PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Under Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hot Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dog
vs
Dog

187 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
293 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 Las Vegas, Under Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hot Dog!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Under Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Hot Dog has had enough of the clinch but Under Dog keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hot Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Under Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hot Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Under Dog closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hot Dog holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Under Dog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hot Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hot Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Under Dog has Hot Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Under Dog.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hot Dog has eaten all the pies!
Hot Dog's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Under Dog wants to stall.
Hot Dog dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Hot Dog manages to break the clinch.

Hot Dog clinches up with Under Dog and pushes him back against the cage.

Hot Dog breaks from the clinch.

Hot Dog rushes Under Dog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hot Dog is pushing Under Dog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Under Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Hot Dog.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch.

Hot Dog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Hot Dog wants to break free but Under Dog has control.
Under Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Hot Dog controls his hands.
Under Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot Dog.
Under Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Under Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Hot Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hot Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Under Dog misses with a punch on the inside.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch.
Under Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Under Dog wants to clinch.
Under Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog tries to clinch but Hot Dog moves away

and Hot Dog counters by moving into the clinch.

Hot Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hot Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hot Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hot Dog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Under Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Under Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Under Dog misses with a body punch.
Hot Dog holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Under Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hot Dog.
Hot Dog prevents a body shot from Under Dog.

Hot Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Under Dog wants to clinch.
Under Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Hot Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hot Dog is looking to clinch but Under Dog is avoiding it.
Under Dog wants to clinch up but Hot Dog keeps it at a distance.
Under Dog darts in trying to clinch

and Hot Dog counters by moving into the clinch.
Under Dog is looking to control Hot Dog's arms but Hot Dog gets an underhook and turns him. Now Under Dog has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Under Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hot Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hot Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Under Dog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hot Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Under Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hot Dog wants to clinch.
Under Dog wants to clinch

and Hot Dog counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hot Dog.
Under Dog wants to stall.
Under Dog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hot Dog.
Under Dog tries to stall but Hot Dog uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hot Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Under Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hot Dog's elbow.
Under Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot Dog.
Under Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hot Dog takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Under Dog has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Under Dog lands a shoulder strike.
Under Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Under Dog taking a breather.
Hot Dog blocks a body shot from Under Dog.
Under Dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Under Dog.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Under Dog taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hot Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hot Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Under Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Under Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Under Dog tries to keep at a distance but Hot Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hot Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.

Under Dog closes the distance and pushes Hot Dog back into the cage.
Hot Dog lands a good knee to the midsection. Under Dog won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hot Dog drops Under Dog with a big knee! Will Under Dog beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.

It looks like Under Dog has been cut.
Hot Dog tries to clinch but Under Dog is having none of it.
Hot Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hot Dog has closed the distance and engaged Under Dog in a clinch.
Hot Dog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Under Dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Hot Dog working Under Dog over with knees to the body.
Hot Dog stalling in the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hot Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hot Dog forces Under Dog back against the cage and clinches.
Under Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog is trying to maintain a safe position but Hot Dog gets an underhook and turns Under Dog into the cage.
Under Dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Under Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hot Dog content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Under Dog misses with a punch on the inside.

Hot Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Under Dog wants to clinch

and Hot Dog moves into the clinch.

Hot Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hot Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Under Dog wants to clinch but Hot Dog slips to the side

and Hot Dog counters by moving into the clinch.
Hot Dog effectively controlling the action here.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog wants to clinch

and Hot Dog counters by clinching up.
Hot Dog misses with a knee strike.

Hot Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Under Dog is looking to clinch.
Under Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hot Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Under Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hot Dog tries to clinch but Under Dog moves away

and Under Dog counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Under Dog.
Under Dog tries to work over Hot Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hot Dog breaks from the clinch.
Under Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hot Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Under Dog gets tackled into the cage by Hot Dog. Hot Dog maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hot Dog takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Under Dog's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hot Dog closes the distance looking to clinch

and Under Dog counters by moving into the clinch.
Under Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Hot Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hot Dog manages to break the clinch.
Under Dog tries to clinch but Hot Dog is having none of it.
Hot Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Under Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hot Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Under Dog clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hot Dog lands a knee to the body.
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!

Hot Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hot Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Under Dog keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Under Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Hot Dog.
Hot Dog moves in looking to clinch but Under Dog pushes him off.
Hot Dog moves in looking to clinch but Under Dog pushes him off.
Hot Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hot Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hot Dog moves into the clinch.
Hot Dog crunches a lovely knee into Under Dog's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Hot Dog to work.
Under Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Hot Dog controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hot Dog.

Hot Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hot Dog tries to clinch up.
Under Dog tries to clinch up but Hot Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Under Dog darts in trying to clinch

and Hot Dog moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hot Dog.
Hot Dog avoiding damage.
Hot Dog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hot Dog is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hot Dog.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hot Dog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hot Dog manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Under Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hot Dog's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Under Dog.
Hot Dog taking a breather.
Under Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch.
Hot Dog tries to clinch but Under Dog moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Under Dog tries to clinch but Hot Dog is having none of it.
Hot Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Under Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hot Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hot Dog gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hot Dog looking to throw knees to the head but Under Dog is blocking nicely.

Hot Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Under Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hot Dog gets a clinch.
Under Dog misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hot Dog breaks from the clinch.

Under Dog closes the distance and clinches.

Hot Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hot Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hot Dog 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hot Dog!