PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dong looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Grimes
vs
Dong

194 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
285 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 New York, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Dong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grimes closes the distance and pushes Dong back into the ropes.
Dong misses with some punches.
Grimes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grimes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimes keeps control of Dong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimes lands with a right to the head.
Grimes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimes digs a right hand underneath Dong's ribcage. Dong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dong looks winded!
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes lands a shoulder strike.
Grimes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
A short left from Grimes.
Grimes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Grimes on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grimes.
Grimes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grimes.
Grimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimes scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimes.
Grimes scores with a shoulder strike.
Grimes is working Dong over against the ropes.
Grimes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
Grimes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Grimes creates a bit of space and cracks Dong with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Dong is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!

Dong is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Grimes has Dong up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grimes lands a shoulder strike.
Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimes finish him?
Grimes pushes Dong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimes lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Grimes - that landed with a thud.
Grimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Grimes lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grimes - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grimes.
A hook to the body from Grimes.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimes breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Dong with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Dong looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Dong get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rick Grimes!
In his post fight interview, Rick Grimes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.