PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sweet Thc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michelle Waterson (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!

Thc
vs
Waterson

222 cm
18
242 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sweet Thc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michelle Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thc.
Thc 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.
Thc throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waterson.
Thc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thc lands a head kick that bluckles Waterson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thc no doubt looking to push for a finish!

It looks like Michelle Waterson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Waterson.
Thc misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thc lands with a nice body punch.
Thc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waterson.

Thc connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Waterson onto his butt! Waterson bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Thc connects with a leg kick. Waterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Waterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waterson wants to counter the offense by Thc and move into the clinch position.
Waterson throws a head kick but Thc moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thc.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterson. Thc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thc fires out a quick counter leg kick but Waterson just manages to avoid it.
Thc moves out of range of the leg kick from Waterson.

Waterson gets tackled into the ropes by Thc. Thc maintains the clinch.
Waterson tries to break free but Thc pushes him back against the ropes.
Thc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
Thc lands a right hand.
Thc stalling against the ropes.

Thc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thc throws a head kick but Waterson moves out of range.
Waterson tries to counter with a clinch but Thc shakes him off and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thc.
Thc takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Waterson tried to score with a low kick but Thc checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Waterson throws a leg kick but Thc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Waterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thc manages to avoid it.
Thc thows a body kick. Waterson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson tries a low kick but Thc avoids it.
That kick from Thc tenderised Waterson's leg. Waterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thc scores with a jab to the head.
Waterson blocks a head kick by Thc.
Waterson wants to clinch
and Thc counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Thc catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Waterson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Waterson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!

Thc cracks Waterson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Waterson 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 Waterson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

Waterson is rocked!

That has opened up Michelle Waterson's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thc throws a solid leg kick but Waterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thc.
Sweet Thc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thc misses with an uppercut.
Thc wants to slow Waterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Waterson tries to counter with a clinch but Thc shakes him off and moves away.
Waterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thc.
Thc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good work by Waterson as he checks the leg kick.
Waterson tries to counter with a clinch but Thc shakes him off and moves away.
Thc digs a good body shot into Waterson's ribs.

Thc closes the distance and clinches.
Waterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thc gets through Waterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thc.
Thc is working Waterson over against the ropes.
Thc stalling in the clinch.
Thc is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thc - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Waterson takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thc takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sweet Thc.
Thc takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Thc checks a low kick from Waterson.
Thc tried to counter with a leg kick but Waterson avoided it.
It looks like Thc has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Waterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thc.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson cracks the inside of Thc's front leg.
Thc throws a low kick but Waterson moves out of range easily.
Thc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thc's sensitive parts.
Waterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Waterson blocks the low kick.
Waterson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sweet Thc takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Michelle Waterson was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Michelle Waterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Waterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thc can pounce on him.
Thc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thc scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Thc.

Thc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Waterson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thc leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Waterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waterson throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thc pushes Waterson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Waterson is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Thc.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waterson throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Thc to work.
Waterson blocks a body shot from Thc.
Waterson wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thc lands with a short shot to the head.

Thc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Thc.
Thc throws a series of punches but Waterson avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Waterson misses
and Thc finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Waterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thc. Waterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Waterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Waterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thc finish him?
Thc misses with a body kick.
Waterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thc catches Waterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thc scores with a push kick.
Thc scoring well with a low kick there.
Thc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waterson walks into a stiff left hand from Thc.
Thc digs a good body shot into Waterson's ribs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thc here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thc. That's going to slow Waterson down.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Thc! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sweet Thc!