PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Viles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderhorse. Viles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drop the world kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hammersmith
vs
Viles

185 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Viles!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Viles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viles moves out of range of the body kick from Hammersmith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hammersmith.
Viles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammersmith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammersmith tries to clinch there but Viles circles away.
Viles throws a right and a left that Hammersmith avoids nicely.
Viles throws a lazy head kick
and Hammersmith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammersmith throws a wild body kick that Viles sees coming a mile off.
Hammersmith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammersmith cracks the inside of Viles's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammersmith, right into the meat.
Hammersmith cracks a nice hook into Viles's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hammersmith forces Viles back against the ropes and clinches.
Viles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammersmith scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammersmith presses Viles against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viles managing to block the knees to the body from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith is leaning against Viles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hammersmith stalling.
Hammersmith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammersmith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammersmith throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammersmith is stalling here.
Viles tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammersmith avoids the damage to the body.
Viles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammersmith stalling.
Hammersmith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hammersmith misses with a body punch.
Hammersmith effectively controlling the action here.
Hammersmith lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Viles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Hammersmith.
Viles tries to work over Hammersmith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viles wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammersmith won't allow it.
Hammersmith avoiding damage.
Viles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammersmith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammersmith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammersmith avoids it.

Hammersmith breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Viles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammersmith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammersmith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Viles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hammersmith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viles misses with a leg kick.
Hammersmith dodges the punch combination from Viles.
Hammersmith checks a low kick from Viles.

Hammersmith darts in and clinches Viles up against the ropes.
Viles wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammersmith won't allow it.
Hammersmith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammersmith cracks Viles with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viles looks winded!
Hammersmith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammersmith lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammersmith is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viles backwards.
Viles tries to land a knee to the head but Hammersmith blocks with his arms.
Hammersmith keeps control of Viles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammersmith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hammersmith.
Viles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith presses Viles against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viles wants to break free but Hammersmith has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammersmith lands with a right to the head.
Hammersmith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viles backwards.
Hammersmith lands a left hand.
Viles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Hammersmith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hammersmith lands a nice hook to Viles's body. Viles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammersmith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viles's calf.
Hammersmith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammersmith tries a head kick but it misses.

Hammersmith moves into range and clinches up with Viles.
A body shot lands from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith has Viles pushed against the ropes.
Hammersmith tries to land a knee to the head but Viles blocks with his arms.
Viles trying to land knees to the body.
Hammersmith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viles tries to break the clinch but Hammersmith is controlling the position.
Magnus Hammersmith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Viles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammersmith lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammersmith lands with a light punch inside.
Viles blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hammersmith lands a nice shot to the body.
Viles is breathing heavily.
Hammersmith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hammersmith lands a body punch.
Viles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammersmith lands with a right to the head.
Hammersmith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hammersmith avoiding damage.
Hammersmith cracks Viles with a nice body shot.
Hammersmith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viles up against the ropes.
Viles misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viles throws an elbow that misses.
Viles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammersmith missing with knees to the body.
Hammersmith is struggling to control the position.
Viles misses with a punch to the body.
Hammersmith tries a body shot but Viles blocks it.

Hammersmith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Viles misses
and Hammersmith counters with a nice body kick.
Viles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Viles gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hammersmith counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammersmith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viles can do to turn this around?
Hammersmith throws a sloppy head kick and Viles moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Hammersmith
and Viles counters with a straight right hand.

Viles gets tackled into the ropes by Hammersmith. Hammersmith maintains the clinch.
Hammersmith lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammersmith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammersmith stalls.
Hammersmith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hammersmith avoiding damage.
Hammersmith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viles.
Viles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammersmith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammersmith just leaning against Viles, taking a breather.
Hammersmith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Viles's face.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
Hammersmith gets through Viles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viles being controlled against the ropes.
Viles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammersmith has him pressed against the ropes.
Viles throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammersmith stalling in the clinch but Viles improves position.
A short right from Hammersmith on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammersmith presses Viles against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hammersmith.
Hammersmith dodges an elbow strike from Viles.
Hammersmith stalling against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Hammersmith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammersmith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Viles.
Viles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammersmith tries to land a front kick but Viles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammersmith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Viles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Viles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Viles blocks a head kick by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith cracks Viles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dan Viles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammersmith throws a leg kick but Viles moved away.
Hammersmith tries to land a front kick but Viles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Viles gets tackled into the ropes by Hammersmith. Hammersmith maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hammersmith for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hammersmith trying to control the position but instead, Viles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammersmith into the ropes.
Hammersmith keeps control of Viles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammersmith just leaning against Viles, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnus Hammersmith.
Viles slips under a jab from Hammersmith.
A combination from Viles does no damage.
Viles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Viles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammersmith slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith misses with a wild body shot.
Hammersmith is looking to chop away at Viles's legs.
The fighters circling - Viles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Viles throws a leg kick but Hammersmith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hammersmith lands a body shot.
Viles lands with a nice body kick.
Viles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammersmith blocks a low kick nicely.
Viles misses with a straight right.
Viles misses with a kick to the body
and Hammersmith counters with a leg kick.
Hammersmith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Viles's head.

It looks like Dan Viles has been cut.
Viles misses with a head kick.
Hammersmith lands a jab to Viles's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammersmith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammersmith scoring well with a low kick there.
Hammersmith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammersmith lands with a right hand.
Hammersmith checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Viles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammersmith slips a jab and a cross from Viles.
Viles swings away with a body shot that misses

and Hammersmith moves into the clinch.
Hammersmith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hammersmith'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.
Hammersmith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnus Hammersmith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith tries to work over Viles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammersmith leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hammersmith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dan Viles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammersmith slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viles wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hammersmith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Viles misses
and Hammersmith counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hammersmith. That's going to slow Viles down.
Hammersmith connects with a jab.
Hammersmith throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Hammersmith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammersmith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Hammersmith!
Magnus Hammersmith gave a mention to Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).