wong

190 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wood Pecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Wong!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wong clinches with his opponent.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pecker throws a head punch that misses.
Pecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong gets through Pecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pecker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like King Wong has been cut.
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Pecker avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Pecker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong lands a left hand.
Pecker swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wong swings wildly with an uppercut but Pecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pecker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wong lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Wong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pecker tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pecker tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong lands an uppercut.
Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Pecker can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pecker misses with a punch to the body.
Pecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pecker blocks an uppercut.
Pecker digs a right hand underneath Wong's ribcage. Wong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pecker presses Wong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pecker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pecker.
Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pecker scores with a hook to the body.
Pecker misses with a body punch.
Pecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pecker tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pecker pushes Wong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong misses with some punches.
Pecker blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong prevents a body shot from Pecker.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Wong lands with a left to the head.
Pecker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong is struggling to control the position.
Pecker misses with a punch to the body.
Wong tries a body shot but Pecker blocks it.
Pecker blocking some punches.
Pecker gets through Wong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pecker is leaning against Wong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pecker misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with some punches.
Wong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Pecker tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wong.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Pecker lands with a left to the head.
Wong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Pecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Pecker can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecker controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Pecker fails to land.
Pecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong lands a shot to the body.
Pecker is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Pecker throws a head punch that misses.
Wong scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peckers head.
A short left from Wong.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pecker lands an uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Wong is leaning against Pecker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Pecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Wong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pecker tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Pecker can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Pecker blocks an uppercut.
Pecker struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
Wong is leaning against Pecker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Pecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Wong.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Wong pushes Pecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wong gets through Pecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wong works on Pecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Pecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Pecker avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Pecker blocking some punches.
Wong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wong.
Pecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pecker swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pecker misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pecker fails to land.
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.
Wong misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Wong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wong tries to clinch but Pecker is having none of it.
Wong moves out of range as Pecker throws a body kick.
Wong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pecker.

Wong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pecker, pushing him back against the cage.
Wong tries to work over Pecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pecker blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pecker misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pecker fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wong working aggressively here.
Wong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wong swings wildly with an uppercut but Pecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pecker tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Wong.
Wong lands a nice uppercut.
Wong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Wong pushes Pecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pecker misses with a body punch.
Pecker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wong.
Pecker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wong fails to land.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Wong swings wildly with an uppercut but Pecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Wong misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pecker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Wong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pecker pushes Wong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pecker looking to slow down the pace here.
Pecker looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pecker.
Wong lands an uppercut.
Pecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Pecker tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Pecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Wong fails to land.
Pecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wong prevents a body shot from Pecker.
Wong just leaning against Pecker, taking a breather.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pecker lands with a light punch inside.
Pecker blocks an uppercut.
Pecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pecker looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pecker.
Wong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pecker's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pecker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wong working aggressively here.
Pecker tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Pecker back against the cage.
Pecker prevents a body shot from Wong.
Wong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wong misses with the head strike.
Pecker tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong scores with a shoulder strike.
Pecker lands with a light punch inside.
Wong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Wong keeps control of Pecker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pecker misses with the head strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pecker.
Wong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pecker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pecker lands with a left to the head.
Wong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Wong.
Wong lands a right hand.
Pecker works on Wong's body with a couple of short punches.
Pecker blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Wong.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pecker misses with some punches.
Wong misses with the head strike.
Pecker tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong blocks a body shot from Pecker.
Pecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pecker blocking some punches.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.
Wong throws a head punch that misses.
Pecker tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wong has a couple of punches blocked by Pecker.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wong fails to land.
Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Well,Pecker is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pecker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong throws a head punch that misses.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood Pecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pecker has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Pecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Wong fails to land.
Wong scores with a shot to the side of Pecker's 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 head punch blocked on the inside by Pecker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wong.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong lands a shot to the body.
Pecker misses with the head strike.
Pecker has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Wong.
Wong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Wong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wong.
Pecker wants to break free but Wong has control.
Wong blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
A short right from Wong.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for King Wong!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for King Wong!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for King Wong!

King Wong wins by unanimous decision!
King Wong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.