PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mckayla Maroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess has chosen Curl Of The Burl as his entrance music. Jon Hess has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mckayla Maroney's chin.

Maroney
vs
Hess

196 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

201 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mckayla Maroney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Hess!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.

Maroney closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Hess - that landed with a thud.
Maroney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hess misses with a body shot.

Maroney gets a clinch.
Maroney is pushing Hess 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hess blocks an uppercut.
Maroney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hess misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Hess.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maroney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroney lands a shoulder strike.
Hess can't find room to land a body shot as Maroney controls the action.
Maroney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maroney can't find room to land a body shot as Hess controls the action.
Maroney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hess's elbow.
Maroney misses with a body punch.
Hess lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hess misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hess pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Hess blocks the low kick.
Maroney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maroney lands with a cross.

Maroney has closed the distance and engaged Hess in a clinch.
Maroney has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maroney tries a body shot but Hess blocks it.
Maroney misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Maroney.
Maroney just leaning against Hess, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Maroney.
Maroney misses with a punch to the body.
Maroney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
Hess can't find room to land a body shot as Maroney controls the action.
Maroney throws a head punch that misses.
Hess swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maroney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maroney misses with a body punch.
Hess blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroney taking a breather.
Maroney working aggressively here.
Maroney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maroney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hess's elbow.
Maroney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hess works on Maroney's body with a couple of short punches.
Maroney misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maroney tries to throw a body punch but Hess avoids it by throwing Maroney back against the ropes.
Hess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maroney or not.
Maroney throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Hess scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hess.
Hess lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hess blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maroney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maroney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maroney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hess's elbow.
Hess looking to slow down the pace here.

Hess breaks from the clinch.

Hess gets tackled into the ropes by Maroney. Maroney maintains the clinch.
Hess lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hess gets through Maroney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hess is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mckayla Maroney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Hess's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Maroney misses.
Hess works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maroney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hess counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maroney throws a hook but Hess blocks it.
Maroney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Hess as he checks the leg kick.
Maroney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maroney thows a leg kick but Hess checks it
and Hess counters with a right hand to the body.
Maroney blocks the body kick.
Maroney misses with a low kick.
Maroney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hess.
Hess slips under a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hess throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maroney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hess works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hess fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jon Hess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Hess.
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!
Hess throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hess scores with a push kick.
Maroney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hess looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Hess.

Maroney ducks into a a hook from Hess and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Maroney is rocked!

It looks like Mckayla Maroney has been cut.
Hess throws the kick towards the body but Maroney avoids it.
Maroney leaves his chin hanging out and Hess seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Maroney crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Hess!
Jon Hess took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Where are you hiding, King Kong? WHERE ARE YOU AT, MOTHERFUCKER?'.