PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 21287 p4p, 707 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 8589 p4p, 665 weight class). Silver Jr has chosen The Return as his entrance music. Humpty Dumbrowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dumbrowski
vs
Silver Jr

195 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 2

184 cm
21
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Humpty Dumbrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Dumbrowski tenderised Silver Jr's leg. Silver Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dumbrowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dumbrowski misses the target.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver Jr slips under a jab from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski connects with a single shot there.
Dumbrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Dumbrowski lands a body shot.
Dumbrowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dumbrowski avoids the body shot from Silver Jr.
Dumbrowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dumbrowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumbrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver Jr.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver Jr manages to avoid it.
Silver Jr throws a head kick but Dumbrowski moves out of range.
Silver Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski tries to bum rush Silver Jr with a series of wild strikes but Silver Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dumbrowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dynasty K-1 Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Silver Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Dumbrowski clobbers Silver Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dumbrowski misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dumbrowski cracks Silver Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Humpty Dumbrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumbrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver Jr digs a good hook to Dumbrowski's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumbrowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver Jr at a distance.
Silver Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dumbrowski manages to avoid it.
Dumbrowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dumbrowski misses with a straight left.
Silver Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Dumbrowski feints and then cracks Silver Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver Jr down.
Dumbrowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dumbrowski misses with a leg kick
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dumbrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumbrowski.
Silver Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dumbrowski's sensitive parts.
Dumbrowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silver Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dumbrowski with a body shot.
Dumbrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Dumbrowski misses with an uppercut
and Silver Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Dumbrowski backing up. Dumbrowski nods at Silver Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Dumbrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumbrowski lands with a cross.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Silver Jr.
Dumbrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dumbrowski ducks right into an uppercut from Silver Jr.

It looks like Humpty Dumbrowski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dumbrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook.
Dumbrowski throws a low kick, looking for Silver Jr's leg but Silver Jr calmly moves out of range.
Silver Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dumbrowski with a body shot.
Silver Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dumbrowski rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silver Jr!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dumbrowski misses with a double jab.
Dumbrowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dumbrowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Silver Jr closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dumbrowski crashing to the mat! Dumbrowski 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!
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!
Silver Jr dodges the punch combination from Dumbrowski.
It seemed like Silver Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. Dumbrowski does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dumbrowski walks into a big right hand from Silver Jr and goes down! The referee sends Silver Jr to a neutral corner as Dumbrowski gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Dumbrowski is rocked!
Silver Jr throws a wild body kick that Dumbrowski sees coming a mile off.
Silver Jr throws a front kick that sends Dumbrowski stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr digs a good hook to Dumbrowski's body.
Dumbrowski scores with a shot to the body.
Dumbrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Silver Jr moves out of range easily.
Dumbrowski misses with a double jab.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver Jr staggers Dumbrowski with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Dumbrowski looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Silver Jr is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.