PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Erland Van Grossberger (ranked 5094 p4p, 4047 weight class) and Iggy Pop (ranked 220 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Van Grossberger
vs
Pop

180 cm
25
270
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erland Van Grossberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iggy Pop!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Grossberger gets a clinch.
Pop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pop throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Grossberger misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Grossberger tries to work over Pop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Pop.
Pop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Grossberger backwards.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Van Grossberger is breathing heavily.
Pop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Erland Van Grossberger has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pop obliges.
Pop lands an elbow just above Van Grossberger 's eye.
Van Grossberger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pop with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pop working Van Grossberger over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pop.
A short body shot lands from Pop as the two fighters clinch.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pop is defending well for now.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pop.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Grossberger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Grossberger fails to land.
Pop tries a body shot but Van Grossberger blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Grossberger.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pop.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop scores with a shoulder strike.
Pop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pop with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pop.
Pop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Grossberger blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Grossberger tries to throw a body punch but Pop avoids it by throwing Van Grossberger back against the ropes.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Van Grossberger shrugs off.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the temple.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop blocks an uppercut.
Pop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop presses Van Grossberger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Pop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Grossberger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Grossberger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
Pop connects with a knee to the head.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop lands an elbow just above Van Grossberger 's eye.
Nice elbow from Pop.
Pop lands a knee to the body.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop lands a nice elbow.
Pop lands a shoulder strike.
Pop lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pop obliges.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pop missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pop.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pop tries to work over Van Grossberger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pop tries a knee to the head but Van Grossberger blocks it.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pop.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pop is defending well for now.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
We've been informed that Pop has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Grossberger tries a body shot but Pop blocks it.
Pop misses with a body punch.
Pop lands a shoulder strike.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop lands an elbow inside.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop gets through Van Grossberger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pop can't find room to land a body shot as Van Grossberger controls the action.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pop landing knees to the head.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Grossberger avoids the damage to the body.
Pop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Erland Van Grossberger's cut is getting worse.
Pop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pop trying to land knees to the body.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iggy Pop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erland Van Grossberger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Grossberger.
Erland Van Grossberger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Grossberger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Grossberger takes a swing at Pop's ribcage but misses.
Van Grossberger tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Grossberger doesn't manage to clinch there - Pop circles away.
Pop cracks Van Grossberger with an open hand slap.
Pop swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Grossberger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Grossberger looks to land a left hand but Pop moved out of range nicely.
Van Grossberger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Grossberger staying out of range there.

Pop takes the fight into the clinch.
Pop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Grossberger avoids it.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Grossberger tries to throw a body punch but Pop avoids it by throwing Van Grossberger back against the ropes.
Pop is working Van Grossberger over against the ropes.
Iggy Pop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pop tries a knee to the head but Van Grossberger blocks it.
Pop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Grossberger avoids the damage to the body.
Van Grossberger managing to block the knees to the body from Pop.
Pop with a knee to the head.
Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Grossberger has a couple of punches blocked by Pop.
Pop working Van Grossberger over with knees to the body.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Grossberger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pop's elbow.
Van Grossberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pop avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop tries to throw a body punch but Van Grossberger avoids it by throwing Pop back against the ropes.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pop.
Van Grossberger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Grossberger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop crunches a lovely knee into Van Grossberger's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Grossberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Pop controls his hands.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop misses with a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Van Grossberger shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Van Grossberger tries a body shot but Pop blocks it.
Van Grossberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Grossberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Grossberger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Grossberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Grossberger throws a punch but it's blocked by Pop.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Grossberger trying to land knees to the body.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Grossberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Grossberger 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!
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pop lands an elbow just above Van Grossberger 's eye.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Grossberger.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop tries to throw a body punch but Van Grossberger avoids it by throwing Pop back against the ropes.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
Van Grossberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pop.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pop lands a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iggy Pop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erland Van Grossberger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice body punch from Pop.
Pop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Grossberger tries to clinch up but Pop circles away and keeps his distance.
Pop misses with an uppercut. Van Grossberger saw that one coming.
Pop tries to clinch but Van Grossberger is having none of it.
Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Grossberger moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Grossberger wants to clinch up but Pop keeps it at a distance.
Pop wants to counter the offense by Van Grossberger and move into the clinch position.
Pop ducks under a wild hook from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger sets himself, and Pop steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Grossberger avoids it this time.
Pop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Grossberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Pop.
Van Grossberger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pop throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pop. Van Grossberger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Grossberger swings for the body but Pop moves out of range.

Van Grossberger forces Pop back against the ropes and clinches.
Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Grossberger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Grossberger avoids the damage to the body.
Pop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Grossberger avoids it.
Pop landing knees to the body.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop tries to throw a body punch but Van Grossberger avoids it by throwing Pop back against the ropes.
Pop presses Van Grossberger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Pop.
Pop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Grossberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Pop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pop.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger misses with the head strike.
Van Grossberger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Grossberger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Grossberger's brow.
Pop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pop.
Pop connects with a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
Pop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Grossberger is defending well for now.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pop has a couple of punches blocked by Van Grossberger.
Iggy Pop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Grossberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger has a couple of punches blocked by Pop.
Van Grossberger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop misses with the head strike.
Van Grossberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Pop controls his hands.
Pop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pop misses with a knee strike.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Van Grossberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with some punches.
Van Grossberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Pop.
Pop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Pop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Pop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Pop!
Our winner, Iggy Pop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.