PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 2886 p4p, 73 weight class) and Big Bobby (ranked 3040 p4p, 121 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Heidegger
vs
Bobby

201 cm
38
264 lbs
25 - 5 - 1

205 cm
28
280 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Big Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobby manages to avoid it.
Bobby scores with a nice right hand.
Heidegger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bobby. That did some damage!
Heidegger looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobby is just out of range.
Heidegger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bobby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heidegger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heidegger misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bobby! But no joy.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heidegger tries to land a front kick but Bobby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heidegger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bobby misses with a straight left.
Heidegger jabs Bobby right on the nose. Bobby blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heidegger's corner calls for a 1-2. Heidegger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Heidegger.
Heidegger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heidegger scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bobby.
Heidegger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heidegger misses with a shot to the body
and Bobby counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bobby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heidegger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bobby counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Bobby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heidegger tries to land a body kick
and Bobby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heidegger throws a looping overhand right but Bobby ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bobby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bobby misses with a hook
and Heidegger counters with a low kick, right behind Bobby 's knee.
Heidegger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Bobby misses the target.
Bobby ducks under a wild hook from Heidegger.
Heidegger lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger feints and then cracks Bobby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bobby down.
Heidegger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heidegger misses with a hook.
Heidegger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heidegger misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heidegger.
Heidegger misses with a jab to the body
and Bobby counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bobby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heidegger is breathing heavily.
Heidegger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bobby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heidegger looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobby is just out of range.
Puck Heidegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heidegger jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heidegger tests Bobby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heidegger connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heidegger tries to score with a low kick but Bobby moves his leg out of the way.
Bobby misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puck Heidegger dominated that round.
That's time! Heidegger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bobby avoids the body shot from Heidegger.
Puck Heidegger is winning the standup battle so far.
Bobby throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
That kick from Heidegger tenderised Bobby's leg. Bobby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bobby is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bobby lands a head kick. Heidegger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bobby moves out of range of the leg kick from Heidegger.
Bobby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heidegger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heidegger dips to his left and cracks Bobby with an uppercut!
Heidegger tries to land a body kick
and Bobby counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
Heidegger throws a jab when Bobby was well out of range.
Bobby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bobby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heidegger.
Heidegger misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heidegger scores with a sloppy right hand. Bobby should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Heidegger misses.
Heidegger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bobby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Heidegger cracks the inside of Bobby's front leg.
Heidegger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobby.
Bobby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heidegger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heidegger avoids the head kick by Bobby.
Heidegger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bobby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heidegger scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heidegger.
Heidegger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bobby's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heidegger blocks a jab.
Bobby checks a leg kick.
Heidegger connects with the punch.
Heidegger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heidegger. Bobby shrugs it off though.
Heidegger is looking to score with low kicks.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heidegger throws a right hand that Bobby ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobby also avoids with ease.
Bobby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heidegger is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby defending well as Heidegger loads up on a big left hand.
Heidegger misses with a hook to the body
and Bobby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puck Heidegger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heidegger looks to land a body kick but Bobby moved away.
Heidegger scoring well with a low kick there.
Bobby throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heidegger. Bobby shrugs it off though.
Heidegger cracks the inside of Bobby's front leg.
Bobby misses with an uppercut. Heidegger saw that one coming.
Heidegger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobby manages to avoid it.
Heidegger lands with a slapping head kick.
Bobby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heidegger avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidegger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bobby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heidegger can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heidegger. That's going to slow Bobby down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heidegger, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heidegger was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobby.
Heidegger jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Heidegger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heidegger.
Heidegger throws a head kick that misses.
Bobby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heidegger throws a body punch but Bobby moves out of range.
Bobby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bobby throws a head kick that misses.
Bobby throws a hook to the side of Heidegger's head but Heidegger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Bobby.
Bobby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heidegger lands a nice looking body kick.
Heidegger lands a jab to the nose.
Heidegger lands a leg kick that knocks Bobby off balance momentarily.
Bobby misses with a lunging right hand
and Heidegger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heidegger loads up on a big right hand but Bobby slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger tries to clinch but Bobby moves away
and Bobby counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heidegger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bobby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bobby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heidegger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobby can do to turn this around?
Heidegger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bobby checks a leg kick.
Bobby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heidegger throws a right hand that misses
and Bobby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger punishes Bobby's body with a nice straight punch.
Bobby walks into a stiff left hand from Heidegger.
Heidegger lands an overhand right.
Heidegger throws the left hand but Bobby avoids the punch easily.
Bobby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heidegger throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobby.
Heidegger throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puck Heidegger clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bobby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bobby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bobby looks for the body kick but Heidegger saw that one coming.
Heidegger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bobby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heidegger lands with an uppercut that bounces Bobby off the ropes and back into range.
Heidegger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heidegger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heidegger misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heidegger scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger tries to land a front kick but Bobby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heidegger throws the kick towards the body but Bobby avoids it.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bobby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Heidegger clinches.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bobby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heidegger throws the kick towards the body but Bobby avoids it.
Nice cross by Heidegger.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobby misses the target.
Heidegger throws a head kick that misses.
Bobby thinks about the counter body kick.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heidegger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBobby.
A head kick from Bobby lands but Heidegger takes it in his stride.
Heidegger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bobby.
Heidegger catches Bobby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heidegger connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger connects with an inside leg kick.
Bobby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heidegger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heidegger connects with a nice looking jab.
Heidegger lands with a nice body kick.

Heidegger clinches up against the ropes.
Heidegger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Heidegger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heidegger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bobby can't find room to land a body shot as Heidegger controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby.
Bobby misses with a knee strike.
Bobby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby.
Heidegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heidegger blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puck Heidegger had his way with Big Bobby in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Heidegger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Puck Heidegger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heidegger lands a leg kick that knocks Bobby off balance momentarily.
Bobby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heidegger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bobby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heidegger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bobby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heidegger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heidegger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bobby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heidegger throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heidegger.
Bobby motions for Heidegger to come forward. Bobby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heidegger was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobby.
Heidegger tries to counter by clinching up but Bobby breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heidegger. That's going to slow Bobby down.
A swing and a miss from Heidegger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger tries to work over Bobby's front leg with a kick but Bobby checks it.
Heidegger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bobby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bobby missing with a left hand there. Heidegger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Bobby.
Big Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bobby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heidegger - the referee stops the clock and Bobby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heidegger. Bobby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heidegger slips under a jab.
Bobby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heidegger.
Heidegger moves out of range of the body kick from Bobby.
Nice straight punches there by Heidegger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heidegger.
Heidegger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heidegger misses with a low kick.
Bobby tries a quick counter leg kick but Heidegger is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger dips to his left and cracks Bobby with an uppercut!
Heidegger cracks a nice hook into Bobby's ribs.
Bobby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heidegger.
Heidegger throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heidegger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bobby looks to land a combination but Heidegger avoids it well.
Donk. Heidegger catches Bobby right on the button with a cross.
Heidegger thuds his shin into the meat of Bobby's side.
Heidegger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heidegger throws a front kick that sends Bobby stumbling back into the ropes.
Heidegger is looking to clinch.
Heidegger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puck Heidegger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heidegger 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puck Heidegger!
Puck Heidegger retains his super heavyweight title!
Big Bobby was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man, today.'.