PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nemesis Steed (ranked 6952 p4p, 605 weight class) and Hank Murdock (ranked 7392 p4p, 628 weight class). Steed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Heavy - Fighting For The Same Thing. Hank Murdock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Steed
vs
Murdock

187 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemesis Steed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steed throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
Murdock tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock is looking to clinch but Steed is avoiding it.

Steed forces Murdock back against the ropes and clinches.
Murdock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock tries to break the clinch but Steed is controlling the position.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steed just leaning against Murdock, taking a breather.
Murdock taking a breather.

Steed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steed swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Steed has taken the fight into the clinch.

Steed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murdock tries to clinch but Steed moves away
and Steed counters with a left and a right that stings Murdock.

Steed gets a clinch.
Steed blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Steed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steed managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.

Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock fails with an attempt to 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!
Crack! A monster head kick from Steed and Murdock falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Steed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nemesis Steed!
As Nemesis Steed got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Just another chump! I'll finish any sucka in two or three rounds at the most! YOU sucka! I want YOU!'.