PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair has chosen Ready to Die as his entrance music. Jon Lewis St Clair acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Vischi
vs
Lewis St Clair

185 cm
40
215 lbs
30 - 8 - 0

193 cm
29
216 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piero Vischi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from St Clair lands but Vischi takes it in his stride.

It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
St Clair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Clair moves out of range as Vischi throws a body kick.
Vischi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vischi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at M Jay's Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Vischi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Piero Vischi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vischi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vischi scores with a spinning back kick!
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but St Clair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Clair avoids the head kick by Vischi.
Vischi misses the shot to the body.

Vischi clinches with his opponent.
Vischi unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Clair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vischi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
St Clair is trying to force a seperation but Vischi has the dominant position.
Vischi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vischi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vischi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Clairs head.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi misses with the head strike.
St Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vischi prevents St Clair from breaking the clinch.
St Clair lands a left hand.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Clair looking to slow down the pace here.
St Clair is trying to push Vischi away but Vischi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
St Clair tries to break free but Vischi pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Vischi.
St Clair blocks a body shot from Vischi.
St Clair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Clair's elbow.
St Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Clair blocking some punches.
St Clair wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Clair is trying to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling him.
Vischi misses with a knee to the head.
St Clair can't break the clinch.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Clair's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair misses with some punches.
St Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from St Clair.
St Clair tries to break the clinch but Vischi is controlling the position.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Clair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Clair blocking some punches.
Vischi blocks a body shot from St Clair.
Vischi misses with a hook to the ribs.

St Clair breaks from the clinch.
Vischi moves out of range of the body kick.
Vischi throws a hook but St Clair avoids it easily.
St Clair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vischi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Clair stuns Vischi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Clair blocks a head kick by Vischi.
A telegraphed right hand from Vischi misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piero Vischi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vischi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Clair.
Vischi throws a head kick but St Clair moves out of range.

St Clair closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Vischi crashing to the mat! Vischi uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
St Clair blocks a leg kick.
St Clair moves forwards but Vischi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Clair scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Clair has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vischi.
St Clair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Clair throws a nice looking combination but Vischi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vischi just misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair throws the left hand but Vischi avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Vischi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vischi avoids the head kick by St Clair.
Vischi is looking to slow St Clair down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vischi lands a head kick that bluckles St Clair and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Vischi no doubt looking to push for a finish!

It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
Vischi swings for the body but St Clair moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vischi.
Vischi throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Clair counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vischi.
Vischi takes a kick to the side of the head.

Piero Vischi's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but St Clair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vischi looks to score with a jab to the body but St Clair is just out of range.
Vischi fails to land with a series of punches.
St Clair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jon Lewis St Clair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Clair avoids the head kick by Vischi.
Vischi throws a sloppy head kick and St Clair moves out of range easily.
Vischi throws a body shot but no joy.
St Clair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Clair.
Vischi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vischi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Clair lands a jab to Vischi's midsection.
St Clair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vischi throws a big shot that misses.
Vischi throws a body kick that misses.
St Clair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vischi tries to clinch but St Clair is having none of it.
St Clair tries to land a leg kick but Vischi saw it coming and moves away.
Vischi is looking to wear down St Clair with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vischi misses the shot to the body.
Vischi's corner calls for a 1-2. Vischi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vischi!
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 Piero Vischi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Clair blocks a jab.
St Clair lands with a nice body punch.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vischi blocks a jab.
A cross from St Clair lands.
St Clair misses with a shot to the body
and Vischi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Vischi moves out of range easily.
St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vischi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as St Clair blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Clair lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for St Clair. That snapped Vischi's head back.
St Clair comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Clair connects with a quick right hand that sends Vischi tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jon Lewis St Clair!
Our winner, Jon Lewis St Clair, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.