PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Percival Pellinore (ranked 8562 p4p, 709 weight class) and Chris Brody (ranked 7691 p4p, 668 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pellinore
vs
Brody

197 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
232 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Very confident

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Brody!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellinore scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brody - that will leave a mark!
Brody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brody scores with a jab.
Pellinore misses with an uppercut
enabling Brody to counter with a crisp jab.
Brody looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Pellinore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Brody. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Pellinore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brody scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Pellinore misses.
Pellinore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brody.
Nice uppercut there from Brody.
Pellinore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brody keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brody pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pellinore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brody.
Chris Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellinore jabs Brody right on the nose. Brody blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellinore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pellinore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brody misses with a wild body shot.
Pellinore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pellinore.
Brody bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pellinore's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Pellinore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pellinore could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pellinore.
Pellinore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pellinore connects with a leg kick. Brody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pellinore. Pellinore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brody throws a head kick but Pellinore moves out of range.
Pellinore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brody.
Pellinore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brody's calf.
Brody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brody takes a swing at Pellinore's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore blocks the body kick.
Pellinore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pellinore moves out of range of the body kick from Brody.
Brody scores with a sloppy right hand. Pellinore should have avoided that one.
Pellinore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brody misses the shot to the body.
Pellinore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brody under the eye.
Pellinore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pellinore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brody just misses with a punch to the body.
Brody lands a jab to Pellinore's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pellinore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brody is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pellinore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brody jabs at Pellinore's body.
Pellinore misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Brody dominated that 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.

A shot to the liver by Brody. Beautiful body shot.
Pellinore throws a chopping leg kick but Brody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brody lands a body shot.
Brody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Brody.
Brody digs a good body shot into Pellinore's ribs.
Brody on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brody darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brody lands a glancing blow to the side of Pellinore's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pellinore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brody. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brody throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brody lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pellinore takes a step back to recover.
Pellinore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pellinore throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brody avoids it.
Pellinore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brody misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Brody misses.
Pellinore fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brody just manages to avoid it.
Pellinore misses with a low kick.
Brody looks to land a left hand but Pellinore moved out of range nicely.
Brody throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pellinore counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chris Brody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pellinore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody misses the jab.
Pellinore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pellinore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pellinore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pellinore misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore takes a swing at Brody's ribcage but misses.
Brody now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Pellinore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brody doesn't seem phased though.
Pellinore throws a hook but Brody avoids it easily.
Brody smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pellinore tries a low kick but Brody avoids it.
Brody scores with a sloppy right hand. Pellinore should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellinore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brody.
Brody throws a jab but it's blocked by Pellinore.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pellinore.
A slow jab from Brody misses its intended target.
Brody jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pellinore just misses with a punch to the body.
Brody throws a head kick that misses.
Brody lands a jab to Pellinore's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Brody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Pellinore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Percival Pellinore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pellinore throws a hook to the side of Brody's head but Brody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Brody as he connects with a hook.
Pellinore avoids the head kick by Brody.
Pellinore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pellinore.
Pellinore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brody.
Pellinore misses with a right hand
and Brody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pellinore throws a hook but Brody avoids it easily.
Brody connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pellinore's hands.
Brody connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pellinore tries to land a leg kick but Brody saw it coming and moves away.
Brody looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellinore misses with a shot to the body
and Brody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brody connects with a right hand. Pellinore shakes it off.
Pellinore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Brody misses
and Pellinore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pellinore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brody misses with a body kick.
Brody tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pellinore throws a leg kick which misses Brody's front leg but catches the back leg as Brody tries to avoid it.
Pellinore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brody lands with a hook. Pellinore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brody slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brody moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brody misses with a hook. Pellinore ducked under it nicely.
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!
Brody looks to land a body kick but Pellinore moved away.
Brody with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore misses with a body kick.
Pellinore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brody.
Pellinore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Pellinore is predictable there
and Pellinore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brody throws out a loose jab but Pellinore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brody looks to land a body kick but Pellinore moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Brody scores with a four punch combination!
Pellinore takes a swing at Brody's ribcage but misses.
Brody uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pellinore has time to react.
A solid body kick from Brody.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pellinore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pellinore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brody pushes Pellinore away with a front kick.
Chris Brody is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brody checks a leg kick.
Brody lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Brody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brody 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Brody!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Brody made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.