PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imo Hass Kaggnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bravie
vs
Hass Kaggnen

197 cm
25
259 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Bravie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imo Hass Kaggnen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaggnen cracks Bravie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaggnen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaggnen throws a right hand that Bravie ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravie also avoids with ease.
Kaggnen moves in looking to clinch but Bravie pushes him off.
Bravie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaggnen. That did some damage!
Kaggnen tests Bravie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaggnen walks into a straight right hand from Bravie.

It looks like Imo Hass Kaggnen has been cut.
Bravie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bravie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaggnen in his tracks.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bravie.
Richard Bravie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravie fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kaggnen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaggnen is trying to push Bravie away but Bravie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bravie keeps control of Kaggnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaggnen is trying to force a seperation but Bravie has the dominant position.
Bravie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaggnen's efforts to push away.
Kaggnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravie won't allow it.
Bravie misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaggnen is trying to break free.
Kaggnen tries to break free but Bravie pushes him back against the ropes.

Kaggnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravie.
Bravie connects with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Kaggnen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bravie throws a right and a left that Kaggnen avoids nicely.

Kaggnen rushes Bravie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaggnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravie prevents Kaggnen from breaking the clinch.
Bravie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravie cracks Kaggnen with a nice body shot.
Bravie lands a right hand.
Bravie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaggnen tries to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling the position.
Kaggnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravie scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravie lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bravie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaggnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaggnen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaggnen is trying to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling him.
Kaggnen blocking some punches.
Kaggnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaggnen is working Bravie over against the ropes.
Kaggnen tries to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling the position.
Kaggnen wants to break free but Bravie has control.
Kaggnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravie has double underhooks.
Bravie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaggnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravie staying out of range there.
It looked like Bravie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravie.
A punch combination from Kaggnen misses.

Bravie clinches.
Bravie working aggressively here.
Kaggnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Kaggnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaggnen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravie throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kaggnen as the two fighters clinch.

Kaggnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Richard Bravie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imo Hass Kaggnen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kaggnen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Bravie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bravie wants to clinch up but Kaggnen keeps it at a distance.
Bravie connects with a single shot there.
Kaggnen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bravie scores with a spinning back kick!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bravie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Bravie rushes Kaggnen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaggnen tries to break free but Bravie pushes him back against the ropes.
Kaggnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaggnen tries to break free but Bravie pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravie.
A short body shot lands from Bravie as the two fighters clinch.
Bravie has Kaggnen pressed against the ropes, preventing Kaggnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaggnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kaggnen working hard to break the clinch.
Kaggnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bravie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaggnen can do to turn this around?
Kaggnen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaggnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaggnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravie has double underhooks.
Kaggnen is trying to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling him.

Kaggnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kaggnen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaggnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravie misses with the head strike.
Kaggnen tries to circle away but Bravie has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaggnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaggnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bravie prevents Kaggnen from breaking the clinch.
Kaggnen tries to work over Bravie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravie has a couple of punches blocked by Kaggnen.
Kaggnen is trying to break the clinch but Bravie has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kaggnen is trying to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling him.
Kaggnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaggnen has had enough of the clinch but Bravie keeps him there for the moment.
Bravie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaggnen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaggnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravie won't allow it.
Kaggnen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaggnen is trying to push Bravie away but Bravie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bravie misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kaggnen breaks the clinch.
Imo Hass Kaggnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bravie.
Bravie throws a leg kick but Kaggnen checks it.

Bravie darts in and clinches Kaggnen up against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaggnen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bravie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaggnen missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaggnen.
Bravie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaggnen trying to land knees to the body.
Bravie is trying to stall.
Bravie has Kaggnen pressed against the ropes, preventing Kaggnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaggnen.
Kaggnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaggnen tries to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling the position.
Kaggnen is trying to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling him.
Kaggnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravie has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bravie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Imo Hass Kaggnen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kaggnen thows a leg kick but Bravie checks it
letting Bravie counter with a right hand.
Bravie throws a right and a left that Kaggnen avoids nicely.
Kaggnen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bravie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaggnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaggnen tries to clinch but Bravie moves out of range.
Bravie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaggnen has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Kaggnen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaggnen throws a leg kick but Bravie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bravie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That has opened up Imo Hass Kaggnen's cut even more.
A big left from Bravie misses.
Bravie throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bravie pushes Kaggnen up against the ropes in a clinch.

Kaggnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravie moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaggnen.
Good leg kick by Bravie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bravie misses with a kick to the body.
Bravie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaggnen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bravie swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kaggnen moves into the clinch.
Richard Bravie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaggnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravie has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kaggnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaggnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bravie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaggnen missing with knees to the body.
Kaggnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaggnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bravie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaggnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaggnen tries to circle away but Bravie has him pinned against the ropes.
Bravie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaggnen.
Kaggnen tries to circle away but Bravie has him pinned against the ropes.
Bravie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaggnen stalling against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaggnen is trying to break the clinch but Bravie is controlling him.
Kaggnen blocking some punches.
Bravie can't find room to land a body shot as Kaggnen controls the action.
Kaggnen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravie has Kaggnen pressed against the ropes, preventing Kaggnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bravie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bravie.
Bravie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bravie wants to clinch.
Kaggnen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaggnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bravie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaggnen.
Kaggnen looks to land a body kick but Bravie moved away.
Bravie is looking to counter punch.
Bravie throws out a loose jab but Kaggnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaggnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaggnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Imo Hass Kaggnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravie tries to bum rush Kaggnen with a series of wild strikes but Kaggnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bravie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bravie!
Richard Bravie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.