PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Radcliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Hoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Radcliff
vs
Hoss

183 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Radcliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey Hoss!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoss lands a leg kick that knocks Radcliff off balance momentarily.
Radcliff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoss.
Radcliff throws out a loose jab but Hoss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radcliff. Hoss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoss looks to land a combination but Radcliff avoids it well.
Hoss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Radcliffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Radcliff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hoss tries to clinch but Radcliff is having none of it.
Radcliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoss was well out of range. Poor timing from Radcliff.
Radcliff swings widly with a right hand
and Radcliff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoss scores with a head kick. Radcliff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Radcliff throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radcliff circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radcliff is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Radcliff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radcliff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Radcliff clinches up with Hoss and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoss is trying to break free.
Hoss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Radcliff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoss avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoss.
Hoss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radcliff tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoss avoids the damage to the body.
Radcliff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoss avoids it.
Radcliff landing knees to the body.
Hoss wants to get back to striking at distance but Radcliff won't allow it.
Hoss is trying to push Radcliff away but Radcliff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Radcliff lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Corey Hoss has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Radcliff.
Hoss looks winded!
Radcliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Radcliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radcliff pushes Hoss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radcliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radcliff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Radcliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoss backwards.
Radcliff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Radcliff trying to land knees to the body.
Radcliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoss backwards.
Radcliff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoss.
Hoss throws an elbow that misses.
Radcliff cracks Hoss with a nice body shot.
Come on Radcliff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Radcliff lands a knee to the body.
Radcliff avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoss taking a breather.
Radcliff scores with a shot to the side of Hoss's head.
Radcliff prevents a body shot from Hoss.
Hoss avoiding damage as Radcliff throws knees to the body.
Hoss wants to break free but Radcliff has control.
Radcliff lands with a light punch inside.
Hoss takes an elbow to the temple.

Radcliff creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Hoss crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
The fighters circling - Radcliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoss blocks a head kick by Radcliff.
Radcliff thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Radcliff rushes Hoss and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Radcliff.
Radcliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoss controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radcliff.
Radcliff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Radcliff scores with a hook to the body.
Radcliff lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoss.

Radcliff drops Hoss on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Hoss bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.

Hoss is rocked!

Radcliff has managed to clinch.
Hoss is still on wobbly legs! Can Radcliff finish him?
Radcliff tries to throw a body punch but Hoss avoids it by throwing Radcliff back against the cage.
Hoss seems to have recovered his senses.
Radcliff lands a nice knee to the body.

Radcliff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoss throws a leg kick but Radcliff checks it.
Radcliff punishes Hoss's body with a nice straight punch.
Radcliff misses with a head kick.
Hoss slips under a jab.
Oliver Radcliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radcliff.
Radcliff wants to clinch.
Radcliff motions for Hoss to come forward. Radcliff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoss tries to bum rush Radcliff with a series of wild strikes but Radcliff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Radcliff tries to work over Hoss's front leg with a kick but Hoss checks it.
Hoss misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Radcliff lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radcliff throws a leg kick which misses Hoss's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoss tries to avoid it.
Radcliff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Radcliff throws a shot from downtown. Hoss moves away and avoids it.
Radcliff throws a shot to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoss slips under a jab from Radcliff.
Hoss misses with a looping left.
Radcliff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radcliff loads up on a big right hand but Hoss slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Radcliff.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radcliff keeps control of Hoss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoss misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hoss breaks the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Radcliff.
Hoss takes a swing at Radcliff's ribcage but misses.
Hoss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Radcliff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Radcliff.
Hoss scores with a leg kick.
Radcliff misses with a low kick.
Hoss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoss misses with a few strikes there.

Radcliff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoss, pushing him back against the cage.
Radcliff lands an elbow just above Hoss 's eye.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff lands an elbow that stopped Hoss in his tracks for a moment.
Radcliff lands a left hand.
Hoss misses with a punch to the body.

Radcliff creates a bit of space and cracks Hoss with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Hoss 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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radcliff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Radcliff misses.
Radcliff tries a low kick but Hoss avoids it.
Radcliff misses with a hook. Hoss ducked under it nicely.
Hoss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Radcliff checks a leg kick.
Radcliff misses with a low kick.
Hoss checks a leg kick nicely.
Radcliff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Radcliff just misses with a punch to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hoss scores with a spinning back kick!
Radcliff slips under a jab.
A big left from Radcliff misses.
Hoss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radcliff.
Radcliff looks to land a right hand but Hoss moved out of range.
Hoss misses with a looping left.
Radcliff throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoss is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Radcliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Radcliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoss was well out of range. Poor timing from Radcliff.
Radcliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoss lands with a good body shot.
Radcliff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Radcliff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Hoss's cut.
That's time! Radcliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Radcliff wants to slow Hoss down by chopping away at his legs.
Radcliff tries to clinch up but Hoss circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Radcliff is out of range.
Radcliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoss can do to turn this around?
Radcliff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Radcliff is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Radcliff misses.
Radcliff misses with an uppercut.
Corey Hoss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radcliff lands with a cross.
Hoss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Radcliff checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radcliff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoss throws a solid leg kick but Radcliff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoss.
Look low, kick high! Radcliff uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hoss tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Radcliff is absolutely delighted - when Hoss wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Radcliff!
Post fight, an emotional Oliver Radcliff said 'And you thought that you could win, hah! Back to start Hoss, sorry!'.