PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Logan Leatherface (ranked 7018 p4p, 248 weight class) and Zhou Ming He (ranked 6485 p4p, 237 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!

Leatherface
vs
Ming He

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

224 cm
24
299 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Basic striking
Self confident

Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Leatherface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zhou Ming He !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leatherface rushes Ming He and presses him up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Leatherface.
Leatherface definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ming He misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leatherface.
Leatherface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leatherface is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming He is defending well for now.
Ming He misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ming He tries to land knees in the clinch but Leatherface avoids the damage to the body.
Ming He tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leatherface's elbow.
Leatherface tries to land a knee to the head but Ming He blocks with his arms.
Ming He avoiding damage as Leatherface throws knees to the body.
Leatherface managing to block the knees to the body from Ming He .
Ming He trying to land knees to the body.
Leatherface prevents a body shot from Ming He .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leatherface avoiding damage as Ming He throws knees to the body.
Ming He looking to throw knees to the head but Leatherface is blocking nicely.
Leatherface looking to throw knees to the head but Ming He is blocking nicely.
Ming He doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leatherface blocks an elbow strike from Ming He .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming He misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ming He goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leatherface is pushing Ming He up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ming He blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ming He tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leatherface's elbow.
Ming He tries to land a knee to the head but Leatherface blocks with his arms.
Ming He tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leatherface.
Leatherface crunches a lovely knee into Ming He 's ribcage.
Leatherface lands a good knee to the midsection. Ming He won't want to take too many of those.
Ming He throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ming He using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leatherface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ming He looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ming He .
Leatherface blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming He struggles to land a body shot inside as Leatherface controls his hands.

Leatherface breaks the clinch.
Leatherface circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leatherface counters with a nice body shot.

Leatherface gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Leatherface.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming He with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leatherface lands with a left to the head.
Ming He throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leatherface is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming He is defending well for now.
Ming He using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leatherface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ming He trying to land knees to the body.
Leatherface is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming He is defending well for now.
Ming He has a couple of punches blocked by Leatherface.
Leatherface displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ming He up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Leatherface - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leatherface gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Leatherface blocking some punches.
Ming He tries to land a knee to the head but Leatherface blocks with his arms.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Leatherface closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Leatherface misses with a knee strike.
Leatherface is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming He is defending well for now.
Ming He creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leatherface dodges an elbow strike from Ming He .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leatherface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ming He lands with a left to the head.
Leatherface digs a right hand into Ming He 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ming He 's gas tank.
Ming He is trying to maintain a safe position but Leatherface gets an underhook and turns Ming He into the ropes.
Leatherface tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming He avoids it.
Ming He lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leatherface backwards.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leatherface darts in and clinches Ming He up against the ropes.
Ming He tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leatherface tries to stall but Ming He uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ming He tries to throw a body punch but Leatherface avoids it by throwing Ming He back against the ropes.
Leatherface managing to block the knees to the body from Ming He .
Leatherface tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming He avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leatherface takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leatherface blocks an uppercut.
Leatherface blocking some punches.
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 Logan Leatherface will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leatherface rushes Ming He and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ming He tries a knee to the head but Leatherface blocks it.
Ming He tries a body shot but Leatherface blocks it.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leatherface tries a head kick but it misses.

Leatherface takes the fight into the clinch.
Ming He misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leatherface.
Ming He throws a head punch that misses.

Ming He breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ming He closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leatherface blocks an uppercut.

Leatherface breaks from the clinch.

Leatherface closes the distance and pushes Ming He back into the ropes.
Leatherface keeps control of Ming He as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leatherface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming He misses with a punch to the body.
Leatherface softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Leatherface misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming He .
Leatherface is struggling to control the position.
Ming He prevents Leatherface from breaking the clinch.
Ming He missing with knees to the body.
Ming He tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leatherface is trying to stall.
Leatherface avoids a wild elbow strike from Ming He .
Ming He prevents Leatherface from breaking the clinch.
Ming He has Leatherface pressed against the ropes.
Ming He tries to throw a body punch but Leatherface avoids it by throwing Ming He back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Leatherface instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ming He - that landed with a thud.
Leatherface blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ming He misses with a punch on the inside.
Leatherface tries to land knees in the clinch but Ming He avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Leatherface to work.
Ming He tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leatherface's elbow.
Leatherface blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ming He doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ming He misses with a knee strike.
Leatherface tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming He avoids it.
Ming He misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming He is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leatherface is defending well for now.
Leatherface taking a breather.
Ming He scores with a hook to the body.
Ming He tries to work over Leatherface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ming He tries to throw a body punch but Leatherface avoids it by throwing Ming He back against the ropes.
Ming He cracks Leatherface with a nice body shot.
Ming He misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ming He lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ming He lands a damaging elbow.
Ming He unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ming He misses with the head strike.
Ming He lands an elbow inside.
Ming He presses Leatherface against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ming He lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leatherface backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming He gets through Leatherface's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ming He goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming He misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leatherface prevents a body shot from Ming He .
Ming He looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ming He misses with some punches.
Ming He tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ming He comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming He tries to throw a body punch but Leatherface avoids it by throwing Ming He back against the ropes.
Ming He managing to block the knees to the body from Leatherface.
Leatherface avoiding damage as Ming He throws knees to the body.
Ming He tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ming He misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhou Ming He showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ming He with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ming He goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leatherface managing to block the knees to the body from Ming He .
Ming He tries to work over Leatherface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ming He misses with a punch on the inside.
Leatherface is trying to break the clinch but Ming He has him pressed against the ropes.
Ming He tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leatherface misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leatherface blocks the elbow strike.
Leatherface managing to block the knees to the body from Ming He .
Leatherface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming He trying to stall but Leatherface improves his position.
Ming He has a couple of punches blocked by Leatherface.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leatherface is working Ming He over against the ropes.
Ming He takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ming He working aggressively here.
Ming He missing with knees to the body.
Leatherface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leatherface is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ming He throws an elbow but it misses.
Ming He managing to block the knees to the body from Leatherface.
Ming He misses with an elbow strike.
Ming He misses with a knee strike.
Leatherface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leatherface stalls.
Ming He blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming He misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leatherface.
Leatherface tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhou Ming He seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ming He lands a nice knee to the body.
Ming He softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Leatherface misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming He .
Ming He taking a breather.
Leatherface tries a knee to the head but Ming He blocks it.
Ming He tries to throw a body punch but Leatherface avoids it by throwing Ming He back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ming He obliges.
Ming He is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ming He using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ming He scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leatherface tries to land a knee to the head but Ming He blocks with his arms.
Ming He tries a knee to the head but Leatherface blocks it.
Leatherface looking to throw knees to the head but Ming He is blocking nicely.
Ming He tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leatherface's elbow.
Ming He can't find room to land a body shot as Leatherface controls the action.
Leatherface blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leatherface lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Leatherface moves into the clinch.
Leatherface blocks a body shot from Ming He .
Ming He fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leatherface closes the distance and pushes Ming He back into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming He pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leatherface missing with knees to the body.

Leatherface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Leatherface closes the distance and pushes Ming He back into the ropes.
Ming He misses with an elbow strike.
Ming He misses with a punch to the body.
Ming He lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leatherface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming He tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ming He with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming He misses with a knee to the head.
Leatherface managing to block the knees to the body from Ming He .
Leatherface blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhou Ming He comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ming He has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhou Ming He !