PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hooper Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sisphar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Sisphar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hooper Smith's chin.

Smith
vs
Sisphar

182 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good knees
Big heart

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hooper Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Sisphar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisphar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sisphar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Sisphar is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Sisphar throws a nice head kick!
Sisphar connects with a crisp jab.

Smith is rocked!
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sisphar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Sisphar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sisphar throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sisphar counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch there but Sisphar circles away.
Sisphar delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sisphar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Sisphar scores with a leg kick.
Sisphar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sisphar throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Sisphar avoids a kick to the body.
Sisphar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sisphar.
Sisphar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Sisphar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sisphar digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sisphar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sisphar. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sisphar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Sisphar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimmy Sisphar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Sisphar throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Sisphar.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sisphar keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith moves to clinch but Sisphar breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sisphar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sisphar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Sisphar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sisphar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sisphar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sisphar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sisphar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimmy Sisphar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Sisphar's knee but Sisphar avoids it well.
Sisphar keeps the fight on the outside.
Sisphar blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Sisphar slaps the foot to one side.
Sisphar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sisphar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sisphar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sisphar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sisphar lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sisphar.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Sisphar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
A solid body kick from Sisphar.
Smith swings for the body but Sisphar moves out of range.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sisphar.
Sisphar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sisphar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Sisphar is having none of it.
Smith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sisphar counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sisphar misses with a wild body shot.
Sisphar is looking to score with low kicks.
Sisphar swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Hooper Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sisphar.
Sisphar throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisphar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Sisphar checks it.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith tries to work over Sisphar's front leg with a kick but Sisphar checks it.
Sisphar looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Sisphar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Sisphar tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sisphar connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith looks to clinch
and Sisphar counters with a straight right hand.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sisphar.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sisphar can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sisphar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sisphar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sisphar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sisphar counters with an outside leg kick.
Sisphar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sisphar. Smith shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Sisphar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sisphar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sisphar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sisphar dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sisphar counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Sisphar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sisphar connects with a high kick.
Smith blocks a jab.
Sisphar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Sisphar.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sisphar. That's going to slow Smith down.
Jimmy Sisphar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sisphar.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sisphar.
Sisphar digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Sisphar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sisphar throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Sisphar is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Sisphar tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Sisphar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith connects with a crisp jab.

Smith rushes Sisphar and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sisphar.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sisphar.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Sisphar moves out of range easily.
Sisphar scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Sisphar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Sisphar is having none of it.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Sisphar backpedaling.
Sisphar is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Sisphar thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sisphar stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Sisphar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Sisphar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Sisphar's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Sisphar.
Sisphar keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sisphar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sisphar keeps it at a distance.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sisphar swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith lands a high kick!
Sisphar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from Sisphar.
Sisphar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sisphar scores with a punch to the head.
Smith walks into a jab.
Sisphar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sisphar lands with a slapping head kick.
Sisphar swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sisphar finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisphar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sisphar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Sisphar misses.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Sisphar counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sisphar keeps it at a distance.
Sisphar throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith takes a swing at Sisphar's ribcage but misses.
Sisphar misses the jab.
Hooper Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Sisphar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sisphar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Sisphar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sisphar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Sisphar!