PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gary Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu has chosen Blanket on the ground as his entrance music. 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.

Hawke
vs
Tu

190 cm
27
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
214 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vit Tu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tu.
Tu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawke manages to avoid it.
Tu lands a right hook to the body.
Hawke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tu.
Tu throws a shot from downtown. Hawke moves away and avoids it.
Tu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawke throws an off balance right hand
and Tu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawke throws a hook but Tu avoids it easily.
Tu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawke doesn't seem bothered though.
Tu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawke rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawke throws a looping overhand right but Tu ducks down to avoid it.
Gary Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hawke misses.
Tu misses with a body shot
and Hawke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawke throws out a loose jab but Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawke.
Hawke throws out a powerful jab.
Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawke misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke throws a right hand that Tu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tu also avoids with ease.
Hawke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawke is breathing heavily.
Hawke thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawke.
Vit Tu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tu.
Hawke throws a shot from downtown. Tu moves away and avoids it.
Tu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tu manages to avoid it.
Hawke misses with a body punch
enabling Tu to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu lands a right hook to the body.
Hawke misses with a looping right.
Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tu works the jab nicely.
Tu misses with a wild combination.
Hawke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Tu.
Hawke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Hawke is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Tu.
Oh Hawke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Hawke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawke seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Hawke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawke walks straight into a big right, left combination from Tu and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Tu as he moves his way up the rankings!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vit Tu!
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