PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrison's choice of entrance music: Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Maximus
vs
Harrison

160 cm
22
140 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

172 cm
22
140 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liam Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Maximus is out of range.
Maximus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison thows a leg kick but Maximus checks it
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison throws a body punch but Maximus moves out of range.
Harrison tests Maximus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrison lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maximus slips under a jab from Harrison.
Harrison lands with a cross.
Harrison lands a high kick!
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liam Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Harrison catches Maximus right on the button with a cross.
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrison is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harrison slips a jab from Maximus.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison tries to score with a low kick but Maximus moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a single shot there.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Maximus's head but Maximus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Maximus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Harrison.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body. Maximus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maximus lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Maximus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maximus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maximus counters with a big head kick but Harrison shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maximus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrison takes one on the button.
Maximus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maximus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maximus's knee momentarily.
Harrison punishes Maximus's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Maximus off the ropes and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison scores with a nice head shot.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maximus in his tracks.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Harrison lands a jab to the nose.
Maximus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Maximus moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrison.
Maximus misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Maximus.
Harrison stuns Maximus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Harrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Maximus throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maximus in his tracks.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
A shot to the liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrison.
Maximus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maximus scrambles back to his feet.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maximus connects with a high kick.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison scores with a head kick.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus is just out of range.
Maximus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maximus blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Harrison slips a jab from Maximus.
Harrison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harrison scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Maximus's head.

Maximus is rocked!
Harrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
and Maximus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison cracks Maximus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maximus tries to move into range but Harrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Maximus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
Harrison jabs Maximus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maximus seems to have got his legs back now.
Maximus walks into a left hand.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus misses with a head kick.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Maximus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maximus duly obliges.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Harrison misses.
Maximus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrison.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Maximus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maximus checks a leg kick nicely.
Maximus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harrison tries to land a leg kick but Maximus saw it coming and moves away.
Maximus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrison momentarily.
Harrison scores with a jab.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Maximus slips the punch.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus is just out of range.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Maximus moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maximus. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
Maximus misses with a hook.
Maximus walks into a left hand.
Liam Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Maximus moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrison, right into the meat.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus manages to avoid it.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Maximus throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus misses with a body kick.
Maximus moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
A jab from Harrison does it's job there.
Maximus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maximus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus moves forwards but Harrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maximus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
Maximus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrison to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Harrison lands.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maximus doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maximus on the side of the head.
Maximus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Harrison misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Maximus's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximus tries to avoid it.
Maximus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brutus Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liam Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrison 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Harrison!
As Liam Harrison got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Can you see me now? Where you at Blithering Idiot? You can't run no more punk. I don't call people out but I will make an exception for you. Hardcore Legend book the fight at 170. Let's do it. '.