PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hill Billy Hank (ranked 1617 p4p, 24662 weight class) and Hanz Hammer (ranked 48 p4p, 232 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Hanz Hammer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hill Billy Hank's chin.

Hank
vs
Hammer

188 cm
24
200
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
270
3 - 4 - 0

Basic striking
Very quick

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hill Billy Hank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hanz Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hank rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hammer looks winded!
Hank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Hank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Hank content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hank tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hank lands with a right to the head.
Hank tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Hank back against the ropes.
Hammer tries to work over Hank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hank blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Hank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hank lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Hanz Hammer's cut even more.
Hank lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Hanz Hammer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Come on Hank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hank tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hank tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Hank back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hank is leaning against Hammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hank lands a nice shot to the body.
Hank lands a knee to the head.
Hank lands an elbow that stopped Hammer in his tracks for a moment.
Hank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hank lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hank.
Hammer avoiding damage as Hank throws knees to the body.
Hank landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Hank.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Hank.
Hank tries to land a knee to the head but Hammer blocks with his arms.
Hank misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Hank's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hank holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hank with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hank avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
Hank lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hanz Hammer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hank digs a right hand underneath Hammer's ribcage. Hammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hammer being controlled against the ropes.
Hank lands with a left to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hill Billy Hank!
Hill Billy Hank made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview.