PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby McBarz (ranked 3000 p4p, 72 weight class) and Hippo Potamus (ranked 5652 p4p, 114 weight class). McBarz comes to the ring accompanied by 50 Cent - In da club. Hippo Potamus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McBarz
vs
Potamus

183 cm
28
174 lbs
12 - 19 - 0

196 cm
24
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
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 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hippo Potamus!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBarz misses with a left hand
and Potamus counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
McBarz jabs at Potamus's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potamus, right into the meat.
Potamus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potamus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Potamus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potamus.
Potamus misses with a wild body shot.
McBarz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McBarz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potamus counters with a nice uppercut.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potamus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McBarz is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBarz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Potamus momentarily.
We've been informed that Potamus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Potamus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McBarz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potamus counters with a good, hard body kick but McBarz shrugs it off.
Potamus lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBarz's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz looks to land a right hand but Potamus moved out of range.
Potamus throws a leg kick that misses.
Potamus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - McBarz scores with a four punch combination!
Potamus moves out of range as McBarz strikes.
McBarz swings widly with a right hand
and Potamus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBarz is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Potamus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBarz cracks Potamus with a good jab.
Potamus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBarz.
McBarz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Potamus throws a big shot that misses.
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBarz misses with a hook
and Potamus counters with an outside leg 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!
Potamus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McBarz throws a body shot but no joy.
Potamus throws a one two combo.
Potamus scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potamus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from McBarz.
McBarz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potamus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potamus.
Potamus misses with a head kick.
McBarz dodges the punch combination from Potamus.
Potamus misses with a wild body shot.
Potamus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBarz connects with a nice looking jab.
McBarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potamus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potamus throws a quick inside leg kick.
McBarz misses with a hook.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hippo Potamus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
That's time! McBarz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McBarz fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by McBarz as he checks the leg kick.
Potamus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBarz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Potamus.
Potamus lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBarz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Potamus eats them both and turns towards McBarz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBarz misses with a body shot.
Potamus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McBarz misses the body punch
and Potamus counters with a good low kick that McBarz was not able to check.
Potamus staying out of range there.
Potamus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBarz.
Potamus lands a nice shot to the body.
Potamus scores with a leg kick.
Potamus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBarz's hands.
McBarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potamus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potamus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBarz misses with a body shot.
McBarz throws a right hand that misses
and Potamus counters with an outside leg kick.
Hippo Potamus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBarz needs to keep his hands up - Potamus had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBarz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.
Potamus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBarz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potamus.
Potamus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Potamus takes a swing at McBarz's ribcage but misses.
Potamus scores with a nice right hand.
McBarz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potamus scores with a punch to the head.
McBarz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Potamus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for McBarz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBarz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.

Potamus has closed the distance and engaged McBarz in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potamus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potamus struggles to land a body shot inside as McBarz controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Potamus manages to break the clinch.
McBarz misses with a body shot
and Potamus counters with a good low kick that McBarz was not able to check.
The fighters circling - McBarz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potamus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potamus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potamus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Potamus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBarz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potamus cracks McBarz with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBarz swings for the body but Potamus moves out of range.
Potamus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McBarz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Potamus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McBarz throws a series of strikes that have Potamus backpedaling.

Potamus has taken the fight to the clinch.
McBarz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potamus leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hippo Potamus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McBarz misses with a shot to the body

and Potamus moves into the clinch.

Potamus breaks from the clinch.
McBarz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potamus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McBarz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potamus misses with a two punch combination.
Potamus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Potamus throws a leg kick which misses McBarz's front leg but catches the back leg as McBarz tries to avoid it.
Bobby McBarz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBarz just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Potamus.
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potamus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBarzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Potamus slips a jab and a cross from McBarz.
Potamus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Potamus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
McBarz walks into a stiff left hand from Potamus.
Potamus lands a front kick.
Potamus lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBarz's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McBarz avoids the head kick by Potamus.
McBarz slips under a jab.
Potamus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBarz. That did some damage!
McBarz throws a right hand that Potamus ducks under and follows up with a left that Potamus also avoids with ease.
Bobby McBarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potamus scores with a leg kick.
McBarz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBarz throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potamus.
Potamus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Potamus throws the kick towards the body but McBarz avoids it.
McBarz misses with a double jab
and Potamus counters with a leg kick.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Potamus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus tries to clinch there but McBarz circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBarz throws a jab when Potamus was well out of range.
McBarz scores with a hook to the body. Potamus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McBarz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Potamus there.
McBarz slips under a jab from Potamus.
A swing and a miss from McBarz.
McBarz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potamus scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.
Potamus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBarz takes one on the button.
McBarz misses with a two punch combination.
Potamus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Potamus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBarz misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hippo Potamus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potamus 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Hippo Potamus!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Hippo Potamus!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hippo Potamus!

Hippo Potamus wins by unanimous decision!
Hippo Potamus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.