PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hanz Hammer (ranked 4856 p4p, 6012 weight class) and Paper Boi (ranked 505 p4p, 566 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!

Hammer
vs
Boi

200 cm
20
270
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
18
240
0 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hanz Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paper Boi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammer throws a quick counter head kick but Boi was just out of range.

Hammer rushes Boi and presses him up against the ropes.
Boi pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boi working aggressively here.
Boi looking to slow down the pace here.
Hammer leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Boi avoids the damage to the body.
Boi trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Hammer is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Hammer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammer.
Boi misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boi being controlled against the ropes.
Hammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hammer pushes Boi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boi scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boi's efforts to push away.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
A short right from Hammer on the inside.
Hammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boi being controlled against the ropes.
Boi is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boi is trying to break free.
Boi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boi is defending well for now.
Hammer controlling the action here for a moment.
Boi throws an elbow but it misses.
Boi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boi fails to land.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boi tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boi is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes.
Boi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer has Boi pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boi misses with some punches.
Boi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Hammer stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boi tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Boi back against the ropes.
Boi trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
We've been informed that Boi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boi looking to slow down the pace here.
Boi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A bit of stalling here from Hammer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Boi wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boi tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boi working aggressively here.
Boi misses with a body punch.
Boi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Boi taking a breather.
Boi wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer lands a nice uppercut.
Boi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boi avoids it.
Boi working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boi misses with a punch to the body.
Boi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hanz Hammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Hammer counters with a quick kick to the body but Boi blocks it.

Hammer has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boi taking a breather.
Boi looking to slow down the pace here.
Boi is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hammer works on Boi's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hammer.
Boi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boi managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boi can do to turn this around?
Boi is breathing heavily.
Boi avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer has Boi pushed against the ropes.
Hanz Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Hammer.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammer lands a shot to the body.
Hammer pushes Boi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boi letting Hammer take a breather here.
Hammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammer gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Boi being controlled against the ropes.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Boi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boi has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Boi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
Hammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Hammer.
Boi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boi is defending well for now.
Hammer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer slowing the pace effectively.
Hammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Boi backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bois head.
Hammer pushes Boi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
A right hook to the body lands for Hammer.
Boi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer keeps control of Boi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boi avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Boi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Boi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammer gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
Boi being controlled against the ropes.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Boi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hammer.
Hammer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boi working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boi avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boi avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hanz Hammer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boi connects with a jab.
Boi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boi throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Hammer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paper Boi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hammer moves out of range as Boi strikes.
Boi misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hammer rushes Boi and presses him up against the ropes.
Hammer lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boi is trying to break free.
Boi trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boi into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boi misses with a punch on the inside.
Boi tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer is stalling here.
Boi misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boi tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer lands with a light punch inside.
Hammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes.
Hammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
Hammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boi can't break the clinch.
Hammer lands with a light punch inside.
Hammer stalling the fight.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Boi.
Boi stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boi.
Hammer just leaning against Boi, taking a breather.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammer stalls.
Boi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Hammer is stalling here.
Hammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer works on Boi's body with a couple of short punches.
Boi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Boi throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boi avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Boi crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Hanz Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Paper Boi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Boi fails to land.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Boi is blocking nicely.
Hammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boi or not.
Boi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammer gets an underhook and turns Boi into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hammer digs a right hand underneath Boi's ribcage. Boi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammer.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boi backwards.
Hammer slowing the pace effectively.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanz Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanz Hammer!