PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 1366 p4p, 37 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 17921 p4p, 262 weight class). Columbus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood Of The Kings. Scott Columbus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Heidegger
vs
Columbus

201 cm
34
264 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

200 cm
29
274 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus misses with a head kick.
Heidegger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Columbus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Columbus misses.
Heidegger looks to land a left hand but Columbus moved out of range nicely.
Heidegger loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Columbus scores with a sloppy right hand. Heidegger should have avoided that one.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Columbus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Columbus misses with a low kick.
Columbus cracks Heidegger with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Heidegger lands.

It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Heidegger connects with a single shot there.
Heidegger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Columbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heidegger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heidegger swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus slips under a jab from Heidegger.
Heidegger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Columbus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heidegger.
Good shot there by Columbus.
Heidegger ducks right into an uppercut from Columbus.
Heidegger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Columbus.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus wants to slow Heidegger down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Columbus.
Heidegger lands a nice shot to the body.
Heidegger needs to keep his hands up - Columbus had a free shot at his head there.

Columbus tries to keep at a distance but Heidegger has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Heidegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Heidegger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heidegger presses Columbus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heidegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heidegger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heidegger tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
Heidegger throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heidegger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Heidegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heidegger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus tries to work over Heidegger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heidegger.
Columbus looks winded!
Heidegger lands a body shot.
Heidegger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heidegger lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Heidegger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heidegger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heidegger pushes Columbus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heidegger lands a shoulder strike.
Heidegger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puck Heidegger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Columbus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Columbus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heidegger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Heidegger clinches.
Heidegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heidegger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Columbus can turn it around.
Knees to the body from Heidegger.
Heidegger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heidegger lands a right hand.
Heidegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heidegger gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heidegger lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Heidegger.
Heidegger lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heidegger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heidegger lands a body shot.
Heidegger presses Columbus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heidegger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heidegger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heidegger lands a shoulder strike.
Heidegger lands a shot to the body.
Heidegger lands an uppercut.
Heidegger lands a nice uppercut.
Columbus is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heidegger.
Heidegger scores with a shoulder strike.

Columbus is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus is still on wobbly legs! Can Heidegger finish him?
Heidegger cracks Columbus with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Columbus goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Columbus wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Puck Heidegger!