PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 6074 p4p, 633 weight class) and Mass Hitta (ranked 4235 p4p, 519 weight class). The key to victory for Boxing Man has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Man
vs
Hitta

190 cm
24
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
21
204 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mass Hitta!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitta throws a body kick that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Hitta.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man misses with a straight right.

Hitta gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hitta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hitta avoids the body shot from Man.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man blocks the body kick.

Hitta lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Man goes down! The ref sends Hitta to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Man is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Boxing Man has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hitta has Man up against the ropes in a clinch.
Man working aggressively here.

Hitta manages to break the clinch.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hitta is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man clobbers Hitta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitta.
Man on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Hitta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boxing Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hitta - that will leave a mark!
Hitta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hitta.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitta.
Man misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Hitta steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hitta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hitta slips the punch.
We've been told by Man's head coaches at Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitta slips a jab from Man.
Man takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man is breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Hitta uses the oldest trick in the book to send Man tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hitta is absolutely delighted - when Man wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mass Hitta!