PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henry Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Crope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hitter
vs
Crope

196 cm
28
277 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
248 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Crope!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crope lands a high kick!
Hitter tries to move into range but Crope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crope was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitter.
Crope tries to clinch but Hitter moves out of range.
Hitter misses with an uppercut. Crope saw that one coming.
Hitter misses with a hook. Crope ducked under it nicely.
Crope tries to clinch but Hitter is having none of it.
Hitter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hitter looks to throw the jab but Crope is out of range.
Crope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crope momentarily.
Crope slips a straight right by Hitter.
Hitter lands with a hook. Crope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crope tries to clinch up but Hitter circles away and keeps his distance.
Crope takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Crope is looking to clinch but Hitter is avoiding it.
Hitter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitter throws a jab when Crope was well out of range.
Crope slips a straight right by Hitter.
Hitter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crope back to the ropes. Hitter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry Hitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Hitter.
A jab from Hitter finds it's way through Crope's defenses.
Crope blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter throws out a loose jab but Crope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crope defending well as Hitter loads up on a big left hand.
Hitter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hitter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crope slips under a jab from Hitter.
Jab by Hitter.
Hitter throws a nice looking combination but Crope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crope misses with a series of wild punches.
Hitter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hitter misses the jab.
Crope misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Hitter.
Crope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crope wants to clinch.
Crope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitter throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crope shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hitter throws a nice looking combination but Crope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crope tries to clinch up but Hitter circles away and keeps his distance.
Crope slips under a jab from Hitter.
Crope has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A punch combination from Hitter misses.
Hitter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitter.
Crope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hitter.
Hitter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hitter looks to land a left hand but Crope moved out of range nicely.
Hitter misses with a straight left.
Hitter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crope blocks a jab.
Hitter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crope on the side of the head.
Crope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crope misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crope tries to move into range but Hitter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hitter throws a hook but Crope blocks it.
Crope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Crope lands a nice hook to Hitter's body. Hitter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hitter swings widly with a right hand
and Crope counters with a stiff right hand.
Hitter looks to land a left hand but Crope moved out of range nicely.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
enabling Crope to counter with a crisp jab.
Crope ducks under a wild hook from Hitter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Crope counters with a body kick that stops Hitter in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crope. Hitter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitter.
Crope wants to clinch up but Hitter keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Crope.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitter misses with a double jab.
Hitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crope.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crope slips under a jab from Hitter.
Crope throws a hook but Hitter avoids it easily.
Crope dodges the punch combination from Hitter.
Hitter throws a jab but it's blocked by Crope.
Crope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitter.
Crope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitter misses with a straight left.
Crope blocks a jab.
Crope slips a jab from Hitter.
No joy there for Hitter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitter manages to avoid it.
Hitter misses with a double jab.
Crope throws a right and a left that Hitter avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crope digs a good hook to Hitter's body.
A jab from Hitter misses.
Hitter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crope lands a glancing blow to the side of Hitter's head.
Jab by Hitter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hitter dominated that round.
That's time! Hitter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Hitter misses the target.
Hitter lands the left hand.
Henry Hitter is winning the standup battle so far.
Crope lands a nice hook to Hitter's body. Hitter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hitter doesn't seem bothered though.
Hitter looks to land a left hand but Crope moved out of range nicely.
Hitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hitter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crope misses with a head kick.
Hitter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hitter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crope throws a right and a left that Hitter avoids nicely.
Crope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitter lands a nice shot to the body.
Crope wants to clinch up but Hitter keeps it at a distance.
Crope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Hitter misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter looks to land a left hand but Crope moved out of range nicely.
Hitter lands a jab to Crope's midsection.
Crope slips a jab and a cross from Hitter.
Hitter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crope slips under a jab from Hitter.
Crope tries to clinch there but Hitter circles away.
Hitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crope blocks a jab.
Hitter misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Crope misses its intended target.
Crope slips a jab from Hitter.
Hitter connects with a nice looking jab.
Crope moves in looking to clinch but Hitter pushes him off.
Crope tries to clinch up but Hitter circles away and keeps his distance.
Crope connects with a single shot there.
Crope misses with a two punch combination.
Trent Crope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crope throws a lazy head kick
and Hitter counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitter misses with an uppercut. Crope saw that one coming.
Hitter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crope has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hitter with a jab.
Hitter thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crope ducks under a wild hook from Hitter.
Crope lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hitter takes a step back to recover.

Hitter rushes Crope and presses him up against the ropes.
Crope lands a nice elbow.

Hitter breaks the clinch.
Crope walks into a left hand.
Crope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitter throws an overhand right that lands on Crope's shoulder, as Crope tries to avoid the shot.
Hitter avoids a kick to the body.
Hitter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hitter throws a hook to the side of Crope's head but Crope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crope misses with a hook. Hitter ducked under it nicely.
Crope lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitter throws a big shot that misses.
Crope moves in looking to clinch but Hitter pushes him off.
Crope lands a jab.
Hitter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter throws a front kick aimed at Crope's knee but Crope avoids it well.
Crope slips a jab and a cross from Hitter.
Crope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Crope misses with a kick to the body.
Crope tries to clinch up.
Hitter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crope throws a sloppy head kick and Hitter moves out of range easily.
Hitter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hitter misses with an uppercut. Crope saw that one coming.
Crope moves away from the strike by Hitter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hitter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crope on the side of the head.
Crope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Hitter misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crope lands a head kick. Hitter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Crope does no damage.
Hitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitter clobbers Crope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hitter circles away quickly and effectively.
Crope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Hitter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Crope tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hitter throws a nice looking combination but Crope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Crope misses.
Crope defending well as Hitter loads up on a big left hand.
Hitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crope.
Hitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hitter moves out of range as Crope throws a body kick.
Crope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crope tries a head kick but it misses.
Crope tries to clinch up.
Hitter scores with a one two! Crope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Hitter - just one landing.
Crope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hitter throws out a loose jab but Crope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crope misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Hitter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crope moves away.
Hitter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crope's head backwards.
Crope blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Crope.
Crope scores with a head kick.
Crope throws a hook to the side of Hitter's head but Hitter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crope moves out of range as Hitter strikes.
Crope is looking to clinch.
Crope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hitter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitter thows a body shot but no joy.
Crope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crope throws a head kick that misses.
Hitter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crope.
Crope swings for the body but Hitter moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crope tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hitter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitter misses with a hook. Crope ducked under it nicely.
Crope tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Hitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitter looks to land a left hand but Crope moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Hitter misses.
Crope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Hitter finds it's target.
Crope is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hitter. Those never looked like landing.
Hitter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crope.
Hitter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crope misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crope tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitter swats away the attempt to clinch by Crope.
Hitter misses with the combination.
Crope defending well as Hitter loads up on a big left hand.
Hitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crope misses with a two punch combination.
Crope is looking to slow Hitter down with leg kicks.
Hitter misses with an uppercut.
Hitter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hitter counters with a series of strikes. Crope will be more careful next time no doubt.
A good leg kick by Crope.
Hitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hitter looks to throw the jab but Crope is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hitter at a distance.
Trent Crope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Hitter scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crope moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crope throws a head kick that misses.
Crope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crope moves out of range of the strikes.
Crope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crope slips a jab from Hitter.
Crope is looking to land body kicks.
Crope is looking to clinch.
Crope defending well as Hitter loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crope lands with a good body shot.
Crope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hitter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hitter fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Hitter.
Well Hitter 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Hitter!
An out of breath Henry Hitter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.