PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Bane (ranked 3983 p4p, 4455 weight class) and Iggy Pop (ranked 185 p4p, 202 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Iggy Pop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bane
vs
Pop

200 cm
26
270
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
270
5 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iggy Pop!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Pop.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Maximus Bane has been cut.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Bane is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Pop.
Pop tries a knee to the head but Bane blocks it.
Pop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Bane shrugs off.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pop lands an elbow just above Bane 's eye.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bane's defenses.
Bane managing to block the knees to the body from Pop.
Bane tries to work over Pop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Bane won't want to take too many of those.
Pop lands an elbow just above Bane 's eye.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pop obliges.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Bane shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pop lands an elbow just above Bane 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Pop.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Bane shrugs off.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Pop lands an elbow just above Bane 's eye.
Pop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bane.
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pop's elbow.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pop lands a nice elbow.

Bane is rocked!
Bane takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Bane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pop has control of Bane and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Bane crashing to the mat! Bane looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Pop looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Iggy Pop!
After winning the bout, Iggy Pop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.