PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hassan Fezzik (ranked 6237 p4p, 5872 weight class) and Mateusz Radovic (ranked 125 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Fezzik
vs
Radovic

193 cm
19
246
2 - 3 - 0

210 cm
19
270
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fezzik drives through and clinches with Radovic against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Fezzik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Fezzik looking to stall.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Fezzik has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radovic avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
A head punch on the inside from Fezzik fails to land.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fezzik wants to stall.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radovic avoids it.
Fezzik tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Fezzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Fezzik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fezzik scores a nice knee to the body.
Fezzik with a knee to the head.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mateusz Radovic has been cut.
Radovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fezzik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Radovic can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic blocks an uppercut.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radovic avoiding damage as Fezzik throws knees to the body.
Fezzik is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovic gets an underhook and turns Fezzik into the ropes.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radovic is defending well for now.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fezzik looking to slow down the pace here.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Fezzik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Fezzik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Radovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fezzik clinches with his opponent.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Hassan Fezzik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fezzik lands a good knee to the midsection. Radovic won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic lands an elbow that stopped Fezzik in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fezzik lands a good knee to the midsection. Radovic won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fezzik.
Fezzik lands an uppercut.
Fezzik is working Radovic over against the ropes.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic lands a nice elbow.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses.
Knees to the body from Fezzik.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fezzik.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fezzik lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Fezzik.
Fezzik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fezzik obliges.
Fezzik with a knee to the head.
Fezzik lands a nice uppercut.
Fezzik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fezzik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radovic's face.
Fezzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Fezzik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Fezzik to work.
Fezzik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Fezzik dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fezzik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Radovic tries to keep at a distance but Fezzik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fezzik looking to slow down the pace here.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic lands an elbow just above Fezzik 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fezzik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Radovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik misses with a knee strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
Radovic lands an elbow inside that Fezzik shrugs off.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radovic.

Hassan Fezzik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fezzik lands with a short shot to the head.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Fezzik throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fezzik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fezzik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik looking to throw knees to the head but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Fezzik tries to throw a body punch but Radovic avoids it by throwing Fezzik back against the ropes.
Fezzik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radovic is defending well for now.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
Fezzik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radovics head.
Fezzik taking a breather.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Hassan Fezzik did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Fezzik gets a clinch.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Fezzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fezzik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik is stalling here.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik looking to stall.
Fezzik tries to land knees in the clinch but Radovic avoids the damage to the body.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Fezzik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fezzik.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovic gets an underhook and turns Fezzik into the ropes.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Fezzik lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses.

Jeez, Hassan Fezzik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Fezzik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Radovic!