PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 1652 p4p, 220 weight class) and Alistair Spong (ranked 493 p4p, 72 weight class). Spong has chosen 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Righty Handy
vs
Spong

202 cm
39
209 lbs
30 - 17 - 1

195 cm
41
223 lbs
44 - 22 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Biggie Righty Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Handy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Handy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Handy misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Spong misses
and Handy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spong throws a body shot but no joy.
Handy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spong momentarily.
Handy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Handy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spong tries to clinch but Handy moves out of range.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handy was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Handy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Handy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spong avoids it.
Handy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Spong clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Biggie Righty Handy has been cut.
Spong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Handy misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
Handy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Handy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong keeps control of Handy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Handy blocks an uppercut.
Handy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Handy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Handy's face.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Handy or not.
Handy working aggressively here.
Handy managing to block the knees to the body from Spong.
Handy tries to break the clinch but Spong is controlling the position.
Handy working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Handy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Handy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Handy manages to break the clinch.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spong.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
Handy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handy.
Spong misses with an uppercut. Handy saw that one coming.
Handy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Spong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spong is out of range and Handy settles back down.
Handy throws out a leg kick but Spong moves out of range and Handy only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spong gets a clinch.
Handy throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
Handy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Handy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Spong.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
Handy is breathing heavily.
Spong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spong.
A left hand lands to the body for Spong.
Spong scores with a shoulder strike.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
A shot in the inside from Spong.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Handy blocks with his arms.
Spong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
Handy is trying to push Spong away but Spong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Handy has a couple of punches blocked by Spong.
Handy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Spong.
A body shot lands from Spong.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Handy blocks it.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Spong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Spong on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Handy's head.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Spong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spong prevents a body shot from Handy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biggie Righty Handy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Handy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Handy misses with a straight right.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Spong throws a leg kick but Handy moved away.
Spong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Handy. That did some damage!
Spong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handy moves out of range of the strikes.
Spong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong darts in trying to clinch
and Handy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Handy - the referee stops the clock and Spong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Handy. Spong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy avoids the head kick by Spong.
Handy is looking for a counter combo.

Spong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Handy avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
Spong tries a body shot but Handy blocks it.
Handy lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Spong landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spong lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Spong.
Spong lands a right hand.
Spong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Handy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spong can turn it around.
Spong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Spong gets through Handy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Spong.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Spong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Handy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Handy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spong is defending well for now.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spong lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spong.
Spong lands with a left to the head.

Handy is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Handy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spong works on Handy's body with a couple of short punches.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Spong breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Handy with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Handy looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Handy get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alistair Spong!
Post fight, Alistair Spong took to the microphone: 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.