PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rysty Sankari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sankari
vs
Hutton

225 cm
24
300 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

205 cm
32
270 lbs
20 - 11 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Harry Hutton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari loads up on a big right hand but Hutton slips the punch.
Hutton pushes Sankari away with a front kick.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hutton misses the shot to the body.
Hutton misses with a body kick.
Sankari checks a low kick from Hutton.
Hutton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
Sankari catches Hutton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hutton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutton jabs at Sankari's body.
Hutton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sankari throws a jab but it's blocked by Hutton.
Sankari throws a body punch but Hutton moves out of range.
Sankari throws out a loose jab but Hutton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sankari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hutton.
Hutton throws a push kick but Sankari slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hutton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sankari.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses
and Sankari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Sankari misses.
Hutton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sankari.
Hutton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hutton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hutton moves in looking to clinch but Sankari pushes him off.
Sankari throws a series of punches but Hutton avoids them all with ease.
Harry Hutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hutton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sankari, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hutton misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sankari avoids it.
Hutton blocks an uppercut.
Sankari tries to work over Hutton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sankari lands a shot to the body.
Sankari tries to throw a body punch but Hutton avoids it by throwing Sankari back against the ropes.
Hutton scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rysty Sankari has been cut.
Sankari tries a body shot but Hutton blocks it.
Hutton lands a nice knee to the body.
Sankari throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sankari scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sankari.
Hutton blocks a body shot from Sankari.
Hutton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hutton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sankari stalling against the ropes.
Sankari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sankari managing to block the knees to the body from Hutton.
A head punch on the inside from Hutton fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sankari up against the ropes.
Sankari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutton misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sankari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hutton trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari scores with a shoulder strike.
Sankari trying to control the position but instead, Hutton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sankari into the ropes.
Sankari struggles to land a body shot inside as Hutton controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sankari throws out a loose jab but Hutton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutton manages to avoid it.
Hutton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sankari's sensitive parts.
Hutton moves in looking to clinch but Sankari pushes him off.
Hutton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sankari.
Hutton tries to land a front kick but Sankari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sankari.
Sankari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Sankari.
Sankari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hutton tries to clinch there but Sankari circles away.
Sankari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hutton.
Hutton tries to land a body kick
and Sankari counters with a left to the body.
Hutton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sankari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Sankari.
Nice body punch from Hutton.
Sankari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rysty Sankari is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hutton tries to clinch but Sankari moves out of range.
Hutton is looking to land body kicks.
Sankari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hutton in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutton is just out of range.
Hutton throws a leg kick
and Sankari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hutton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick
and Sankari counters with a nice body kick.
Hutton throws a leg kick
and Sankari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hutton.
Hutton swings for the body but Sankari moves out of range.
A combination from Sankari does no damage.
Sankari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hutton jabs at Sankari's body.
Hutton tries to clinch
and Sankari counters with a nice body kick.
Hutton is breathing heavily.
Hutton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hutton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutton throws out a loose jab but Sankari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick and Sankari moves out of range easily.
Sankari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sankari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutton.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses
and Sankari counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari stuns Hutton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hutton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankari can pounce on him.
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hutton moves forwards but Sankari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sankari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hutton at a distance.
Sankari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Sankari clips Hutton 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 Hutton a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

It looks like Harry Hutton has been cut.
Sankari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sankari cracks Hutton with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Hutton is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Hutton is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

Hutton is rocked!
Hutton throws a lazy body kick
and Sankari counters with a right hand from hell and Hutton is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rysty Sankari!
Rysty Sankari is the new super heavyweight champion!
Rysty Sankari thanked the fans post fight for their support.