PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Stricker (ranked 4631 p4p, 555 weight class) and Peter Hare (ranked 3299 p4p, 430 weight class). Stricker comes to the ring accompanied by 21 Savage feat. Future - X. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stricker
vs
Hare

199 cm
37
219 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

190 cm
32
220 lbs
19 - 18 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Stricker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricker lands a lovely overhand right.
Hare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stricker throwing a counter right hand but Hare manages to avoid it.
Hare throws a sloppy head kick and Stricker moves out of range easily.
Hare misses with a body shot.
Stricker thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stricker lands the left hand.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Hare moves out of range easily.
Hare misses with a looping left.
Stricker connects with a single shot there.
Stricker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hare on the side of the head.

It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Stricker.
Hare misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
Hare tries a low kick but Stricker avoids it.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Hare is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hare. Stricker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hare moves out of range of the leg kick from Stricker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare tests Stricker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stricker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stricker lands with an overhand left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Stricker misses the jab.
Hare misses with a body shot.
A jab from Stricker finds it's way through Hare's defenses.
Stricker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hare momentarily.
Hare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hare looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stricker scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stricker misses with a head kick.
Stricker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hare. That did some damage!
Hare chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stricker can pounce on him.
Hare slips under a jab from Stricker.
Hare is looking for the big counter here.
Stricker tries to land a body kick
and Hare counters with a left to the body.
Hare scores with a jab. Stricker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stricker tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Hare was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stricker walks into a straight right hand from Hare.
Hare throws a hook to the side of Stricker's head but Stricker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stricker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stricker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hare in his tracks.
Stricker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stricker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stricker throws a big shot that misses.
Hare throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stricker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stricker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Stricker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stricker loads up on a big right hand but Hare slips the punch.
Hare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stricker misses with a double jab.
Hare avoids the body shot from Stricker.
Stricker throws a hook but Hare avoids it easily.
Stricker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
Hare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hare throws a big shot that misses.
Hare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stricker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker staying out of range there.
Stricker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hare looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
Stricker throws a looping overhand right but Hare ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stricker. Hare shrugs it off though.
Steve Stricker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stricker throws a leg kick
and Hare counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Stricker.
A good leg kick by Hare.
Hare fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stricker.
Hare cracks the inside of Stricker's front leg.
Hare drops his hands momentarily and Stricker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stricker throws a chopping leg kick but Hare manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hare misses with a head kick.
Stricker throws the left hand but Hare avoids the punch easily.
Stricker misses with a kick to the body.
Stricker throws an overhand right that lands on Hare's shoulder, as Hare tries to avoid the shot.
Hare misses with a two punch combination.
Stricker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hare moves away.
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hare is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
Stricker takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker throws a hook to the side of Hare's head but Hare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hare swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hare! But no joy.
Stricker dodges the punch combination from Hare.
Hare looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stricker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stricker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's time! Stricker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stricker checks a leg kick.
Stricker throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hare avoids it.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stricker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stricker takes a swing at Hare's ribcage but misses.
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Hare.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hare! But no joy.
Stricker moves out of range as Hare strikes.
Stricker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hare can do to turn this around?
Hare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stricker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hare is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hare's hands.
Stricker connects with a high kick.
Stricker throws a leg kick which misses Hare's front leg but catches the back leg as Hare tries to avoid it.
Hare misses with a hook. Stricker ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hare scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Stricker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stricker.

Hare staggers Stricker with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Stricker looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Stricker lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stricker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hare staggers Stricker with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Stricker looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Stricker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stricker lands with a straight right. Hare didn't see that one coming.
Stricker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Hare's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stricker throws a head kick but Hare moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare misses with a hook.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Hare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stricker.
A head kick from Stricker lands but Hare takes it in his stride.
Hare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Hare throws a counter combo.
Hare is looking to slow Stricker down with leg kicks.
Stricker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stricker throws a poor cross that misses
and Hare counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stricker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stricker throws a jab when Hare was well out of range.
Stricker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Hare.
Well Stricker 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Hare!
Peter Hare gave a mention to Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).