PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bugsy Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hara Kiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Siegel
vs
Kiri

179 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bugsy Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hara Kiri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Siegel has Kiri up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siegel lands with a left to the head.

Kiri breaks from the clinch.
Kiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Siegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kiri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Siegel misses with a leg kick.
Siegel wants to clinch up but Kiri keeps it at a distance.
Kiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Kiri.
Siegel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siegel misses with a straight left.
Kiri misses with a kick to the body.
Siegel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiri.
Siegel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Siegel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siegel checks a leg kick.
Kiri misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiri throws a low kick but Siegel avoids it.
Siegel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Siegel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kiri is looking to land body kicks.
Kiri cracks the inside of Siegel's front leg.
Siegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siegel scores with a head kick.
Siegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Siegel.
Kiri looks for the body kick but Siegel saw that one coming.
Siegel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siegel looks for the body kick but Kiri saw that one coming.
Kiri throws a head kick but Siegel moves out of range.
Siegel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Siegel misses with an uppercut.
Kiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siegel.
Hara Kiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiri tries to land a body kick
and Siegel counters with a good low kick that Kiri was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Kiri misses.
Kiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiri misses with a shot to the body
and Siegel counters with a thumping low kick.
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiri.
Siegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiri scores with a spinning back kick!
Siegel scores with a shot to the body.
Siegel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiri's sensitive parts.
Kiri misses with a head kick.
Kiri misses with a low kick.
Siegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegel tries to clinch but Kiri moves out of range.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiri scores with a spinning back kick!
Siegel checks the leg kick.
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 Bugsy Siegel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kiri misses with a double jab.
Siegel blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiri looks for the body kick but Siegel saw that one coming.
Siegel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Siegel blocks the low kick.
Siegel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiri. Kiri obviously looking to wear him down.
Bugsy Siegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Siegel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiri's calf.
Siegel tries to clinch but Kiri moves out of range.
Kiri tries to land a front kick but Siegel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiri throws a leg kick that misses.
Siegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiri.
Siegel misses with an uppercut. Kiri saw that one coming.
Siegel misses with a body kick.
Kiri connects with a leg kick. Siegel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kiri misses with a wild body shot.
Kiri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Siegel blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Siegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiri.
Siegel 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.
Siegel tries to score with a low kick but Kiri moves his leg out of the way.
Siegel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siegel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siegel connects with a single shot there.

Siegel clinches up with Kiri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siegel misses with the head strike.
Kiri lands with a short shot to the head.
Siegel throws a head punch that misses.
Siegel looking to stall.
Kiri tries to work over Siegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiri misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kiri breaks from the clinch.
Siegel throws a leg kick which misses Kiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiri tries to avoid it.
Kiri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiri throws a poor cross that misses
and Siegel counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siegel.
Siegel thumps Kiri with a low kick.
Siegel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siegel.
Kiri blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiri throws out a leg kick but Siegel moves out of range and Kiri only half commits.
Kiri slips a straight right by Siegel.
Kiri throws a sloppy head kick and Siegel moves out of range easily.
Kiri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bugsy Siegel dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Siegel misses with a head kick.
Hara Kiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siegel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiri is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kiri misses with a body kick.
Kiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Siegel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kiri.
Kiri motions for Siegel to come forward. Kiri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Kiri
and Siegel counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Siegel blocks the low kick.
Kiri slips under a jab.
Siegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiri checks a low kick from Siegel.
Siegel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Kiri.
Siegel wants to clinch up but Kiri keeps it at a distance.
Kiri thuds his right hand into Siegel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kiri - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiri punishes Siegel's body with a nice straight punch.
Siegel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Siegel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Siegel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Kiri misses
and Siegel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kiri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiri misses with a kick to the body
and Siegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiri throws the left hand but Siegel avoids the punch easily.
Siegel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Siegel is looking to clinch.

Siegel instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel tries to throw a body punch but Kiri avoids it by throwing Siegel back against the ropes.
Siegel blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Siegel.
A short uppercut from Siegel.
Siegel tries a body shot but Kiri blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Siegel fails to land.
Siegel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siegel misses with some punches.
Siegel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiri.
Kiri tries a body shot but Siegel blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hara Kiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Siegel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bugsy Siegel!
Our winner, Bugsy Siegel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.