PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 20733 p4p, 782 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 18239 p4p, 763 weight class). Peterson comes into the arena with Rhyme Asylum - Poison Penmanship blaring out of the sound system. Columbus has chosen Blood Of The Kings as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Peterson
vs
Columbus

200 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
28
274 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Columbus.
Columbus is looking for the big counter here.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Columbus cracks the inside of Peterson's front leg.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
Peterson is looking to counter punch.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Columbus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson tries to land a front kick but Columbus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Columbus connects with a solid leg kick.
Columbus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Columbus takes a step back to recover.
Columbus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Columbus.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Columbus.
Nice uppercut lands for Columbus. That snapped Peterson's head back.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Columbus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus moves out of range of the body kick from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Columbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Columbus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Columbus tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Columbus checks it.
Columbus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Columbus wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Columbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Columbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Columbus's legs.
Columbus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson misses with a jab to the body
and Columbus counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Peterson'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.

Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Columbus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Columbus takes one to the side of the head.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Columbus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson 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.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Columbus counters with a nice body shot.
Columbus checks a low kick from Peterson.
As Peterson backs off Columbus throws a huge counter combo but Peterson manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus misses the jab.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Columbus cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus takes one to the chin there.
Columbus scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a solid leg kick but Columbus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peterson.
Columbus wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.

Columbus scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Peterson beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.

Peterson is rocked!
Columbus misses with a head kick.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Columbus blocks the body kick.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Columbus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson with a jab.
Columbus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbus works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Columbus.
Peterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Scott Columbus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a double jab.

Columbus lands a head kick that bluckles Peterson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Columbus no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Peterson slips under a jab from Columbus.
Columbus slips under a jab from Peterson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peterson.

Columbus cracks Peterson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Peterson 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 Peterson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

George Peterson's cut is getting worse.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Columbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Columbus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Columbus thows a leg kick but Peterson checks it
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Columbus throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Columbus slips a straight right by Peterson.
Columbus throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Peterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Columbus checks a leg kick.
Columbus lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Columbus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Columbus. That snapped Peterson's head back.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Columbus cracks Peterson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Peterson get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Peterson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Peterson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
After winning the bout, Scott Columbus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.