|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23958 p4p, 519 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 24165 p4p, 526 weight class). Mark Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sigi Pesalelei's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
22
250 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
|
177 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
|
|
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
|
|
| |
|
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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesalelei instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Pesalelei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pesalelei keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Pesalelei has him pressed against the ropes.
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Pesalelei slowing the pace effectively.
Pesalelei keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Pesalelei is controlling him.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Pesalelei.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Pesalelei keeps him there for the moment.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Pesalelei as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt looks winded!
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to push Pesalelei away but Pesalelei has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pesalelei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pesalelei as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Pesalelei on the inside.
Pesalelei lands a shoulder strike.
Pesalelei scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mark Hunt's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Pesalelei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pesalelei lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt is rocked!
Pesalelei cracks Hunt with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hunt 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! Hunt wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei!
Our winner, Sigi Pesalelei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
