PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The
vs
MacMillen

191 cm
34
221 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

192 cm
26
214 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacMillen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacMillen cracks The with a good jab.
A big right from MacMillen misses.
The crowd cheers as MacMillen lands an impressive looking overhand right. The doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
MacMillen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
The throws a leg kick which misses MacMillen's front leg but catches the back leg as MacMillen tries to avoid it.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen throws a right hand that misses
and The counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
The throws a low kick but it's checked well by MacMillen.

MacMillen gets tackled into the ropes by The. The maintains the clinch.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacMillen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacMillen tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
The digs a right hand into MacMillen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacMillen's gas tank.
MacMillen looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen swings wildly with an uppercut but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The is pushing MacMillen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The lands a body punch in the clinch.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The lands a body shot in the clinch.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacMillen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The slowing the pace effectively.
The landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The lands a shot to the body.
MacMillen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacMillen takes an elbow to the temple.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The scores with a knee to the head.

The breaks the clinch.
The throws a series of punches but MacMillen moves out of range.
The looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The scores with a jab to the body.
The lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MacMillen throws a poor cross that misses
and The counters with a thumping low kick.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacMillen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The scoring well with a low kick there.

The takes the fight into the clinch.
MacMillen has a couple of punches blocked by The.
A hook to the body from The.
Knees to the body from The.
Nice body punch from The - that landed with a thud.

The manages to break the clinch.
The throws a head kick that misses.
MacMillen takes one to the side of the head.

The instigates a clinch.
MacMillen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The blocks the elbow strike.
The managing to block the knees to the body from MacMillen.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacMillen can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
The connects with a knee to the head.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
The works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The lands a hook that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
The landing knees to the body.
MacMillen takes a knee right on the jaw!
The lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pushes MacMillen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacMillen throws a head kick that misses.
The throws a right and a left that both miss.
The lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
MacMillen throws a hook but The avoids it easily.
The throws a sloppy head kick
and MacMillen counters with a straight right hand.
The plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
MacMillen misses with a right hand

and The counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops MacMillen on his ass! MacMillen wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!

The darts in and clinches MacMillen up against the ropes.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

MacMillen is rocked!
A hook to the body from The.
The keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacMillen's efforts to push away.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from The as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacMillen as The tries to tie him up.
The is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The moves into the clinch.
MacMillen lands with a light punch inside.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
Jake The has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MacMillen lands a knee to the head.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The blocks an uppercut.

The breaks the clinch.
The lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
The thumps MacMillen with a low kick.
MacMillen looks for the body kick but The saw that one coming.

The forces MacMillen back against the ropes and clinches.
MacMillen pushes The back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The lands an elbow inside that MacMillen shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.

The manages to break the clinch.
The throws a series of punches but MacMillen moves out of range.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacMillen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacMillen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John MacMillen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacMillen is breathing heavily.
The lands a head kick!
MacMillen with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The clinches up against the ropes.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from The as the two fighters clinch.
MacMillen being controlled against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The cracks MacMillen with a nice body shot.
The gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.

The has MacMillen up against the ropes in a clinch.
MacMillen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
MacMillen working aggressively here.
MacMillen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The lands a body punch in the clinch.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The lands a nice shot to the body.
The lands a knee to the head.
The lands a nice elbow.
The working MacMillen over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen scores with a shot to the side of The's head.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The lands a leg kick that knocks MacMillen off balance momentarily.
MacMillen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The gets a clinch.
MacMillen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacMillen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacMillen.

The pushes MacMillen up against the ropes in a clinch.
MacMillen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacMillen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by The.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
MacMillen takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacMillen.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The.
The lands a nice uppercut.
The lands a left hand.
The blocking some punches.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacMillen unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacMillen wants to break free but The has control.
MacMillen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The blocks it with crossed arms.
The pushes MacMillen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

The breaks the clinch.
MacMillen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jake The is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, The scores with a nice short uppercut.
The is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacMillen can do to turn this around?
The landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The throws a head kick that misses.
The moves out of range of the strikes.

The moves into the clinch.
The lands a hook that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crunches a lovely knee into MacMillen's ribcage.
The scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The lands a body shot.
The digs a right hand underneath MacMillen's ribcage. MacMillen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
The scores with a hook to the body.
The with a knee to the head.
The looking to throw knees to the head but MacMillen is blocking nicely.
The lands an elbow inside that MacMillen shrugs off.
The slowing the pace effectively.
MacMillen scores with a hook to the body.
MacMillen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen takes a knee right on the jaw!

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacMillen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacMillen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The tries to clinch but MacMillen is having none of it.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacMillen's calf.
The fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacMillen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The slips a jab and a cross from MacMillen.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacMillen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The blocks a jab.

The clinches.
The blocks the elbow strike.
The pushes MacMillen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The lands a hook to the side of the head.

The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The lands with a kick to the temple. MacMillen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The misses with a head kick.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacMillen.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
The ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.

The takes the fight into the clinch.

The breaks the clinch.
MacMillen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and The counters by moving into the clinch.
MacMillen misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from The.
Jake The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen misses with a knee to the head.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
The landing knees to the body.
MacMillen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.

The breaks from the clinch.
MacMillen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The to counter with a crisp jab.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
MacMillen misses with a left hand
and The counters with a nice low kick that buckles MacMillen's knee momentarily.
The misses with a wild combination.
MacMillen just misses with a punch to the body.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacMillen is able to avoid easily.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
MacMillen trying to land knees to the body.
MacMillen tries to circle away but The has him pinned against the ropes.
MacMillen is trying to force a seperation but The has the dominant position.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacMillen misses with an uppercut
and The counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The darts in and clinches MacMillen up against the ropes.
The digs a right hand into MacMillen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacMillen's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacMillen has a couple of punches blocked by The.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John MacMillen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake The!
A very excited looking Jake The rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.