PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bors Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bors Hill's chin.

King
vs
Hill

200 cm
32
160 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

182 cm
32
167 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good knees
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bors Hill!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a combination

and Hill moves into the clinch.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Hill lands a nice knee to the body.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hill has managed to clinch.
Hill prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
King can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King has had enough of the clinch but Hill keeps him there for the moment.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the ropes. Hill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
King takes one to the side of the head.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
King is trying to force a seperation but Hill has the dominant position.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Hill lands a right hand.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill lands a body shot.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
King tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the ropes.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Hill sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King wants to clinch
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
King takes one on the button.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A right-left combo lands from Hill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King drives through and clinches with Hill against the ropes.
King tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the ropes.
King has had enough of the clinch but Hill keeps him there for the moment.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from King does no damage.
King darts in trying to clinch

and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hill stalling against the ropes.
King is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the ropes.
King tries to circle away but Hill has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bors Hill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Bors Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Hill.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hill counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Hill connects with a body shot.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill cracks the inside of King's front leg.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brian King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
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!
King wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
King tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brian King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
King tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
King letting Hill take a breather here.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
King tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Good exchange - Hill coming out on top.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
King tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
King blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up.
That kick from Hill tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.

Hill clinches with his opponent.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hill clinches.
King tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the ropes.
Hill pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hill lands with a right to the head.
Hill stalling.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hill lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination that misses
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hill.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill counters with an inside leg kick.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from King.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King misses with a double jab.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.

Hill has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bors Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Hill.
King misses with a double jab
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Hill lands the left hand.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with King.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
King tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill dodges the punch combination from King.
King moves to clinch but Hill breaks away
and Hill counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill is struggling to control the position.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill digs a good hook to King's body.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
Hill connects with a jab.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

King is rocked!
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill cracks King with a nice body shot.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
King wants to break free but Hill has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King being controlled against the ropes.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.

Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill moves away from the strike by King.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Hill.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King misses with a combination
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Bors Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hill scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
King is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King misses with a double jab.
King wants to clinch.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bors Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bors Hill!
A victorious Bors Hill thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.