PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shao Khan (ranked 5424 p4p, 5703 weight class) and Jean Yves Theriault (ranked 110 p4p, 124 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Theriault's choice of entrance music: Klendathu drop. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Khan
vs
Theriault

194 cm
18
235
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
255
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Yves Theriault!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theriault changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Theriault lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Theriault getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theriault is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Theriault to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Theriault manages to avoid it.
Theriault looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khan throws a right and a left that Theriault avoids nicely.
Theriault throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Theriault lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theriault misses with a left hand

and Khan moves into the clinch.
Theriault scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Theriault backwards.
Theriault wants to break free but Khan has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theriault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Theriault wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Theriault wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.

Theriault escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Theriault.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Theriault misses.
Theriault fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.

It looks like Shao Khan has been cut.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Theriault swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Theriault is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Khan moves out of range as Theriault strikes.
Khan misses with a combination
and Theriault counters with a nice body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Jean Yves Theriault has been cut.
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!
Theriault throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Theriault darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Theriault.
Theriault slips under a jab from Khan.
Theriault throws a left and a right that both miss

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

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Theriault lands a jab to the nose.
Khan throws a jab when Theriault was well out of range.
Theriault connects with the punch.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Theriault uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Theriault misses with a straight right.
Khan misses the body punch
and Theriault counters with a straight right hand.
Theriault bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Theriault counters with a nice uppercut.

Khan is rocked!
Khan throws a combination that misses

and Theriault counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Khan to the mat, face first! Theriault goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Khan is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Theriault cracks Khan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Khan is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Khan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Khan could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jean Yves Theriault!
A very excited looking Jean Yves Theriault made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.