PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Just A Person (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Rurik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Rurik looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

A Person
vs
Rurik

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just A Person!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Rurik!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A Person on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Just A Person has been cut.
A Person misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rurik misses the shot to the body.
A Person throws a counter high kick but Rurik was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rurik looks to land a left hand but A Person moved out of range nicely.
A Person seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rurik tries a head kick but it misses.
Rurik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A Person slips a straight right by Rurik.
It looked like A Person was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rurik.
A Person blocks a head kick by Rurik.
A Person is looking to land body kicks.
Rurik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A Person circles away quickly and effectively.
A Person defending well as Rurik loads up on a big left hand.
Rurik 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rurik moves out of range of the body kick from A Person.
Rurik cracks a nice hook into A Person's ribs.
A Person throws a jab when Rurik was well out of range.
Rurik throws a shot from downtown. A Person moves away and avoids it.
Rurik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vladimir Rurik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Rurik finds it's target.
Rurik tries to bum rush A Person with a series of wild strikes but A Person uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rurik scores with a jab to the jaw.

Just A Person's cut is getting worse.
Rurik misses with a straight right.
Rurik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract A Person.

A Person has taken the fight to the clinch.
A Person misses with the head strike.
A Person tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurik avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for A Person.

A Person breaks the clinch.
Rurik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like A Person wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rurik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rurik duly obliges.
Rurik looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurik moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik throws a shot from downtown. A Person moves away and avoids it.
Rurik throws a right and a left that both miss.
A Person looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A Person looks to score with a jab to the body but Rurik is just out of range.
A Person walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A Person throws a shot from downtown. Rurik moves away and avoids it.
A Person ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A Person was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A Person walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rurik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rurik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from A Person. Rurik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rurik lands a head shot.

Just A Person's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rurik throws a lazy right hand but A Person sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A Person's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rurik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! A Person scrambles back to his feet.
Rurik throws a shot from downtown. A Person moves away and avoids it.
A Person thumps Rurik with a low kick.
A Person swings for the body but Rurik moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Person misses with a low kick.
Rurik throws out a counter right but A Person avoids it with no problem.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rurik.
Rurik checks a low kick from A Person.
Rurik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A Person circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from A Person on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rurik works A Person's body with a nice hook.
A Person has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rurik.
A Person is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rurik.
Rurik throws a sloppy head kick and A Person moves out of range easily.
Rurik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A Person scores with a decent looking hook.
Rurik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A Person misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Rurik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A Person fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Rurik does no damage.
Rurik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! A Person had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A Person is looking to counter the offense by Rurik and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurik throws a lazy body kick
and A Person counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rurik misses with a head kick.
Rurik lands a really nice looking cross but A Person seems unphased.
A Person misses with a wild body shot.
Rurik works over A Person's head and body with a nice combination.

Jeez, Just A Person's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Just A Person's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Rurik!
A very excited looking Vladimir Rurik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.