PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraxas J Hardpickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardpickle has chosen Get Schwifty as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Miles Iii
vs
J Hardpickle

198 cm
31
240 lbs
11 - 5 - 2

190 cm
22
235 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Boobie Miles Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraxas J Hardpickle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii slips a straight right by Hardpickle.
Miles Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardpickle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miles Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardpickle.
Miles Iii scores with a body shot.
Hardpickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Miles Iii forces Hardpickle back against the ropes and clinches.
Miles Iii taking a breather.
Hardpickle blocks the elbow strike.
Miles Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardpickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardpickle tries to work over Miles Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hardpickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardpickle throws a head punch that misses.
Hardpickle lands with a right to the head.
Hardpickle tries a body shot but Miles Iii blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardpickle can't find room to land a body shot as Miles Iii controls the action.
Hardpickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardpickle throws a head punch that misses.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miles Iii tries a knee to the head but Hardpickle blocks it.
Hardpickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles Iii misses with a knee strike.
Miles Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Hardpickle.
Hardpickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Miles Iii throws an elbow but misses.
Hardpickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardpickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miles Iii lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardpickle misses with the head strike.
Miles Iii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hardpickle managing to block the knees to the body from Miles Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardpickle misses with a body punch.
Hardpickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miles Iiis head.
Hardpickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardpickle misses with a body punch.
Miles Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles Iii lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles Iii misses with the head strike.
Miles Iii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miles Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardpickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miles Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardpickle blocks it with crossed arms.
Miles Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardpickle avoids the damage to the body.
Hardpickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miles Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boobie Miles Iii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miles Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abraxas J Hardpickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardpickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miles Iii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardpickle scrambles back to his feet.

Miles Iii has Hardpickle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boobie Miles Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Hardpickle.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miles Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardpickle managing to block the knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miles Iii unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miles Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardpickle blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardpickle tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Hardpickle back against the ropes.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Hardpickle.
Miles Iii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miles Iii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardpickle pushes Miles Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Miles Iii misses with a knee strike.
Hardpickle tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Hardpickle back against the ropes.
Hardpickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miles Iii taking a breather.
Hardpickle cracks Miles Iii with a nice body shot.
Hardpickle cracks Miles Iii with a nice body shot.
Miles Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hardpickle fails to land.
Miles Iii tries a body shot but Hardpickle blocks it.
Miles Iii missing with knees to the body.
Hardpickle lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Miles Iii.
Hardpickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body.
Hardpickle prevents a body shot from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii misses with a body punch.
Miles Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardpickle can do to turn this around?
Hardpickle managing to block the knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii tries a body shot but Hardpickle blocks it.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardpickle.
Hardpickle blocks an uppercut.
Hardpickle tries a body shot but Miles Iii blocks it.
Hardpickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardpickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardpickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardpickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boobie Miles Iii dominated that second round.
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.

Hardpickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miles Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miles Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miles Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Hardpickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardpickle lands a nice hook to Miles Iii's body. Miles Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miles Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Hardpickle misses
and Miles Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardpickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Miles Iii is just out of range.
Hardpickle cracks Miles Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miles Iii slips under a jab.
Hardpickle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miles Iii.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardpickle.
Abraxas J Hardpickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardpickle misses with a few strikes there.
Miles Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardpickle dodges the punch combination from Miles Iii.
Hardpickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miles Iii throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardpickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles Iii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardpickle.
Hardpickle misses with the combination.
Hardpickle throws a big shot that misses.
Miles Iii ducks under a wild hook from Hardpickle.
Hardpickle throws a head kick that misses
enabling Miles Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardpickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boobie Miles Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardpickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miles Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardpickle.
Hardpickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miles Iii stuns Hardpickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardpickle misses the body punch
and Miles Iii counters with a three punch combo that has Hardpickle backing up. Hardpickle nods at Miles Iii to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Miles Iii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardpickles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miles Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardpickle catches Miles Iii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miles Iii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles Iii. Hardpickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miles Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardpickle throws out a loose jab but Miles Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardpickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardpickle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardpickle duly obliges.
Hardpickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miles Iii momentarily.
Hardpickle misses with a wild body shot.
Hardpickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miles Iii is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hardpickle scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Hardpickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miles Iii throwing a counter right hand but Hardpickle manages to avoid it.
Miles Iii scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardpickle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardpickle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miles Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardpickle finds it's way round the side to connect with Miles Iii's head.
Hardpickle misses the body punch
and Miles Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Miles Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Abraxas J Hardpickle just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miles Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Hardpickle takes a swing at Miles Iii's ribcage but misses.
Miles Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miles Iii lands with a right hand.
Hardpickle swings for the body but Miles Iii moves out of range.
Hardpickle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miles Iii circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Hardpickle does no damage.
Miles Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardpickle.
Hardpickle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardpickle works the jab nicely.
Hardpickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miles Iii on the side of the head.
Hardpickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardpickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miles Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardpickle misses with a body shot.
Miles Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Miles Iii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardpickle misses with a hook
and Miles Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardpickle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Hardpickle is rocked!
Hardpickle misses with a body punch
and Miles Iii counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Hardpickle off his feet! Hardpickle crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Hardpickle isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Miles Iii screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boobie Miles Iii!
Boobie Miles Iii took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Abraxas J Hardpickle had this to say: 'SURPRISE!'.