PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 4803 p4p, 478 weight class) and Oswaldorf Magnavox (ranked 18284 p4p, 698 weight class). Spong comes into the arena with 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Magnavox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stormzy - Shut Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oswaldorf Magnavox is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Spong
vs
Magnavox

195 cm
32
260 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

195 cm
28
245 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldorf Magnavox!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnavox blocks a low kick nicely.
Magnavox lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Magnavox works Spong's body with a nice hook.
Spong swings for the body but Magnavox moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Magnavox.
Magnavox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spong lands the left hand.
Magnavox connects with a solid leg kick.
Magnavox slips a jab from Spong.
Spong 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.
Magnavox throws a leg kick but Spong sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Magnavox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magnavox cracks Spong with a nice body shot.
Magnavox scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnavox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Spong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Magnavox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnavox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnavox controls his hands.
Magnavox misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Magnavox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Magnavox tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Magnavox back against the ropes.
Magnavox can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Magnavox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magnavox struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Magnavox lands a nice shot to the body.
Magnavox struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Magnavox is working Spong over against the ropes.
Magnavox can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Magnavox tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnavox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnavox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnavox digs a right hand underneath Spong's ribcage. Spong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spong is breathing heavily.
Magnavox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnavox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magnavox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnavox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magnavox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnavox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnavox misses with a body punch.
Spong struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnavox controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnavox blocks an uppercut.
Magnavox lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnavox.
Magnavox lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnavox lands a body punch.
Magnavox tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Spong prevents a body shot from Magnavox.

