PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Spin Win (ranked 3919 p4p, 392 weight class) and William A Jeppesen (ranked 23519 p4p, 690 weight class). Spin Win has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Win
vs
A Jeppesen

225 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
27
270 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Great elbows
Big right hand

Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spin Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William A Jeppesen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeppesen closes the distance and pushes Win back into the ropes.

Jeppesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Win forces Jeppesen back against the ropes and clinches.

Jeppesen manages to break the clinch.
Win tries to clinch there but Jeppesen circles away.
Despite the aggression on Jeppesen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
William A Jeppesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win is looking to clinch but Jeppesen is avoiding it.
Win is looking to clinch.
Jeppesen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jeppesen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Win, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jeppesen takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like William A Jeppesen has been cut.
Jeppesen slows down the pace here.
Jeppesen avoids a wild elbow strike from Win.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeppesen has Win pressed against the ropes, preventing Win from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Win wants to stall.
Win misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeppesen.
Jeppesen lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeppesen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jeppesen tries to land a knee to the head but Win blocks with his arms.
Win has had enough of the clinch but Jeppesen keeps him there for the moment.
Jeppesen lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Win is trying to break the clinch but Jeppesen is controlling him.
Jeppesen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Win is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jeppesen is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Jeppesen fails to land.

Jeppesen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jeppesen moves into the clinch.
Win working hard to break the clinch.
Win tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Win throws an elbow but misses.
Win is trying to force a seperation but Jeppesen has the dominant position.
Jeppesen lands a right hand.
Win trying to control the position but instead, Jeppesen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Win into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeppesen is pushing Win up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Win wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jeppesen has him pressed against the ropes.
Win wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jeppesen breaks from the clinch.
Jeppesen swats away the attempt to clinch by Win.

Jeppesen rushes Win and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jeppesen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jeppesen has Win pressed against the ropes, preventing Win from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Win tries to break free but Jeppesen pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeppesen stalls.
Jeppesen managing to block the knees to the body from Win.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William A Jeppesen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William A Jeppesen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jeppesen moves into range and clinches up with Win.

Jeppesen breaks from the clinch.

Jeppesen drives through and clinches with Win against the ropes.
Win really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Win misses with a knee strike.
Win is trying to break free.
Win can't break the clinch.
Win is trying to push Jeppesen away but Jeppesen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jeppesen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeppesen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jeppesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Jeppesen does no damage.

Jeppesen darts in and clinches Win up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Win is trying to force a seperation but Jeppesen has the dominant position.
Jeppesen managing to block the knees to the body from Win.
Win doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeppesen gets through Win's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeppesen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Win backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Jeppesen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeppesen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeppesen lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeppesen as Win tries to tie him up.
Jeppesen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeppesen stalling.
Jeppesen controlling the action here for a moment.
Win has had enough of the clinch but Jeppesen keeps him there for the moment.
Win trying to control the position but instead, Jeppesen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Win into the ropes.
Jeppesen is struggling to control the position.
Jeppesen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Win lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Win tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeppesen avoids the damage to the body.
Win lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeppesen controlling the action here for a moment.

Jeppesen manages to break the clinch.
Win tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Win, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Win takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Win tries to clinch up but Jeppesen circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Jeppesen misses its intended target.

Jeppesen drives through and clinches with Win against the ropes.
William A Jeppesen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Win tries to stall but Jeppesen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jeppesen is trying to stall.
Win tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeppesen's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Win's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jeppesen lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Jeppesen scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

William A Jeppesen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William A Jeppesen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jeppesen closes the distance and pushes Win back into the ropes.

Jeppesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Win is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jeppesen moves into the clinch.
Jeppesen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jeppesen stalling against the ropes.

Jeppesen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeppesen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Win tries to clinch there but Jeppesen circles away.
Win is looking to clinch but Jeppesen is avoiding it.
Win tries to clinch but Jeppesen moves out of range.
Win wants to clinch up but Jeppesen keeps it at a distance.
Jeppesen tries to bum rush Win with a series of wild strikes but Win uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeppesen moves into the clinch.
Win wants to get back to striking at distance but Jeppesen won't allow it.
Jeppesen has Win pressed against the ropes, preventing Win from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jeppesen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeppesen keeps control of Win as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Win stalling in the clinch but Jeppesen improves position.
Jeppesen just leaning against Win, taking a breather.
Jeppesen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeppesen lands a body shot.
Jeppesen gets through Win's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jeppesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeppesen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Win back to the ropes. Jeppesen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Jeppesen pushes Win up against the ropes in a clinch.
Win is trying to stall.
Jeppesen controlling the action here for a moment.
Jeppesen tries to stall but Win uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win tries to break free but Jeppesen pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeppesen gets through Win's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jeppesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spin Win is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeppesen misses with an uppercut. Win saw that one coming.

Jeppesen forces Win back against the ropes and clinches.
Jeppesen pushes Win back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Win is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
William A Jeppesen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Win wants to break free but Jeppesen has control.
Win tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeppesen's elbow.
Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jeppesen has Win pressed against the ropes.
Jeppesen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
William A Jeppesen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jeppesen 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William A Jeppesen!