PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 2540 p4p, 94 weight class) and Leonard Proudfeather (ranked 4216 p4p, 93 weight class). Proudfeather has chosen Come and Get Your Love as his entrance music. Leonard Proudfeather has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boson
vs
Proudfeather

205 cm
38
310 lbs
17 - 19 - 1

200 cm
25
264 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Proudfeather!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Proudfeather.
Proudfeather lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boson takes a step back to recover.
Proudfeather wants to clinch
and Boson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proudfeather tries a head kick but it misses.
Boson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard Proudfeather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boson swinging wildly here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Proudfeather tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boson avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudfeather scores a nice knee to the body.
Proudfeather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Proudfeather is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boson is defending well for now.
Proudfeather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Proudfeather is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudfeather misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boson.

Boson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Proudfeather fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boson, pushing him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Boson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Proudfeather prevents Boson from breaking the clinch.
Proudfeather misses with a knee strike.
Boson is trying to break free.
Proudfeather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boson blocks it with crossed arms.

Boson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Proudfeather throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boson.
Proudfeather throws a head kick that misses.
Boson is looking for a counter combo.
Proudfeather cracks Boson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Proudfeather throws a head kick that misses.
Proudfeather throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boson avoids the head kick by Proudfeather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boson lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boson fails to land with a series of punches.
Proudfeather lands with an uppercut that bounces Boson off the ropes and back into range.

It looks like Higgs Boson has been cut.
Proudfeather scores with a kick to the body.
Boson misses with a head kick.
Proudfeather throws a sloppy head kick and Boson moves out of range easily.
Proudfeather tries a head kick but it misses.
Boson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Proudfeather rushes Boson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Proudfeather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Proudfeather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boson is looking to break free of the clinch but Proudfeather has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Proudfeather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boson cracks Proudfeather with a right hand to the side of the head.
Proudfeather throws a lazy right hand but Boson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Proudfeather dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Higgs Boson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Proudfeather throws a lazy body kick
and Boson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proudfeather throws a push kick but Boson slaps the foot to one side.
As Proudfeather looks to move away, Boson throws a big counter combo but Proudfeather just gets out of the way.
Proudfeather misses with a straight right.
Proudfeather throws a head kick but Boson moves out of range.

Proudfeather takes the fight into the clinch.

Boson breaks the clinch.
Boson catches Proudfeather with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boson misses with a series of wild punches.
Proudfeather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boson avoids a kick to the body.
Boson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Higgs Boson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Proudfeather closes the distance and clinches.
Proudfeather wants to stall.
Proudfeather misses with a knee to the head.
Proudfeather tries a knee to the head but Boson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudfeather avoiding damage.
Boson managing to block the knees to the body from Proudfeather.

Boson manages to break the clinch.
Proudfeather lands a nice looking body kick.

Proudfeather drives through and clinches with Boson against the ropes.
Good body shot from Boson.

Boson breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Boson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Proudfeather darts in and clinches Boson up against the ropes.
Proudfeather landing knees to the head.
Boson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leonard Proudfeather seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Proudfeather. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Proudfeather tries a knee to the head but Boson blocks it.
Boson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Proudfeather is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boson is defending well for now.
Proudfeather has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Proudfeather.

Boson breaks from the clinch.

Proudfeather gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proudfeather working Boson over with knees to the body.
Proudfeather crunches a lovely knee into Boson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Proudfeather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Proudfeather stalling in the clinch but Boson improves position.
Boson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Proudfeather wants to stall.
Boson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Proudfeather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boson blocks a jab.
Proudfeather throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boson slips under a jab.
Boson moves out of range as Proudfeather throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Proudfeather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Higgs Boson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Boson tries to keep at a distance but Proudfeather has taken the fight into the clinch.
Higgs Boson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Proudfeather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well,Boson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Proudfeather keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boson's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Boson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudfeather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Proudfeather misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boson.
Boson is trying to push Proudfeather away but Proudfeather has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boson tries to circle away but Proudfeather has him pinned against the ropes.
Proudfeather misses with a knee strike.
Boson tries to break the clinch but Proudfeather is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boson tries to break free but Proudfeather pushes him back against the ropes.
Boson avoiding damage as Proudfeather throws knees to the body.
Proudfeather tries to land a knee to the head but Boson blocks with his arms.
Proudfeather misses with a knee strike.
Boson tries to circle away but Proudfeather has him pinned against the ropes.
Boson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Proudfeather blocks a body shot from Boson.
A knee to the head by Proudfeather.
Boson is looking to break free of the clinch but Proudfeather has double underhooks.
Boson can't break the clinch.
Proudfeather keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boson's efforts to push away.

Boson breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Proudfeather goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Proudfeather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boson has a couple of punches blocked by Proudfeather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Proudfeather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Proudfeather winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Leonard Proudfeather!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Leonard Proudfeather!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Leonard Proudfeather!

Leonard Proudfeather wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Leonard Proudfeather thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Higgs Boson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to all the fans here tonight, I love you all!'.