Magnavox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magnavox cracks Spong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magnavox lands a jab.
Spong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magnavox just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnavox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magnavox misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Spong misses
and Magnavox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spong thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnavox checks the leg kick.
Magnavox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magnavox swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldorf Magnavox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Magnavox stuns Spong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spong misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magnavox.
Magnavox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magnavox avoids the head kick by Spong.
Magnavox scores with a shot to the body.
Magnavox thuds a left hand into Spong's body.
Magnavox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spong rather than just go for the knockout.
Spong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Magnavox.
Magnavox lands a jab to Spong's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magnavox, right into the meat.
Magnavox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnavox scores with a hook to the body. Spong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magnavox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Magnavox.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spong walks into a stiff left hand from Magnavox.
Magnavox lands a body shot.
Spong looks to clinch
and Magnavox counters with a left to the body.
Oswaldorf Magnavox seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnavox.
Magnavox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spong's head backwards.
Magnavox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spong lands with a straight right. Magnavox didn't see that one coming.
Magnavox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Spong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Magnavox manages to circle out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magnavox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magnavox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magnavox, right into the meat.
Spong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
Magnavox scores with a jab. Spong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magnavox moves away from the strike by Spong.
Magnavox jabs at Spong's body.
Magnavox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Spong keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Magnavox. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnavox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Spong avoids the body shot from Magnavox.
Spong throws a quick counter head kick but Magnavox was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Magnavox moved out of range nicely.
Magnavox lands a nice looking body shot.
Magnavox cracks Spong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magnavox misses the shot to the body.
Magnavox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magnavox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spong needs to keep his hands up - Magnavox had a free shot at his head there.
Magnavox lands a leg kick that knocks Spong off balance momentarily.
Magnavox scoring well with a low kick there.
Spong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magnavox with a jab.
Spong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magnavox to score with a decent uppercut.
Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch but Magnavox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnavox. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldorf Magnavox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spong avoids the head kick by Magnavox.
Magnavox slips a jab and a cross from Spong.
Magnavox digs a good hook to Spong's body.
Nice body punch from Magnavox.
Magnavox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magnavox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnavox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spong was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnavox.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magnavox.
Magnavox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magnavox jabs Spong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magnavox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magnavox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spong.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magnavox, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magnavox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Magnavox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magnavox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnavox misses with a punch to the body.
Spong throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnavox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong blocks a body shot from Magnavox.
Magnavox lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Spong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magnavox is keeping busy.
Magnavox tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magnavox.
Magnavox tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Magnavox back against the ropes.
Spong's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A body shot lands from Spong.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magnavox digs a right hand into Spong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spong's gas tank.
Magnavox lands a body shot.
Magnavox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Magnavox cracks Spong with a nice body shot.
Magnavox misses with a punch to the body.
Oswaldorf Magnavox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magnavox lands a body shot.
Magnavox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnavox struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Magnavox avoids the damage to the body.
Magnavox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magnavox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magnavox lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnavox misses with a punch to the body.
Spong prevents a body shot from Magnavox.
Magnavox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnavox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnavox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magnavox scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Magnavox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnavox backwards.
Magnavox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magnavox pushes Spong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Magnavox breaks the clinch.
Donk. Magnavox catches Spong right on the button with a cross.
Magnavox cracks Spong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magnavox throws a series of punches but Spong avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magnavox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magnavox thuds his right hand into Spong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spong takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldorf Magnavox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Magnavox cracks Spong with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Spong is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Spong is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Magnavox throws the left hand but Spong avoids the punch easily.
Magnavox misses with a body shot.
Magnavox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spong swings for the body but Magnavox moves out of range.
Magnavox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spong with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnavox. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spong darts in trying to clinch
and Magnavox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spong thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magnavox, right into the meat.
Spong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnavox.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnavox.
Magnavox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spong wants to slow Magnavox down by chopping away at his legs.
Spong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magnavox can pounce on him.
Magnavox punishes Spong's body with a nice straight punch.
Magnavox lands a nice looking body shot.
Magnavox jabs Spong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magnavox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magnavox connects with a looping right hand.
Spong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Magnavox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magnavox scores with a hook.
Spong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magnavox misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magnavox. Magnavox obviously looking to wear him down.
Magnavox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Jab by Spong.
Good leg kick by Magnavox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magnavox checks a leg kick.
Spong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with an uppercut
and Magnavox counters with a right hand to the body.
Magnavox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spong throws a low kick, looking for Magnavox's leg but Magnavox calmly moves out of range.
Spong wants to clinch.
Magnavox connects with a body shot.
Magnavox scores with a nice right hand.
Magnavox throws a body shot but no joy.
Magnavox scores with a three punch combo!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnavox throws a shot to the body.
Magnavox slips a straight right by Spong.
Magnavox throws a nice head kick!
Spong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldorf Magnavox scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Spong avoids the body shot from Magnavox.
Alistair Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oswaldorf Magnavox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magnavox looks to land a left hand but Spong moved out of range nicely.
Spong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magnavox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magnavox misses with a body shot.
Magnavox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spong walks into a left hand.
Spong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magnavox counters with a straight right hand.
Magnavox digs a good body shot into Spong's ribs.
Magnavox cracks Spong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Spong misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnavox.
Magnavox throws a leg kick which misses Spong's front leg but catches the back leg as Spong tries to avoid it.
Donk. Magnavox catches Spong right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Magnavox connects with a body shot.
Magnavox thows a body kick. Spong tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magnavox misses with a low kick.
Magnavox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Magnavox counter with a right hand.
Magnavox slips under a jab.
Spong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Magnavox misses its intended target.
Spong throws a body punch but Magnavox moves out of range.
Magnavox cracks Spong with an open hand slap.
Magnavox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magnavox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magnavox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magnavox jabs Spong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spong throws a shot from downtown. Magnavox moves away and avoids it.
Magnavox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spong's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnavox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnavox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spong checks it well.
Spong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spong lands a jab to the nose.
Magnavox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magnavox swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Magnavox throws a body shot but no joy.
Magnavox punishes Spong's body with a nice straight punch.
Magnavox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spong.
Spong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magnavox works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magnavox blocks a head kick by Spong.
Spong misses with a hook
and Magnavox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magnavox moves out of range as Spong strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldorf Magnavox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magnavox 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 44:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldorf Magnavox!
The defeated Alistair Spong had this to say: 'Damn, got caught napping.'.