PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lal Hnawka (ranked 5061 p4p, 4734 weight class) and Urjo Sokk (ranked 221 p4p, 151 weight class). Urjo Sokk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hnawka
vs
Sokk

188 cm
25
270
3 - 2 - 0

205 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

Basic striking
Experienced

Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lal Hnawka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urjo Sokk!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokk tries to clinch there but Hnawka circles away.
Sokk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hnawka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk ducks under a wild hook from Hnawka.
Hnawka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hnawka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sokk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sokk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sokk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hnawka tries to clinch there but Sokk circles away.
Hnawka backing away here, and Sokk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sokk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hnawka is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hnawka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hnawka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sokk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hnawka is looking to break free of the clinch but Sokk has double underhooks.
Hnawka tries to break the clinch but Sokk is controlling the position.
Sokk is trying to break the clinch but Hnawka has him pressed against the ropes.
Sokk is trying to break the clinch but Hnawka is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hnawka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk misses the shot to the body.
As Sokk looks to move away, Hnawka throws a big counter combo but Sokk just gets out of the way.
Sokk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokk cracks Hnawka with an open hand slap.
Hnawka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sokk paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hnawka clinches up against the ropes.
Sokk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hnawka has him pressed against the ropes.
Sokk avoiding damage as Hnawka throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sokk as Hnawka tries to tie him up.
Sokk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hnawka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sokk is keeping busy.
Sokk tries to stall but Hnawka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sokk prevents Hnawka from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokk is looking to break free of the clinch but Hnawka has double underhooks.
Hnawka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sokk is keeping busy.
Sokk tries to circle away but Hnawka has him pinned against the ropes.
Hnawka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sokk working hard to break the clinch.
Sokk has had enough of the clinch but Hnawka keeps him there for the moment.
Hnawka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hnawka misses with a punch on the inside.

Hnawka manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sokk misses with the body kick

and Hnawka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hnawka.
Hnawka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sokk has him pressed against the ropes.
Hnawka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sokk wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lal Hnawka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hnawka misses with a body punch
and Sokk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hnawka thinking.

Hnawka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Hnawka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk misses with a body kick.
Sokk lands with a right hand.
Sokk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hnawka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokk.
A head kick misses from Sokk.
Sokk doesn't manage to clinch there - Hnawka circles away.
Hnawka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lal Hnawka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hnawka clinches with his opponent.
Hnawka tries to break the clinch but Sokk is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sokk is trying to break the clinch but Hnawka is controlling him.
Sokk wants to get back to striking at distance but Hnawka won't allow it.
Sokk is looking to break free of the clinch but Hnawka has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hnawka slows down the pace here.
Hnawka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sokk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hnawka tries to circle away but Sokk has him pinned against the ropes.
Sokk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hnawka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hnawka keeps control of Sokk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hnawka tries to break the clinch but Sokk is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Sokk.
Sokk is trying to push Hnawka away but Hnawka has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Hnawka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A frustrated look appears on Sokk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hnawka tries to land knees in the clinch but Sokk avoids the damage to the body.
Sokk works on Hnawka's body with a couple of short punches.
Hnawka effectively controlling the action here.
Sokk is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sokk avoiding damage as Hnawka throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sokk has had enough of the clinch but Hnawka keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Hnawka to work.
Hnawka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sokk's efforts to push away.
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 Lal Hnawka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hnawka has Sokk up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sokk has had enough of the clinch but Hnawka keeps him there for the moment.
Hnawka effectively controlling the action here.
Hnawka prevents a body shot from Sokk.
Hnawka is looking to break free of the clinch but Sokk has double underhooks.
Sokk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hnawka has him pressed against the ropes.
Sokk tries to break free but Hnawka pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hnawka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hnawka swings for the body but Sokk moves out of range.
Sokk throws a leg kick
and Hnawka counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sokk.
Hnawka misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hnawka tries to clinch up.
Hnawka moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSokk.
Sokk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hnawka misses the shot to the body.
Sokk fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hnawka is trying to break the clinch but Sokk is controlling him.
Hnawka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sokk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sokk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sokk as Hnawka tries to tie him up.
Sokk trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hnawka working hard to break the clinch.

Hnawka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hnawka tries to clinch up.

Hnawka closes the distance and pushes Sokk back into the ropes.
Hnawka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hnawka swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sokk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hnawka's efforts to push away.
Hnawka misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hnawka has him pressed against the ropes.
Sokk looking to stall.
Urjo Sokk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lal Hnawka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sokk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hnawka is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lal Hnawka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hnawka, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lal Hnawka!
A victorious Lal Hnawka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.