PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 24493 p4p, 24253 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 240 p4p, 129 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powerhous
vs
Gunn

225 cm
29
300
8 - 9 - 1

182 cm
27
217
9 - 8 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with the combination.
Powerhous throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powerhous looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Powerhous moves out of range of the strikes.
Powerhous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn works the jab nicely.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Powerhous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Powerhous moves out of range.

Powerhous closes the distance and clinches.

Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Powerhous clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Powerhous manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Powerhous tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Powerhous won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous lands an elbow inside.
Gunn working hard to break the clinch.

Powerhous breaks from the clinch.

Powerhous clinches with his opponent.
Powerhous stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gunn being controlled against the ropes.

Powerhous breaks the clinch.
Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powerhous.
Gunn looks to land a body kick but Powerhous moved away.
It appears Powerhous was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunn tries to break free but Powerhous pushes him back against the ropes.
Powerhous is leaning against Gunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Powerhous blocking some punches.
Powerhous is pushing Gunn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunn avoiding damage as Powerhous throws knees to the body.

Powerhous manages to break the clinch.

Powerhous has managed to clinch.
Powerhous has Gunn pushed against the ropes.
Powerhous throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to break free but Powerhous pushes him back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Gunn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Powerhous scores with a shot to the body.
Powerhous connects with a leg kick.

Powerhous moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.
Gunn tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powerhous avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powerhous utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powerhous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Powerhous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Powerhous wants to slow Gunn down by chopping away at his legs.
Gunn throws a right hand that Powerhous ducks under and follows up with a left that Powerhous also avoids with ease.
Gunn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Powerhous moves into the clinch successfully.
Powerhous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes.

Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Powerhous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Powerhous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Powerhous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Powerhous has managed to clinch.
Powerhous lands a shot to the body.
Powerhous crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous blocks an elbow strike.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Powerhous stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powerhous drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Powerhous moves into the clinch.
Powerhous manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powerhous manages to break the clinch.

Powerhous has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Powerhous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
A left hand lands to the body for Powerhous.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powerhous fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn throws a head kick but Powerhous moves out of range.
A low kick from Gunn is predictable there
and Powerhous counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Tommy Gunn's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Powerhous clips Gunn 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 Gunn a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Powerhous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn wants to counter with a clinch but Powerhous pushes him away.

Powerhous forces Gunn back against the ropes and clinches.

Powerhous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Powerhous lands with a good body shot.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Powerhous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powerhous wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gunn gets tackled into the ropes by Powerhous. Powerhous maintains the clinch.
Boxing Powerhous has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Powerhous lands an uppercut.

The cut above Tommy Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.
Powerhous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
A short right from Powerhous on the inside.

Gunn is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Powerhous as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Powerhous is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Powerhous breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a wild body kick that Gunn sees coming a mile off.
Powerhous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Powerhous scores with a big combo that sends Gunn crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Gunn flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Powerhous jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Powerhous!