PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Sin Thanarat

225 cm
32
300 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

215 cm
34
285 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Hart misses with a hook.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thanarat lands with a good body shot.
Hart throws a series of punches but Thanarat avoids them all with ease.
Hart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Thanarat has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hart throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Thanarat to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Bernie Hart has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart misses with a head kick.
Hart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thanarat ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart lands with an overhand left.
Hart takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Thanarat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hart.
Thanarat keeps Hart at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thanarat misses its intended target.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanarat.
Thanarat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thanarat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Thanarat throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Thanarat slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart walks into a stiff left hand from Thanarat.
Thanarat connects with a solid leg kick.
Thanarat scores with a punch to the 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!
Thanarat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thanarat keeps Hart at a distance using the push kick.
Hart misses with a looping right.
Thanarat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hart's calf.
Hart is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Thanarat throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hart ducks into a a hook from Thanarat and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Bernie Hart's cut is getting worse.
Thanarat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thanarat counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tak Sin Thanarat!