PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Berkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkman has chosen Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hare
vs
Berkman

190 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

189 cm
24
217 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Berkman moves into the clinch.
A short left from Hare.
Hare struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkman controls his hands.
Berkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berkman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Berkman.
Berkman looking to throw knees to the head but Hare is blocking nicely.
Berkman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Berkman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hare is trying to break the clinch but Berkman has him pressed against the ropes.

Hare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berkman swings for the body but Hare moves out of range.
It looked like Hare wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Berkman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hare moves forwards but Berkman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkman scores with a leg kick.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkman looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare misses with a shot to the body
and Berkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hare misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berkman! But no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berkman.
Hare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berkman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hare throws a lazy head kick
and Berkman counters with a straight right hand.
Berkman cracks Hare with an open hand slap.
Berkman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berkman throws a looping overhand right but Hare ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hare.
Berkman takes a swing at Hare's ribcage but misses.
Berkman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hare has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Berkman finds it's target.
Hare takes one to the chin there.
We've been informed that Berkman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkman. Hare does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare throws a leg kick that misses.
Hare finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Berkman misses.
Berkman misses with a body shot.
Hare staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Hare misses.
Nice uppercut there from Berkman.
Berkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Berkman moves out of range of the body kick from Hare.
Hare tries a low kick but Berkman avoids it.
Berkman lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy body kick from Hare
and Berkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Berkman throws a leg kick which misses Hare's front leg but catches the back leg as Hare tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berkman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Hare finds it's way through Berkman's defenses.
Berkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hare counters with an inside leg kick.
Hare throws a poor cross that misses
and Berkman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berkman scores with a jab to the body.
Berkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hare.
Hare lands with a kick to the temple. Berkman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hare throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hares jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hare throws a low kick but Berkman moves out of range easily.
Berkman ducks right into an uppercut from Hare.
The crowd cheers as Berkman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hare doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkman throws a big shot that misses.
Hare was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hare throws a head kick that misses
and Berkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander Berkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hare.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman scores with a one two! Hare had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hare moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hare misses with a left hand
and Berkman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hare closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Berkman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berkman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hare misses with the combination.
Berkman misses the jab.
Berkman looks to throw the jab but Hare is out of range.
Hare appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hare looks to land a combination but Berkman avoids it well.
Berkman tries to clinch up but Hare circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander Berkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Berkman forces Hare back against the ropes and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman pushes Hare back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hare struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkman controls his hands.
Hare lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkman backwards.

Hare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Berkman looks to move away, Hare throws a big counter combo but Berkman just gets out of the way.
Hare lands a nice shot to the body.
Hare is looking to slow Berkman down with leg kicks.
Hare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berkman throws out the jab.
Berkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hare throws an off balance right hand
and Berkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Berkman misses with a looping right.
Hare throwing a counter right hand but Berkman manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hare takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Berkman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Berkman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Berkman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Berkman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hare eats them both and turns towards Berkman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hare misses with a few strikes there.
Berkman lands a nice shot that snaps Hare's head back.
Berkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkman cracks Hare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hare swings widly with a right hand
and Berkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hare on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hare.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkman works Hare's body with a nice hook.
Berkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hare.
Hare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berkman misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare throws an overhand right that lands on Berkman's shoulder, as Berkman tries to avoid the shot.
Berkman cracks a nice hook into Hare's ribs.
Berkman staying out of range there.
Hare throws a leg kick that is checked

and Berkman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Berkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berkman lands a left hand.
Berkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berkman takes a shot to the head.
Alexander Berkman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Berkman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hare fails to land.
Berkman scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Berkman.
Berkman lands a body punch.
Berkman scores with a shot to the side of Hare's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berkman crunches a lovely knee into Hare's ribcage.
Berkman crunches a lovely knee into Hare's ribcage.
Berkman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Berkman lands a knee to the head.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but Hare blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berkman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hares head.
Berkman working Hare over with knees to the body.
Berkman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hare's face.
Hare misses with a punch on the inside.
Berkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hare backwards.
Hare misses with some punches.
Hare throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Berkman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hare managing to block the knees to the body from Berkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berkman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Berkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Hare.
Hare slips under a jab.
Hare takes one to the side of the head.
Hare on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berkman misses the shot to the body.
Hare is looking to counter punch.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hare was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Berkman.
Berkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hare looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berkman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hare doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkman ducks under a wild hook from Hare.
Nice shot by Berkman.
Berkman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Berkman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hare, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hare throws a head punch that misses.
Hare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Hare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hare throws a leg kick but Berkman checks it.
Berkman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berkman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hare can pounce on him.
Berkman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hare throws a head kick that misses.
Berkman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hare with a body shot.
Hare throws a head kick but Berkman moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Hare. Those never looked like landing.
Berkman misses with a few strikes there.
Berkman throws out a loose jab but Hare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkman misses with an uppercut
and Hare counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hare. Berkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkman lands with a nice combination. Hare backs away looking to recover.
Hare just misses with a punch to the body.
Hare takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Berkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hare.
Berkman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hare takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berkman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's time! Hare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Berkman scores with a nice head shot.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkman misses with a body shot.
Hare doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berkman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkman connects with an inside leg kick.
Hare misses with the body kick
and Berkman counters with a nice body shot.
Hare doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berkman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hare at a distance.
Berkman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Berkman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Berkman scores with a sloppy right hand. Hare should have avoided that one.
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!
Berkman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Berkman lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berkman checks it well.
Berkman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hare at a distance.
Hare misses with a leg kick
and Berkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hare has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Berkman pushes Hare up against the ropes in a clinch.
Berkman with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hare tries to circle away but Berkman has him pinned against the ropes.
Berkman lands a knee to the head.

Hare is rocked!
Berkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Hare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hare misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Berkman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hare.
Hare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berkman lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Berkman.
Berkman lands a shot to the body.
Hare struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkman controls his hands.
Berkman lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berkman creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Hare crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!

Peter Hare's cut is getting worse.
Hare takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Berkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Berkman.
A short body shot lands from Berkman as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Berkman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Berkman as the two fighters clinch.
Berkman lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Berkman.
Berkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Berkman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berkman obliges.
Berkman with a knee to the head.
Berkman lands an uppercut.
Berkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Berkman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berkman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hare has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Berkman.
Berkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berkman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berkman lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Berkman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berkman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Alexander Berkman!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Alexander Berkman!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Alexander Berkman!

Alexander Berkman wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Alexander Berkman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.