PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen ROAR by Katy Perry as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Rutherford
vs
King

183 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

184 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin King!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
King throws out a counter right but Rutherford avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
As King looks to move away, Rutherford throws a big counter combo bu King just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rutherford drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Rutherford gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as King tries to tie him up.
King lands a body punch.
King tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
King wants to stall.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King effectively controlling the action here.
King is trying to push Rutherford away but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King wants to break free but Rutherford has control.
King tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands with a left to the head.
King stalling.
King blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King blocks a body shot from Rutherford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Good body shot from Rutherford.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rutherford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if King can turn it around.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Nice body punch from Rutherford - that landed with a thud.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
A body shot lands from Rutherford.
King looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
A body shot lands from Rutherford.
A short right from Rutherford.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
King has had enough of the clinch but Rutherford keeps him there for the moment.
Rutherford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with some punches.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
Rutherford presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford cracks King with a nice body shot.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

King is rocked!
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford lands a shot to the body.
Rutherford cracks King with a big uppercut, right up the middle and King goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! King wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford retains his welterweight title!