Punch Box: Fighting Inside a Phone Booth
In Punch Box, we give the fighters very little room. There is no keeping your distance for long or moving around a ring: the fight is at close range, with the walls of the booth on all sides.
Our format has three one-minute rounds. Elbows and knees are allowed alongside punches. There are limits, though: strikes to the back of the head or groin, biting and eye gouging are prohibited.
CarJitsu: Grappling Inside a Car
In CarJitsu, competitors use jiu-jitsu techniques inside a car. Instead of an open mat, there are seats, doors and a cramped cabin. The usual room to grapple is gone, and parts of the car become part of the contest.
The Punch Club version also has three one-minute rounds. The rules allow competitors to use parts of the interior, including the seat belts. We film these contests as a separate show: full episodes of CarJitsu are available on the Punch Club channel.
Creating the Shows Together
Andrey Zaykin founded the Punch Club promotion. Andrey and I are co-creators of Punch Box and CarJitsu, which we develop with the team. We also host Punch Box together.
Full Episodes
Media Coverage
MMA Fighting covered Punch Club’s car and phone-booth fights in its Missed Fists column. The writer highlighted the unusual settings while also pointing out the dangers of these fights. The article includes links to full episodes.