PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Maciver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Donal Maciver is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Spong
vs
Maciver

195 cm
28
275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

210 cm
21
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

NUTROID

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciver lands with a hook. Spong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maciver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spong is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Maciver has closed the distance and engaged Spong in a clinch.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Spong.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Our sources have told us that Spong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maciver looks winded!
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong lands a right hand.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Spong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spong lands a knee to the body.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macivers head.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Maciver blocks with his arms.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maciver.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Spong to work.

Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Maciver ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maciver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maciver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Spong counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maciver throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong misses with a hook.

Spong has closed the distance and engaged Maciver in a clinch.
Spong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Spong tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.

Spong breaks from the clinch.
Spong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maciver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spong connects with a crisp jab.
Maciver moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Spong connects with a body shot.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Maciver misses.
Spong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spong scores with a head kick. Maciver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spong misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maciver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maciver throws a poor cross that misses
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spong lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spong. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Maciver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spong. Spong obviously looking to wear him down.
Spong throws a leg kick but Maciver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maciver misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spong cracks Maciver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maciver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maciver's head.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maciver misses with a straight right.
Spong tests Maciver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spong scores with a leg kick.
Maciver wants to clinch up but Spong keeps it at a distance.
Spong tries to counter by clinching up but Maciver breaks away and moves out of range.
Spong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Spong.
Spong slips under a jab.
Maciver moves out of range as Spong strikes.
A leg kick checked by Maciver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Maciver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Maciver.
Maciver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maciver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maciver duly obliges.
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Maciver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maciver tries to clinch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maciver can do to turn this around?
Spong defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Spong misses the target.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Spong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maciver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Maciver.
Maciver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spong takes a swing at Maciver's ribcage but misses.
Maciver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Jab by Spong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spong.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maciver.
Maciver misses the body punch
and Maciver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spong counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maciver misses its intended target.
Maciver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
Spong lands a slapping body shot.
Spong delivers a nice body kick.
Spong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Spong moves into the clinch.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong scores with a knee to the head.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.

Spong breaks from the clinch.
Maciver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver takes a shot to the head.

That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Maciver is rocked!
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.

Spong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Spong clinches.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.
Maciver is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver seems to have recovered his senses.
Spong is leaning against Maciver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Alistair Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Spong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Spong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Spong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spong scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a nice knee to the body.

Spong manages to break the clinch.
Spong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spong cracks a nice hook into Maciver's ribs.
Spong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Maciver has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Maciver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spong.
Maciver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maciver thinking.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
Maciver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maciver.
Spong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Spong slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciver throws a series of punches but Spong moves out of range.
Maciver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maciver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maciver scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maciver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maciver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maciver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong tried to counter with a leg kick but Maciver avoided it.
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Maciver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Maciver misses the jab.
Maciver throws an overhand right that lands on Spong's shoulder, as Spong tries to avoid the shot.
Spong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maciver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spong is looking to counter the offense by Maciver and move into the clinch.
Spong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maciver on the side of the head.
Spong cracks Maciver with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Maciver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maciver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Spong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maciver's head.
Spong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maciver is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Maciver does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maciver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Maciver misses
and Spong counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
Spong walks into a jab.
Maciver tries to clinch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maciver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spong counters with a nice uppercut.
Spong lands a really nice looking cross but Maciver seems unphased.
Spong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maciver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Maciver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Spong throws a leg kick but Maciver moved away.
Maciver blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spong.
Spong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Spong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Maciver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spong is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Spong.
Maciver misses with a body punch
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Maciver ducks right into an uppercut from Spong.
Spong misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spong, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spong has Maciver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good body shot from Maciver.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Spong darts in trying to clinch
and Maciver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spong thinking.
Maciver throws out a powerful jab.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
As Maciver backs away, Spong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maciver's corner calls for a 1-2. Maciver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maciver misses with a body shot.
Maciver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spong, right into the meat.
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maciver's sensitive parts.
Spong throws a body punch but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alistair Spong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maciver throws an overhand right that lands on Spong's shoulder, as Spong tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.

Maciver moves into the clinch.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spong.
Maciver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
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!
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver trying to land knees to the body.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Donal Maciver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Spong.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maciver scores with the left hand. Spong knows he should have avoided that one.
Spong works over Maciver's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Spong!