PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hawthorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Astrok
vs
Hawthorne

199 cm
19
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Astrok misses.
Nice uppercut there from Astrok.
Hawthorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Astrok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawthorne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Astrok checks a leg kick.
Astrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne wants to counter with a clinch but Astrok pushes him away.
Hawthorne throws a wild body kick that Astrok sees coming a mile off.
And Astrok counters with a quick kick to the body but Hawthorne blocks it.
Astrok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Astrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawthorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Astrok controls his hands.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Astrok.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Astrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne tries to circle away but Astrok has him pinned against the ropes.
Astrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawthorne is trying to break the clinch but Astrok is controlling him.
Astrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok cracks Hawthorne with a nice body shot.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
Astrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawthorne controls his hands.
Astrok slowing the pace effectively.
Hawthorne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Astrok lands an uppercut.
Astrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Astrok gets through Hawthorne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne lands with a light punch inside.
Astrok lands with a right to the head.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Astrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok lands a left hand.
Astrok stalling in the clinch.
Astrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astrok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawthorne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hawthorne.
Astrok misses with the head strike.
Astrok working aggressively here.
A short left from Astrok.
Astrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astrok lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Astrok fails to land.
Astrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawthorne lands with a short shot to the head.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne working hard to break the clinch.
Astrok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Astrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Astrok scores with a shot to the side of Hawthorne's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astrok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Astrok dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hawthorne lands with a cross.
Astrok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Astrok moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawthorne.
Astrok tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawthorne avoided it.
Astrok throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
As Astrok backs off Hawthorne throws a huge counter combo but Astrok manages to avoid it all.
Astrok swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Astrok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne blocks a head kick by Astrok.
Astrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawthorne can do to turn this around?

Astrok moves into the clinch successfully.
Astrok misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astrok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawthorne tries to throw a body punch but Astrok avoids it by throwing Hawthorne back against the ropes.
Astrok misses with some punches.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Astrok blocks an uppercut.
Astrok keeps control of Hawthorne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Astrok lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Hawthorne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Astrok lands a left hand.
Astrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Astrok.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Astrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Astrok lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the head.
Hawthorne working aggressively here.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Astrok blocks it.
Hawthorne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Astrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok lands with a light punch inside.
Astrok dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Astrok - that landed with a thud.
Astrok lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Astrok.
Hawthorne is breathing heavily.
Astrok taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Astrok.
Astrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Astrok is pushing Hawthorne up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Astrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Astrok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Astrok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawthornes head.

Hawthorne is rocked!
Astrok lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Astrok dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Astrok lands a nice looking body shot.

Astrok drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Hawthorne onto his butt! Hawthorne pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hawthorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Astrok finish him?

It looks like Kevin Hawthorne has been cut.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Astrok.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne tries to counter with a clinch but Astrok shakes him off and moves away.
Hawthorne seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawthorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Astrok misses with a body shot.
Astrok throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Astrok clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Astrok.
Astrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawthorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Astrok is working Hawthorne over against the ropes.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astrok lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok scores with a hook to the body.
Astrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
A short uppercut from Astrok.
Astrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hawthorne with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hawthorne looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hawthorne get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.