PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 3756 p4p, 408 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 1910 p4p, 227 weight class). Harris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boxer
vs
Harris

180 cm
33
169 lbs
35 - 19 - 2

173 cm
30
153 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Boxer both land. Nice combination.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Harris flicks out a counter leg kick but Boxer steps away.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Boxer misses its target.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Boxer throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris wants to slow Boxer down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Boxer is wise to it.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Boxer off balance momentarily.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boxer dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Boxer scores with a four punch combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Boxer misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Boxer blocks a leg kick.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Boxer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boxer moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Boxer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boxer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Boxer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Harris throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Boxer.
Boxer takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Boxer's belly button to the back.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Boxer sees coming a mile off.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Boxer scores with a hook.
Boxer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Boxer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
A leg kick checked by Harris.

Harris gets tackled into the ropes by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Boxer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A short right from Boxer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Boxer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Boxer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boxer.
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boxer takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Derek Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boxer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Harris.
It looked like Boxer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Donk. Harris catches Boxer right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris moves forwards but Boxer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Harris misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Harris avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boxer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.

It looks like Kick Boxer has been cut.
Boxer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris thumps Boxer with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris moves forwards but Boxer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boxer. That one must have hurt.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Harris.
Well Boxer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.