PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 5285 p4p, 5787 weight class) and Black Beast Francis Ngannou (ranked 573 p4p, 598 weight class). Black Beast Francis Ngannou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Winnfield
vs
Francis Ngannou

188 cm
19
174
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
208
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Black Beast Francis Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Winnfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Francis Ngannou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Winnfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Francis Ngannou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winnfield moves away from the strike by Francis Ngannou.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis Ngannou throws out the jab.
Winnfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Francis Ngannou has managed to clinch.
Winnfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Francis Ngannou is controlling him.
Winnfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francis Ngannou throws a head punch that misses.
Francis Ngannou blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
Winnfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Francis Ngannou has him pressed against the ropes.
Winnfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis Ngannou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis Ngannou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Winnfield misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Ngannou has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis Ngannou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis Ngannou.
Francis Ngannou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
A short left from Francis Ngannou.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Francis Ngannou misses with a punch on the inside.

Francis Ngannou breaks the clinch.
Winnfield jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winnfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winnfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Francis Ngannou takes one on the button.
Winnfield cracks Francis Ngannou with a good jab.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winnfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis Ngannou is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Winnfield with a nice cross.
Francis Ngannou lands with a hook. Winnfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Winnfield is rocked!
Francis Ngannou moves out of range as Winnfield strikes.
Francis Ngannou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis Ngannou slips under a jab.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Winnfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Francis Ngannou back to the ropes. Winnfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Francis Ngannou cracks Winnfield with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Black Beast Francis Ngannou!
A victorious Black Beast Francis Ngannou thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.