PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ford Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Porter
vs
Kross

179 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Merciless Gladiators

Merciless Gladiators
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ford Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Kross!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kross is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Kross swinging wildly here.
Kross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Porter is looking to clinch.
Porter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kross throws a lazy right hand but Porter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kross paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Porter closes the distance and pushes Kross back into the ropes.
Kross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Porter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porter keeps control of Kross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porter throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porter lands an elbow inside that Kross shrugs off.

It looks like Albert Kross has been cut.
Kross can't break the clinch.
Kross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Porter breaks the clinch.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.

Porter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Porter misses with a punch on the inside.
Kross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Porter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porter.
Kross throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Kross misses with the combination.
Porter doesn't manage to clinch there - Kross circles away.
Porter misses with a kick to the body.
Porter slips a jab and a cross from Kross.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kross throws the kick towards the body but Porter avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking to clinch.
Kross swinging wildly here.
Kross tries a head kick but it misses.
Kross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kross looks winded!
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.

Porter has closed the distance and engaged Kross in a clinch.
Porter scores with a knee to the head.
Kross wants to get back to striking at distance but Porter won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Porter.
Kross misses with the head strike.
Porter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kross takes an elbow to the temple.
Kross wants to break free but Porter has control.
Porter lands an elbow just above Kross 's eye.
Porter slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter lands an elbow inside that Kross shrugs off.

That has opened up Albert Kross's cut even more.
The referee calls for Porter to work.
Porter lands a good knee to the midsection. Kross won't want to take too many of those.
Porter lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Albert Kross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porter.
Porter lands a nice elbow.

Kross is rocked!
Porter creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Kross off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Kross is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Porter is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ford Porter!