PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 4636 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Reinhard Heydrich (ranked 71 p4p, 51 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is XXXTENTACION - FUXK (Feat. Ski Mask . A fine choice. Heydrich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blonde Beast. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peterson
vs
Heydrich

200 cm
36
236
26 - 20 - 0

205 cm
30
235
17 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
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Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinhard Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Heydrich saw that one coming.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich slips under a jab.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Heydrich is out of range.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
Heydrich moves out of range of the body kick.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heydrich blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Heydrich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heydrich on the side of the head.
Peterson jabs Heydrich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heydrich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heydrich moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Heydrich is just out of range.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heydrich is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heydrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Heydrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Heydrich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich checks a low kick from Peterson.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich avoids a kick to the body.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook. Heydrich ducked under it nicely.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heydrich.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Heydrich takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heydrich can do to turn this around?
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson thuds his shin into the meat of Heydrich's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich slips under a jab.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heydrich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heydrich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heydrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a front kick that sends Heydrich stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Heydrich's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peterson throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Reinhard Heydrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a push kick but Heydrich slaps the foot to one side.
Peterson misses with a hook

and Heydrich counters by moving into the clinch.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Heydrich's ribcage. Heydrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Heydrich.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Heydrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Heydrich.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.

Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Heydrich blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to slow Heydrich down with leg kicks.
Heydrich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heydrich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heydrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Heydrich's leg but Heydrich calmly moves out of range.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heydrich's head.
Peterson lands a head shot.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich slips a straight right by Peterson.
A nice leg kick from Peterson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson throws a jab when Heydrich was well out of range.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Heydrich walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Heydrich moves away and avoids it.
Heydrich wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Heydrich's head back.
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!
Heydrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Heydrich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Peterson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heydrich moves away.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Heydrich.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peterson.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Heydrich's legs.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Heydrich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heydrich defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Heydrich checks it.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Heydrich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peterson. That one must have hurt.
Peterson misses with a hook. Heydrich ducked under it nicely.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Heydrich's shoulder, as Heydrich tries to avoid the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson sets himself, and Heydrich steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Peterson had his way with Reinhard Heydrich in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Peterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reinhard Heydrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson throws a push kick but Heydrich slaps the foot to one side.
Heydrich wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Heydrich dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Heydrich moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heydrich tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Peterson misses with an uppercut

and Heydrich counters by clinching up.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Heydrich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heydrich struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson misses with a knee strike.
Heydrich misses with some punches.
Heydrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Heydrich lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heydrich misses with a body punch.
Heydrich lands a shoulder strike.
Heydrich misses with the head strike.
Heydrich misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Peterson breaks the clinch.
Heydrich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Heydrich jumps back.
Heydrich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Heydrich.
George Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson throws the left hand but Heydrich avoids the punch easily.
Heydrich tries to counter by closing the distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:42
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Peterson!
George Peterson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I wanted the fucking BELT! It's my time. Quality over quantity. If you want to win, knock the motha f***a out! '.
In defeat, Reinhard Heydrich stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was defeated by the better man tonight, I'll come back stronger in my next fight. '.