PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between KT King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Mathew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

King
vs
Mathew

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Counter striker
Heavy handed

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, KT King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregor Mathew!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mathew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King digs a good body shot into Mathew's ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mathew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mathew as King tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King breaks from the clinch.
Mathew tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mathew's head.
Mathew avoids the head kick by King.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

King darts in and clinches Mathew up against the ropes.
Mathew wants to stall.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Mathew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from King.
Mathew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King tries to clinch up.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mathew if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathew tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KT King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mathew throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Mathew's torso.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
Mathew throws out a powerful jab.

Mathew moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King is trying to force a seperation but Mathew has the dominant position.
King is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathew being controlled against the ropes.

Mathew breaks from the clinch.

King closes the distance and clinches.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King rushes Mathew and presses him up against the ropes.
Mathew wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mathew has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Mathew wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathew has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathew has double underhooks.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mathew is keeping busy.
King tries to break free but Mathew pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that KT King will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

King tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathew wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
Mathew doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King is trying to force a seperation but Mathew has the dominant position.
Mathew is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
King is looking to control Mathew's arms but Mathew gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
Mathew being controlled against the ropes.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has Mathew pressed against the ropes, preventing Mathew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

King manages to break the clinch.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Mathew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
KT King is winning the standup battle so far.
King moves in looking to clinch but Mathew pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathew avoids the head kick by King.
Mathew tries to clinch up.
Mathew tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregor Mathew.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for KT King!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for KT King!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for KT King!

KT King wins by unanimous decision!