PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Francis Ngannou Tribute (ranked 5733 p4p, 5680 weight class) and Johny Billips (ranked 553 p4p, 552 weight class). Francis Ngannou Tribute has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tribute
vs
Billips

193 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
209
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Ngannou Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Billips!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billips doesn't manage to clinch there - Tribute circles away.
Billips tries to clinch up but Tribute circles away and keeps his distance.
Tribute misses with a kick to the body.
Tribute misses with a straight right.
Billips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tribute cracks Billips with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Johny Billips has been cut.
Billips scores with a jab to the body.

Tribute moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tribute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Tribute scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tribute lands with a left to the 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!
Tribute creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Billips crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Billips face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tribute takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Francis Ngannou Tribute!