PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sampo Hongisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill BumFight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Hongisto
vs
BumFight

189 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Hongisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - BumFight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BumFight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BumFight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hongisto.
Hongisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BumFight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Hongisto's head but Hongisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
Hongisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BumFight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hongisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Hongisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BumFight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from BumFight misses the target.
BumFight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hongisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hongisto misses with a straight right.
BumFight looks to land a right hand but Hongisto moved out of range.
Hongisto scores with a nice head shot.
Hongisto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hongisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BumFight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight cracks Hongisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
BumFight lands with a right hand.
Hongisto swings for the body but BumFight moves out of range.
BumFight thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Hongisto.
Hongisto throws a jab but it's blocked by BumFight.
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BumFight misses with a jab, cross combination.
BumFight lands a really nice looking cross but Hongisto seems unphased.
BumFight throws a looping overhand right but Hongisto ducks down to avoid it.
BumFight looks to land a left hand but Hongisto moved out of range nicely.
Hongisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BumFight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hongisto ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
BumFight cracks Hongisto with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BumFight cracks a nice hook into Hongisto's ribs.
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!
BumFight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
Hongisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BumFight.
Hongisto slips a jab from BumFight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hongisto misses the target.
Hongisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BumFight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hongisto manages to avoid it.
BumFight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hongisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BumFight at a distance.
BumFight misses with a wild body shot.
Hongisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BumFight throws the left hand but Hongisto avoids the punch easily.
Hongisto drops his hands momentarily and BumFight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hongisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill BumFight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from BumFight misses.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto avoids it easily.
BumFight misses with a straight right.
Hongisto throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.
BumFight scores with a nice head shot.
BumFight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hongisto ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
Hongisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
BumFight thows a body shot but no joy.
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Hongisto's head but Hongisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hongisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BumFight finds it's way round the side to connect with Hongisto's head.
BumFight misses with a series of wild punches.
BumFight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongisto throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hongisto.
BumFight missing with a left hand there. Hongisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill BumFight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hongisto catches BumFight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Hongisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hongisto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BumFights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hongisto throws a lazy right hand but BumFight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
BumFight slips under a jab from Hongisto.
BumFight jabs at Hongisto's body.
BumFight cracks Hongisto with a good jab.
BumFight ducks under a wild hook from Hongisto.
Hongisto scores with a hook.
Hongisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hongisto throws a jab but it's blocked by BumFight.
Hongisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hongisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hongisto throws out a loose jab but BumFight uses good head movement to avoid it.
BumFight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BumFight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from BumFight.
BumFight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hongisto under the eye.
Hongisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BumFight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hongisto was well out of range. Poor timing from BumFight.
BumFight misses with a looping right.
BumFight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hongisto.
BumFight ducks right into an uppercut from Hongisto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BumFight misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Hongisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Hongisto misses.
BumFight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hongisto is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill BumFight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

BumFight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Hongisto.
Hongisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hongisto moves out of range as BumFight strikes.
BumFight slips under a jab.
Hongisto looks to score with a jab to the body but BumFight is just out of range.
Hongisto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BumFight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
A big left from Hongisto misses.
A shot to the body from BumFight misses
and Hongisto counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hongisto!
BumFight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
BumFight digs a good hook to Hongisto's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BumFight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BumFight lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hongisto.
Hongisto misses with a wild body shot.
Hongisto throws a hook to the side of BumFight's head but BumFight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto blocks it.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
A big right from BumFight misses.
Hongisto throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.
Hongisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
BumFight misses with a straight left.
Hongisto lands a nice hook to BumFight's body. BumFight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hongisto throws a looping overhand right but BumFight ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hongisto misses its intended target.
BumFight lands a nice looking body shot.
Hongisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto works over BumFight's head and body with a nice combination.
Hongisto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hongisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight works the jab nicely.
BumFight looks to land a left hand but Hongisto moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Hongisto.
BumFight thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from BumFight misses its intended target.
Hongisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BumFight.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongisto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BumFight misses with a straight left.
BumFight thows a left - swing and a miss!
BumFight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hongisto throws a hook but BumFight blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampo Hongisto clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donk. Hongisto catches BumFight right on the button with a cross.
Hongisto avoids the body shot from BumFight.
BumFight throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hongisto to counter with a crisp jab.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
BumFight misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hongisto does it's job there.
BumFight digs a good body shot into Hongisto's ribs.
BumFight misses with a hook. Hongisto ducked under it nicely.
Hongisto lands a right hook to the body.
BumFight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hongisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BumFight.
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Hongisto's head but Hongisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Nice defenses there by BumFight.
BumFight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight looks to land a combination but Hongisto avoids it well.
Hongisto connects with a nice looking jab.
BumFight looks to clinch
and Hongisto counters with a one-two to the body.
Hongisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
Hongisto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hongisto digs a good hook to BumFight's body.
Hongisto ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
Hongisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
BumFight throws a looping overhand right but Hongisto ducks down to avoid it.
BumFight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hongisto.
BumFight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hongisto.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
BumFight throws a lazy right hand but Hongisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hongisto jabs BumFight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hongisto staying out of range there.
BumFight needs to keep his hands up - Hongisto had a free shot at his head there.
Hongisto throws a body punch but BumFight moves out of range.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
BumFight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BumFight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight throws out a loose jab but Hongisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hongisto sizes up BumFight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BumFight avoids the body shot from Hongisto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BumFight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hongisto manages to avoid it.
Hongisto throws a shot from downtown. BumFight moves away and avoids it.
Hongisto lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampo Hongisto had his way with Bill BumFight in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hongisto works BumFight's body with a nice hook.
Hongisto throws a lazy right hand but BumFight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hongisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BumFight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hongisto misses with a straight left.
Hongisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hongisto circles away quickly and effectively.
BumFight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
BumFight throws a big shot that misses.
Hongisto connects with the punch.
Hongisto misses the jab.
BumFight throws a big shot that misses.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto blocks it.
Hongisto defending well as BumFight loads up on a big left hand.
Hongisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight misses with a looping left.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hongisto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hongisto lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from BumFight misses.
BumFight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BumFight sizes up Hongisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BumFight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BumFight connects with a jab.
BumFight throws a poor cross that misses
and Hongisto counters with a series of strikes. BumFight will be more careful next time no doubt.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto blocks it.
Hongisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BumFight.
Hongisto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto misses with a straight left.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Hongisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BumFight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hongisto moves away.
Hongisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BumFight manages to avoid it.
Hongisto moves out of range as BumFight strikes.
Nice jab there from BumFight.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
A shot to the liver by Hongisto. Beautiful body shot.
BumFight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hongisto swings for the body but BumFight moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hongisto there.
BumFight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sampo Hongisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hongisto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47

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