PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oskar Hartvigsen (ranked 4472 p4p, 466 weight class) and Georg Puro (ranked 4368 p4p, 461 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartvigsen
vs
Puro

184 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar Hartvigsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Georg Puro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Hartvigsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartvigsen.
Sloppy strikes from Puro. Those never looked like landing.
Puro connects with a high kick.

Puro has managed to clinch.

Puro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartvigsen throws a series of punches but Puro avoids them all with ease.

Hartvigsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puro, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Puro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puro as Hartvigsen tries to tie him up.
Hartvigsen lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hartvigsen's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartvigsen blocks it with crossed arms.

Puro manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puro 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 Hartvigsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartvigsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartvigsen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Puro.
Hartvigsen keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Puro misses.
Hartvigsen scores with a jab. Puro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Hartvigsen moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hartvigsen tries to break free but Puro pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartvigsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puro is keeping busy.

Puro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartvigsen. That's going to slow Puro down.
Hartvigsen moves in looking to clinch but Puro pushes him off.
Puro misses with a head kick.
Hartvigsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Puro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puro throws a lazy body kick

and Hartvigsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Puro breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hartvigsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartvigsen lands a high kick!
Hartvigsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Puro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puro tries a head kick but it misses.

Puro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Georg Puro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Puro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Puro tries to keep at a distance but Hartvigsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Puro.
Puro stalling the fight.
Puro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Puro breaks the clinch.
Puro keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartvigsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartvigsen is looking to clinch.
Puro swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartvigsen.
Puro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Hartvigsen closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartvigsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hartvigsen tries to work over Puro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartvigsen avoiding damage as Puro throws knees to the body.
Puro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hartvigsen throws an elbow that misses.
Hartvigsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Puro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartvigsen tries to clinch up.
Hartvigsen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Hartvigsen lands but Puro takes it in his stride.
Puro doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartvigsen circles away.
Puro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Puro has managed to clinch.

Hartvigsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartvigsen tries to clinch but Puro is having none of it.
Hartvigsen moves in looking to clinch but Puro pushes him off.

Puro closes the distance and clinches.
Puro avoids the elbow strike from Hartvigsen, against the ropes.
Puro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hartvigsen up against the ropes.

Puro breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Georg Puro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Puro fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hartvigsen instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puro as Hartvigsen tries to tie him up.
Puro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Puro.
Hartvigsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puro is keeping busy.
Hartvigsen wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Hartvigsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartvigsen keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartvigsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartvigsen tries to clinch but Puro moves out of range.
Hartvigsen tries to clinch up but Puro circles away and keeps his distance.

Puro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hartvigsen taking a breather.
Hartvigsen tries to stall but Puro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartvigsen is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartvigsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartvigsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartvigsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Puro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puro as Hartvigsen tries to tie him up.
Puro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartvigsen is defending well for now.
Puro looking to stall.

Puro breaks the clinch.
Puro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puro misses with a head kick.
Hartvigsen feints and then cracks Puro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puro down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartvigsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartvigsen sets himself, and Puro steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartvigsen avoids it this time.
Puro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oskar Hartvigsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georg Puro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hartvigsen tries to bum rush Puro with a series of wild strikes but Puro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georg Puro.
Well Puro 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg Puro!