PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chico Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faran Hwoarang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the ring accompanied by Maestre - Calles De Medellín . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grande
vs
Hwoarang

176 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faran Hwoarang!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hwoarang tries to clinch up
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.
Grande throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grande throws a series of punches but Hwoarang avoids them all with ease.
Grande fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Hwoarang wants to clinch
and Grande counters with a head kick. That will keep Hwoarang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hwoarang manages to avoid it.
Hwoarang blocks a head kick by Grande.
Hwoarang darts in trying to clinch
and Grande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grande.
Nice shot lands for Grande.
Grande slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hwoarang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grande feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hwoarang's calf.
Hwoarang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grande counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hwoarang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grande.
Hwoarang moves out of range of the body kick.
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!
Grande throws a head kick but Hwoarang moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grande misses with a two punch combination.
Hwoarang looks to clinch

and Grande counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grande.
Hwoarang tries to circle away but Grande has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grande.
Grande avoiding damage as Hwoarang throws knees to the body.
Grande lands an elbow inside.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hwoarang is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hwoarang managing to block the knees to the body from Grande.
Hwoarang is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.
Hwoarang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands an elbow inside that Hwoarang shrugs off.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Hwoarang missing with knees to the body.
Hwoarang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hwoarang looks gassed!
Hwoarang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Grande breaks from the clinch.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hwoarang closes the distance but Grande moves to the side

and Grande moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande lands an elbow inside that Hwoarang shrugs off.

It looks like Faran Hwoarang has been cut.
Hwoarang is trying to break the clinch but Grande has him pressed against the ropes.
Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grande lands an elbow inside.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang looking to throw knees to the head but Grande is blocking nicely.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang is looking to control Grande's arms but Grande gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hwoarang has his back to the ropes.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hwoarang avoiding damage as Grande throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Grande to work.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hwoarang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hwoarang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grande's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grande lands an elbow inside that Hwoarang shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hwoarang avoiding damage as Grande throws knees to the body.
Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Faran Hwoarang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grande jabs Hwoarang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grande lands a jab to Hwoarang's midsection.
Hwoarang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grande finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chico Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Grande tenderised Hwoarang's leg. Hwoarang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grande throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grande lands a body shot.

Grande clinches up against the ropes.
Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chico Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande managing to block the knees to the body from Hwoarang.
Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hwoarang.
Grande lands an elbow that stopped Hwoarang in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grande takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grande lands an elbow just above Hwoarang 's eye.
Hwoarang is breathing heavily.
Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwoarang looking to throw knees to the head but Grande is blocking nicely.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Grande manages to break the clinch.
Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hwoarang can do to turn this around?
Grande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hwoarang.
A jab from Grande finds it's way through Hwoarang's defenses.
Chico Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grande moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grande lands with a nice combination. Hwoarang backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hwoarang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hwoarang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grande lands a two punch combo.

Hwoarang is rocked!
Grande throws a leg kick which misses Hwoarang's front leg but catches the back leg as Hwoarang tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grande gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hwoarang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hwoarang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grande obliges.

Grande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Grande pushes Hwoarang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grande tries to land knees in the clinch but Hwoarang avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.
Hwoarang is trying to maintain a safe position but Grande gets an underhook and turns Hwoarang into the ropes.
Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hwoarang.
Grande lands an elbow that stopped Hwoarang in his tracks for a moment.
Hwoarang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grande has Hwoarang pressed against the ropes.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hwoarang's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande trying to land knees to the body.

Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Hwoarang tries to clinch but Grande moves away
and Grande counters with a body kick that stops Hwoarang in his tracks momentarily.

Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Grande lands an elbow inside that Hwoarang shrugs off.
Hwoarang avoiding damage as Grande throws knees to the body.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hwoarang's defenses.
Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hwoarang.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
Hwoarang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grande missing with knees to the body.
Hwoarang looking to throw knees to the head but Grande is blocking nicely.
Hwoarang misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands an elbow just above Hwoarang 's eye.
Hwoarang tries to stall but Grande uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Grande breaks the clinch.
Grande lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande lands with an uppercut that bounces Hwoarang off the ropes and back into range.
Grande lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hwoarang takes a step back to recover.
Grande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Grande.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hwoarang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grande. That one must have hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hwoarang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grande - the referee stops the clock and Hwoarang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grande. Hwoarang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grande lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hwoarang will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Grande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Faran Hwoarang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grande lands a leg kick that knocks Hwoarang off balance momentarily.
Grande looks for the body kick but Hwoarang saw that one coming.
Hwoarang wants to clinch but Grande slips to the side
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hwoarang wants to clinch
and Grande counters with a series of strikes. Hwoarang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Grande.

Grande clinches.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hwoarang is defending well for now.
Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hwoarang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hwoarang avoids it.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hwoarang trying to control the position but instead, Grande has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hwoarang into the ropes.
Hwoarang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Grande manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwoarang tries to clinch but Grande moves away
and Grande counters with a nice body shot.
Hwoarang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grande.
Hwoarang tries to clinch
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.
Grande lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hwoarang will feel that in the morning.
Grande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grande lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Hwoarang is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
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!
Hwoarang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hwoarang seems to have recovered his senses.
Grande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grande works Hwoarang's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws out a powerful jab.
Grande lands with a nice body punch.

Grande moves into range and clinches up with Hwoarang.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Grande lands an elbow inside.
Grande just leaning against Hwoarang, taking a breather.

Grande breaks the clinch.
Grande lands an overhand right.
Grande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grande scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grande.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grande jabs at Hwoarang's body.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hwoarang moves away.
Grande thumps Hwoarang with a low kick.
Grande throws a shot to the body.
Grande scores with a one two! Hwoarang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.

Grande fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hwoarang, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hwoarang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grande.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Grande landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hwoarang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Grande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Grande.
Grande thumps Hwoarang with a low kick.
Grande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chico Grande is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grande fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grande throws a nice looking combination but Hwoarang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grande fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande with a nice cross.
Faran Hwoarang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Grande lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grande 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Grande!