PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hardie Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leaderao Measvert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leaderao Measvert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rection
vs
Measvert

205 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardie Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leaderao Measvert!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Measvert.
Measvert doesn't manage to clinch there - Rection circles away.
Rection keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Measvert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Rection to counter with a crisp jab.
Measvert darts in trying to clinch
and Rection counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Rection - just one landing.
Rection avoids the head kick by Measvert.
Measvert throws a series of punches but Rection avoids them all with ease.
Rection lands a jab.
Rection scores with a hook.
Measvert has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Measvert walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Measvert throws a combination that misses
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
Measvert misses with a jab to the body

and Rection counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection lands a right hand.
Rection lands a right hand that snaps the head of Measvert backwards.
Rection presses Measvert against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Measvert is looking to break free of the clinch but Rection has double underhooks.
Rection lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rection creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rection scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rection avoiding damage.
Measvert working hard to break the clinch.
Measvert takes a shot to the head.
Rection definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Measvert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rection presses Measvert against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Rection.
Rection stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rection as Measvert tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection is leaning against Measvert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Measvert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rection's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rection.
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!
Measvert tries to circle away but Rection has him pinned against the ropes.
Rection lands a hook that snaps the head of Measvert backwards.
Rection works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rection.
Rection lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rection has Measvert pressed against the ropes, preventing Measvert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rection lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Measvert or not.
Measvert looks winded!
Rection using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rection lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Leaderao Measvert has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rection lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Measvert backwards.
Rection lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Measvert is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hardie Rection dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leaderao Measvert's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rection closes the distance and catches Measvert with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Measvert is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Measvert is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Measvert is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Rection takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hardie Rection!
A very excited looking Hardie Rection rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.