PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Polyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauline Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pauline Hanson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Polyakov
vs
Hanson

188 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

206 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Polyakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauline Hanson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Polyakov counters with a nice leg kick.
Pauline Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polyakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Polyakov tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Polyakov throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
Hanson throws a body kick that misses.
Hanson lands with a kick to the temple. Polyakov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Polyakov swinging wildly here.
Polyakov blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Polyakov avoids it well.
Polyakov misses with a looping right.
Hanson looks for the body kick but Polyakov saw that one coming.
Polyakov lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Pauline Hanson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polyakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Polyakov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanson slips under a jab from Polyakov.
Hanson connects with a high kick.
Hanson dodges the punch combination from Polyakov.
Hanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Polyakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polyakov.
Polyakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polyakov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hanson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Polyakov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Polyakov scores with a leg kick.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
Polyakov works Hanson's body with a nice hook.
Polyakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Polyakov.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Polyakov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polyakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Polyakov.
Hanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Polyakov's hands.
Polyakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to land a front kick but Polyakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Polyakov scores with a shot to the body.
Polyakov misses the shot to the body.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Polyakov.
Polyakov connects with the punch.
Polyakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Polyakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polyakov moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Polyakov throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Polyakov throws a push kick but Hanson slaps the foot to one side.

Hanson has closed the distance and engaged Polyakov in a clinch.
Hanson misses with some punches.
Polyakov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Alexander Polyakov has been cut.
Hanson missing with knees to the body.
Polyakov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Polyakov.
Hanson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Polyakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson tries to land a front kick but Polyakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Polyakov.
Polyakov throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Polyakov misses its intended target.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Polyakov drops his hands momentarily and Hanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Polyakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polyakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polyakov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Polyakov's shoulder, as Polyakov tries to avoid the shot.
Polyakov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polyakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson moves out of range as Polyakov strikes.
Polyakov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Polyakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson lands a head shot.
Hanson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Polyakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Hanson is looking to land body kicks.
Hanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Polyakov is out of range.
Hanson tries to work over Polyakov's front leg with a kick but Polyakov checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Polyakov blocks the leg kick.
Polyakov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Polyakov circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polyakov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hanson throws a hook to the side of Polyakov's head but Polyakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polyakov misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Polyakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Polyakov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Polyakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Polyakov blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Polyakov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Polyakov misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson looks to clinch
and Polyakov counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Polyakov is just out of range.
A low kick from Hanson is predictable there
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Polyakov as he checks the leg kick.
Polyakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polyakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Polyakov ducks down to avoid it.
Polyakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Polyakov.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polyakov.
Hanson wants to clinch.
Hanson misses with a hook. Polyakov ducked under it nicely.
Polyakov cracks Hanson with a good jab.
Alexander Polyakov is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polyakov misses the shot to the body.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Polyakov moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyakov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Polyakov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Polyakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Polyakov tries to land a leg kick but Hanson saw it coming and moves away.
Polyakov throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Polyakov as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Polyakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Hanson.
Polyakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanson.
Polyakov leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polyakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polyakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson misses with a hook.
Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polyakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Hanson needs to keep his hands up - Polyakov had a free shot at his head there.
Polyakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Polyakov missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Polyakov lands a slapping body shot.
Polyakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Polyakov.
Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polyakov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Polyakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanson throws a leg kick but Polyakov checks it.
Polyakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Hanson is rocked!

That has opened up Pauline Hanson's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson defending well as Polyakov loads up on a big left hand.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Polyakov finish him?
Polyakov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Polyakov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Polyakov's head.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Polyakov's shoulder, as Polyakov tries to avoid the shot.
Polyakov fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanson in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polyakov. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanson throws a body kick that misses.
Polyakov moves out of range of the body kick from Hanson.
Polyakov blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Polyakov throws a head kick that misses.
Polyakov misses the shot to the body.
Polyakov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Polyakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polyakov throws a switch kick that catches Hanson on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Hanson looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Hanson flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alexander Polyakov!
Alexander Polyakov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.