PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 5690 p4p, 419 weight class) and Head Bussa (ranked 21974 p4p, 489 weight class). Hill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King Of The Hill Theme. Head Bussa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hill
vs
Bussa

187 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
29
215 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bussa misses with a straight left.
Hill misses with a right hand
enabling Bussa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill blocks a jab.
Bussa moves out of range of the strikes.
Bussa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bussa slips a jab from Hill.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Bussa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bussa's hands.
Hill with a nice cross.
Hill cracks Bussa with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bussa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hill back to the ropes. Bussa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Bussa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hank Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Bussa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Bussa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bussa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bussa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Hill misses.
Hill throws a hook but Bussa avoids it easily.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Bussa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bussa manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bussa missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bussa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bussa defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Bussa throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Bussa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill misses with a hook. Bussa ducked under it nicely.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Bussa saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Bussa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill blocks a jab.
Bussa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bussa misses with a straight left.
Bussa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Bussa is out of range.
Nice shot by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bussa connects with the punch.

It looks like Hank Hill has been cut.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Bussa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bussa slips a jab from Hill.
Bussa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Bussa clips Hill with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Hill a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bussa.
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!
Hill lands with a right hand.
Bussa missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Bussa moved out of range nicely.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill cracks Bussa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bussa throws a big shot that misses.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bussa doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa staying out of range there.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Bussa.
Nice defenses there by Bussa.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Bussa ducks down to avoid it.
Bussa slips a jab from Hill.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Bussa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hill is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Bussa.
Bussa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Hill misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bussa misses.
Hill tests Bussa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bussa backs up against the ropes.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill misses with a left hand
and Bussa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bussa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Bussa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Bussa ducks down to avoid it.
Hill cracks Bussa with an open hand slap.
Bussa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Bussa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bussa can do to turn this around?
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Bussa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bussa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.
Bussa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hill.
The fighters circling - Bussa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Bussa takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hank Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hill throws a shot from downtown. Bussa moves away and avoids it.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bussa counters with a nice uppercut that drops Hill onto his backside! Hill bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Bussa avoids the body shot from Hill.
Bussa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill throws a hook but Bussa avoids it easily.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill misses with a right hand
and Bussa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Bussa is out of range.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bussa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bussa cracks Hill with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Hill is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Hill is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

Hill is rocked!
Bussa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Bussa takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Bussa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bussa circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hill tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bussa wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Head Bussa!