PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Project One (ranked 4383 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Project Two (ranked 579 p4p, 578 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

One
vs
Two

182 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Project One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Project Two!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Two. Beautiful body shot.
One gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Two counters with a straight right hand.
One moves out of range as Two throws a body kick.
One takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Project One has been cut.
One could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
One moves out of range of the body kick from Two.

Two clinches up with One and pushes him back against the ropes.
One blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two misses with an elbow over the top.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Two backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by One.

It looks like Project Two has been cut.
One lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One lands with a light punch inside.
Two lands a damaging elbow.
Two misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Two.
A short right from Two on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One blocks an elbow strike from Two.
One misses with the head strike.
Two tries to throw a body punch but One avoids it by throwing Two back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by One.
One digs a right hand underneath Two's ribcage. Two let out a lung full of air as it connected.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Two clinches up against the ropes.
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Two leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
One throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Two breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for One.
Two looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Two clobbers One with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Two misses.
One lands a jab to the head.
One fakes the leg kick and cracks Two in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One doesn't manage to clinch there - Two circles away.
Two misses with a straight left.
One tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Two manages to circle out of the way.
One misses with a body shot.
One tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Two is able to avoid easily.
One misses with a hook. Two ducked under it nicely.

Two has One up against the ropes in a clinch.
One blocks an elbow strike.
One lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two wants to get back to striking at distance but One won't allow it.
Two lands an elbow just above One 's eye.
One scores with a nice hook to the head.
One blocks a body shot from Two.
One scores with a shot to the side of Two's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One with an attempt at a knee that misses.
One pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Two takes an elbow to the forehead.
Two scores with a shot to the side of One's head.
Two dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
One works on Two's body with a couple of short punches.
Two is trying to maintain a safe position but One gets an underhook and turns Two into the ropes.
One tries to land a knee to the head but Two blocks with his arms.
Two lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Two missing with knees to the body.
One misses with a hook to the ribs.
Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Two looking to throw knees to the head but One is blocking nicely.
One displaying some good clinch control by pressing Two up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Two.
A nice right hand lands inside from One.
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!
One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
One misses with an elbow strike.
Two with an attempt at a knee that misses.
One is trying to force a seperation but Two has the dominant position.
One misses with an elbow over the top.
Two lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from One.
One blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
One stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Project Two will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Two pushes One away with a front kick.
Two keeps One at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Two!
One is looking to land body kicks.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Two manages to avoid it.
Two scores with a decent looking hook.

One has closed the distance and engaged Two in a clinch.
One misses with the head strike.
Two misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by One as Two tries to tie him up.
One digs a right hand underneath Two's ribcage. Two let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
One missing with knees to the body.
One is trying to maintain a safe position but Two gets an underhook and turns One into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and One tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
One scores with a one two! Two had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Two scores with a shot to the body.
One connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Two's hands.
Two looking to land some kicks to the body here.
One misses with a body kick.
One misses with a wild body shot.
Project Two seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Two feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
Two with the inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Two crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from One - the referee stops the clock and Two gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says One. Two manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
One is looking to clinch.
Two throws a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two falls off balance throwing a combination
and One connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
One lands the left hand.
One throws a head kick but Two moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
One blocks a body shot from Two.
Two pressing his opponent against the ropes.
One lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but One uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from One.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Two as One tries to tie him up.
Two pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
One tries a knee to the head but Two blocks it.
One lands a right hand.
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Two leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
One lands an elbow that stopped Two in his tracks for a moment.
Two working aggressively here.
Two stalling in the clinch but One improves position.
Two throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but One blocks it with crossed arms.
Two takes an elbow to the forehead.

Two is rocked!
One misses with an elbow strike.
Two is looking to control One's arms but One gets an underhook and turns him. Now Two has his back to the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One lands a right hand.
Two is still on wobbly legs! Can One finish him?
Two misses with a knee strike.
Two seems to have recovered his senses.
One has Two pressed against the ropes, preventing Two from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Two leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Two misses with the head strike.
One lands an elbow just above Two 's eye.
Two dodges an elbow strike from One.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Two breaks from the clinch.
Two walks forward, straight into a front kick from One.
One with a nice calf kick.
Two lands a straight punch to the body, keeping One at a distance.
One misses with an attempted mid kick.
Two throws a body kick that misses.
Two swings for the body but One moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Project One will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Two, pushing him back against the ropes.
Two gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Two lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Two throws an elbow that misses.
Two tries to work over One's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
One lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from One on the inside.
One working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One is pushing Two up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
One using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Two has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from One.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by One.
Two is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

One breaks the clinch.
Two moves into range and connects with a jab.
One misses with a series of wild punches.
One takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Two fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
One listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
One lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Two throws an overhand right that lands on One's shoulder, as One tries to avoid the shot.
Two connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
One is looking to clinch.
Two throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by One.
Two lands a glancing blow to the side of One's head.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
Two throws a body shot but no joy.
One connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Two momentarily.
Two lands a nice hook to One's body. One takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Two is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Two feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
One checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Two.
Nice cross by Two.
Two throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from One misses the target.
Two connects with a solid leg kick.
One connects with a single shot there.
Two uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
Two wants to counter with a clinch but One pushes him away.

One darts in and clinches Two up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by One as Two tries to tie him up.
Two lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of One backwards.
Two lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One misses with an elbow over the top.
Two lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Project One has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Two as One tries to tie him up.
Two looking to throw knees to the head but One is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, One throws an elbow but misses.
One looking to stall.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One throws an elbow but it's blocked.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Two leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
One tries to work over Two's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Project Two.
I think Two has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Two!