PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Harm Bloemink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis has chosen Korn - Falling Away From Me as his entrance music. Hunter Francis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bloemink
vs
Francis

180 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
16
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good kicks
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dead Orbit

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harm Bloemink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hunter Francis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Bloemink throwing a counter right hand but Francis manages to avoid it.
A big left from Francis misses.
Francis moves out of range as Bloemink strikes.
Francis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloemink staying out of range there.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Bloemink counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloemink looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloemink.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloemink walks into a straight right hand from Francis.
Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis cracks Bloemink with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Bloemink fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bloemink lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloemink has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloemink is working Francis over against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bloemink just leaning against Francis, taking a breather.
Bloemink stalling in the clinch but Francis improves position.
Bloemink blocks an uppercut.
Francis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloemink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloemink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis lands a left hand.
Bloemink misses with the head strike.
Bloemink is trying to maintain a safe position but Francis gets an underhook and turns Bloemink into the ropes.
Bloemink swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloemink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bloemink swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bloemink lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Bloemink digs a right hand into Francis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francis's gas tank.
Bloemink lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
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!
Bloemink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloemink scores with a hook to the body.
Bloemink is trying to stall.
Bloemink misses with a punch to the body.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloemink.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloemink.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloemink stalling against the ropes.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francis lands an uppercut.
Francis pushes Bloemink back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloemink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink blocking some punches.
Bloemink softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bloemink - that landed with a thud.
Francis blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
Bloemink tries a body shot but Francis blocks it.
Francis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bloemink is keeping busy.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Bloemink is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis wants to break free but Bloemink has control.
Bloemink working aggressively here.
Bloemink has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Bloemink's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bloemink seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Francis can turn it around.
Bloemink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Bloemink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloemink lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloemink won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloemink.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloemink blocking some punches.
Bloemink lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloeminks head.
Francis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloemink has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloemink.
Francis throws a hook but Bloemink avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloemink misses its target.
Bloemink tries a head kick but it misses.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Bloemink ducks down to avoid it.
Francis slips under a jab.
Hunter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloemink's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Francis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bloemink scrambles back to his feet.
Bloemink lands with a nice body kick.
Bloemink throws a body shot but no joy.

Bloemink clinches with his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bloemink here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bloemink lands an uppercut.
Bloemink scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloemink stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bloemink lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis slows down the pace here.
Francis blocks a body shot from Bloemink.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloemink prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Bloemink lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Bloemink stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Francis wants to stall.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Bloemink digs a right hand underneath Francis's ribcage. Francis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis is trying to force a seperation but Bloemink has the dominant position.
Bloemink pushes Francis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloemink won't allow it.
Bloemink looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloemink.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Bloemink can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bloemink lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis misses with some punches.
Harm Bloemink has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloemink lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Francis.
Bloemink stalls.
Bloemink prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Bloemink lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Francis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bloemink lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Bloemink cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloemink.
Bloemink lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Bloemink tries to stall but Francis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloemink tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloemink displaying some good clinch control by pressing Francis up against the ropes.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
Bloemink lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Bloemink scores with a shoulder strike.
Francis misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloemink.
Bloemink is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloemink blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bloemink creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloemink scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
Bloemink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloemink presses Francis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis tries to circle away but Bloemink has him pinned against the ropes.
Bloemink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloemink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Bloemink is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harm Bloemink dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bloemink has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francis gets through Bloemink's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloemink.
Francis can't break the clinch.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloemink won't allow it.
Bloemink is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Francis is keeping busy.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Bloemink.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bloemink.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloemink backwards.
Bloemink lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Bloemink leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bloemink has Francis pressed against the ropes, preventing Francis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloemink.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloemink.
Bloemink throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Francis blocks a head kick by Bloemink.
Bloemink takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Francis jabs Bloemink right on the nose. Bloemink blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloemink.
A big right from Francis misses.
Bloemink throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Francis scores with a nice head shot.
Francis thuds his right hand into Bloemink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bloemink fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis scores with the left hand. Bloemink knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloemink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Bloemink slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Francis.
Francis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bloemink.
Bloemink moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Bloemink tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Francis manages to circle out of the way.
Francis thuds his right hand into Bloemink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bloemink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab.

Bloemink moves into the clinch successfully.
Harm Bloemink is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloemink uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloemink.
A frustrated look appears on Francis's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
Bloemink misses with the head strike.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Bloemink is controlling the position.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloemink pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bloemink stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francis blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
Bloemink avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink is struggling to control the position.
Bloemink is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Francis is trying to push Bloemink away but Bloemink has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hunter Francis.
I think Bloemink has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harm Bloemink!
Harm Bloemink seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Hunter Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'What a joke.'.