PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roman Shebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Hidjen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shebanov comes to the ring accompanied by Don't worry, be happy. Roman Shebanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shebanov
vs
Hidjen

186 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Shebanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramsey Hidjen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidjen ducks under a wild hook from Shebanov.
Shebanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hidjen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shebanov.
Shebanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hidjen.
Hidjen wants to clinch.
Shebanov throws an overhand right that lands on Hidjen's shoulder, as Hidjen tries to avoid the shot.
Shebanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shebanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Shebanov does it's job there.
Hidjen tries to clinch up but Shebanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hidjen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shebanov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hidjen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shebanov misses with the combination.
Shebanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hidjen.
Hidjen tries to clinch up.
Hidjen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shebanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hidjen pushes Shebanov away with a front kick.
Ramsey Hidjen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hidjen is looking to clinch but Shebanov is avoiding it.
Hidjen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shebanov misses with a hook. Hidjen ducked under it nicely.
Hidjen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hidjen tries to clinch there but Shebanov circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Roman Shebanov has been cut.
Hidjen tries to clinch there but Shebanov circles away.
Hidjen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hidjen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shebanov.
Hidjen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shebanov.
Shebanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hidjen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hidjen wants to clinch but Shebanov slips to the side
and Shebanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hidjen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shebanov.
Hidjen tries to clinch up but Shebanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Shebanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hidjen.
Shebanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hidjen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shebanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hidjen.
Hidjen tries to clinch up but Shebanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hidjen tries to clinch there but Shebanov circles away.
Hidjen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shebanov.
Shebanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hidjen moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shebanov.
Hidjen tries to close the distance and clinch but Shebanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hidjen moves away.
Hidjen moves in looking to clinch but Shebanov pushes him off.
Hidjen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shebanov takes a swing at Hidjen's ribcage but misses.
Shebanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hidjen's head backwards.
Shebanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hidjen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shebanov.
Hidjen tries to clinch but Shebanov is having none of it.
Shebanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shebanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hidjen on the side of the head.
Hidjen tries to close the distance and clinch but Shebanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hidjen throws a sloppy head kick and Shebanov moves out of range easily.
Hidjen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shebanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hidjen manages to avoid it.
Shebanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Hidjen.
Shebanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hidjen moves away from the strike by Shebanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidjen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hidjen throws a head kick that Shebanov semi-blocks.
Shebanov misses with a body shot.
Hidjen tries to clinch up.
Hidjen is looking to clinch but Shebanov is avoiding it.
Hidjen closes the distance but Shebanov moves to the side
and Hidjen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shebanov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shebanov duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Shebanov there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shebanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hidjen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shebanov. Hidjen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shebanov is breathing heavily.
Hidjen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Roman Shebanov's cut is getting worse.
Hidjen throws a head kick that Shebanov semi-blocks.
Hidjen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hidjen throws a front kick that sends Shebanov stumbling back into the ropes.
Hidjen slips a jab from Shebanov.
Hidjen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shebanov thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shebanov lands a right hook to the body.
Hidjen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shebanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hidjen is looking to clinch but Shebanov is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Hidjen.
Hidjen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hidjen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shebanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Shebanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hidjen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shebanov misses with a hook.
Shebanov digs a good body shot into Hidjen's ribs.
Hidjen slips under a jab from Shebanov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shebanov misses with a wild body shot.
Shebanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hidjen lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsey Hidjen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Shebanov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hidjen is looking to clinch.
Hidjen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hidjen tries to clinch but Shebanov is having none of it.
Shebanov catches Hidjen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hidjen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shebanov.
Shebanov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Shebanov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hidjen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hidjen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Shebanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Hidjen.
Shebanov connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shebanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hidjen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hidjen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shebanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hidjen.
Hidjen throws a head kick but Shebanov moves out of range.
Shebanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hidjen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov scores with the left hand. Hidjen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hidjen is breathing heavily.
Shebanov throws a looping overhand right but Hidjen ducks down to avoid it.
Shebanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hidjen on the side of the head.
Shebanov looks to land a right hand but Hidjen moved out of range.
Ramsey Hidjen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shebanov throws out a loose jab but Hidjen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidjen tries to clinch up but Shebanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hidjen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shebanov.
Hidjen tries to clinch but Shebanov moves out of range.
Shebanov scores with a jab to the body.
Shebanov takes a swing at Hidjen's ribcage but misses.
Hidjen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hidjen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hidjen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shebanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hidjen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shebanov's head.
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!
Hidjen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shebanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Shebanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramsey Hidjen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hidjen is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hidjen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shebanov misses the shot to the body.
Shebanov cracks Hidjen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheers as Shebanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hidjen doesn't seem phased though.
Shebanov cracks Hidjen with an open hand slap.

Hidjen is rocked!
Hidjen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hidjen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shebanov finish him?
Hidjen walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roman Shebanov!
After the big win, Roman Shebanov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.