PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Freddie Schmall Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo Amla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Schmall Jr
vs
Amla

212 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Schmall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remo Amla!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Schmall Jr misses its intended target.
Amla swings widly with a right hand
and Schmall Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Schmall Jr - just one landing.
Schmall Jr misses with a body punch
and Amla counters with a straight right hand.
Schmall Jr lands with a straight right. Amla didn't see that one coming.
Amla misses with a looping left.
Schmall Jr slips under a jab.
Schmall Jr misses with a looping left.
Schmall Jr lands with an overhand left.
Schmall Jr lands with an overhand left.
Amla throws a jab when Schmall Jr was well out of range.
Schmall Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Amla.
Freddie Schmall Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmall Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Amla to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmall Jr sizes up Amla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schmall Jr misses with a body shot.
Schmall Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmall Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amla sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amla.
Amla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Amla loads up on a big right hand but Schmall Jr slips the punch.
Schmall Jr misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Amla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Schmall Jr rushes Amla and presses him up against the ropes.
Schmall Jr working aggressively here.
Schmall Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Amla gets through Schmall Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Schmall Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Schmall Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amla backwards.
Schmall Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amla backwards.
Schmall Jr lands an uppercut.
Amla blocks an uppercut.
Amla swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Schmall Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amlas head.
Schmall Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schmall Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schmall Jr blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amla has a couple of punches blocked by Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Amla backwards.

Amla is rocked!
Schmall Jr drops Amla with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Amla is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Schmall Jr!
A victorious Freddie Schmall Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.