PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 6194 p4p, 167 weight class) and Hippo Potamus (ranked 5507 p4p, 141 weight class). Bullard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wrecking Ball. Hippo Potamus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bullard
vs
Potamus

175 cm
40
182 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

196 cm
24
245 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hippo Potamus!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Potamus.
Bullard misses with a series of wild punches.
Potamus unleashes a big counter combination but Bullard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bullard scores with a jab to the body.
Bullard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullard misses the shot to the body.
Potamus staying out of range there.
Bullard moves out of range of the body kick from Potamus.
Bullard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Potamus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bullard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potamus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Potamus throws a sloppy head kick
and Bullard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bullard moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bullard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullard misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus throws a low kick but Bullard avoids it.
Potamus slips a straight right by Bullard.
Potamus throws out a counter right but Bullard avoids it with no problem.
Potamus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bullard checks a leg kick.
Bullard looks to score with a jab to the body but Potamus is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Potamus.
Potamus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bullard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bullard throws a good cross that connects.
Bullard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullard takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
Bullard lands a nice hook to Potamus's body. Potamus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bullard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Bullard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bullard checks a leg kick.
Bullard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Potamus tries a low kick but Bullard avoids it.
Potamus throws a leg kick but Bullard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potamus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bullard misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Potamus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Potamus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potamus scores with a nice strike.
Potamus misses with a low kick.
Potamus misses with a low kick.
Bullard lands with a cross.
Bullard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potamus on the side of the head.
Potamus throws a chopping leg kick but Bullard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bullard misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bullard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A combination from Bullard does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potamus. Bullard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potamus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Potamus scoring well with a low kick there.
Potamus misses with an uppercut
and Bullard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bullard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Potamus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bullard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullard throws a head kick that misses
and Potamus counters with a left to the body.
Bullard checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bullard.
Bullard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bullard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus thumps Bullard with a low kick.
Bullard throws a sloppy head kick and Potamus moves out of range easily.
Potamus scores with a punch to the head.
Bullard misses with an uppercut.
Bullard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony Bullard is winning the standup battle so far.
Potamus walks into a straight right hand from Bullard.
Potamus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bullard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Potamus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potamus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bullard swinging wildly here.
Potamus flicks out a counter leg kick but Bullard steps away.
Bullard misses with an uppercut
and Potamus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bullard misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus ducks under a wild hook from Bullard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potamus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bullard throws out the jab.
Potamus is looking to chop away at Bullard's legs.
Bullard throws a sloppy head kick and Potamus moves out of range easily.
Potamus throws a counter combo.
Potamus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bullard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Potamus tries to counter with a clinch but Bullard shakes him off and moves away.
Bullard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Bullard misses.
Potamus throws a big shot that misses.
Bullard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potamus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bullard is able to avoid easily.
Potamus scores with a jab.
Bullard misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bullard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bullard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hippo Potamus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullard misses with a series of wild punches.
Potamus tries to clinch but Bullard moves out of range.
Bullard misses with a double jab
and Potamus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bullard really felt that one!
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.
Bullard throws a body punch but Potamus moves out of range.
Potamus wants to land a leg kick but Bullard is out of range.
Bullard cracks Potamus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bullard blocks a leg kick.
Potamus moves in looking to clinch but Bullard pushes him off.
Bullard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard misses with a few strikes there.
Potamus misses with a kick to the body
and Bullard counters with a stiff right hand.
Potamus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Potamus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bullard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Potamus misses with a straight left.
Potamus doesn't manage to clinch there - Bullard circles away.
Potamus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Potamus.
Potamus misses with a low kick.
Bullard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullard cracks Potamus with an open hand slap.
A right-left combo lands from Potamus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Potamus misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potamus.
Bullard swinging wildly here.
Bullard throws out a leg kick but Potamus moves out of range and Bullard only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Potamus 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 Bullard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bullard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bullard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bullard throws a push kick but Potamus slaps the foot to one side.
Potamus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Potamus throws a chopping leg kick but Bullard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bullard checks a leg kick.
Bullard misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hippo Potamus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bullard 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Tony Bullard!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Tony Bullard!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Tony Bullard!

Tony Bullard wins by unanimous decision!
Tony Bullard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.