PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chol-Hyon An (ranked 7641 p4p, 744 weight class) and Lincon Samuals (ranked 22866 p4p, 851 weight class). An comes to the ring accompanied by Aegukka (DPRK national anthem). Chol-Hyon An had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

An
vs
Samuals

193 cm
27
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

World class MT
Granite chin

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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chol-Hyon An!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuals smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samuals lands with a straight right. An didn't see that one coming.

An clinches.
Samuals lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An avoiding damage as Samuals throws knees to the body.
Samuals is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Samuals.
Samuals lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An is trying to break free.
An pushes Samuals back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Samuals effectively controlling the action here.
An tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samuals tries to stall but An uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Our sources have told us that An has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Samuals is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An is trying to maintain a safe position but Samuals gets an underhook and turns An into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samuals is pushing An up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Samuals scores with a shot to the side of An's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals scores with a shot to the side of An's head.
Samuals taking a breather.
An landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An tries to stall but Samuals uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Samuals creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through An's defenses.

It looks like Chol-Hyon An has been cut.
An swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samuals.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samuals.
Knees to the body from Samuals.
An is breathing heavily.
Samuals using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Samuals pushes An back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Samuals.
Samuals working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Samuals on the inside.
Samuals lands a right hand.
Samuals lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of An backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Samuals lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of An backwards.
Samuals pushes An back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samuals scores with a shot to the side of An's head.
An misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samuals.
Samuals lands a good knee to the midsection. An won't want to take too many of those.
An takes an elbow to the forehead.
Samuals lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of An backwards.
Samuals crunches a lovely knee into An's ribcage.
Samuals creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through An's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Samuals.
Samuals scores with a hook to the body.
An takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuals cracks An with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Samuals.
Samuals lands an elbow inside.
Samuals manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Samuals on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincon Samuals dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chol-Hyon An's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Samuals has An up against the ropes in a clinch.
Samuals unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Samuals looking to slow down the pace here.
An takes a knee right on the jaw!
Samuals lands with a left to the head.
Samuals taking a breather.
Samuals with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Samuals lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samuals leaning against his opponent.
An can't find room to land a body shot as Samuals controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An taking a breather.
Samuals digs a right hand underneath An's ribcage. An let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samuals tries to stall but An uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Samuals scores with a shoulder strike.
An's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samuals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuals stalling in the clinch but An improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An is trying to maintain a safe position but Samuals gets an underhook and turns An into the ropes.
Samuals lands a damaging elbow.
Samuals is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but An is keeping busy.
Samuals tries to stall but An uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Samuals with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lincon Samuals.
Samuals bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of An's head.
Samuals avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samuals throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Samuals throws a nice outside leg kick.
Samuals has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as An is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Samuals changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Samuals connects with a body shot.
Samuals thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on An if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals doesn't manage to clinch there - An circles away.
An throws a big counter combination but Samuals scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuals thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on An if he has to take too many more of those.
Chol-Hyon An seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuals fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A right-left combo lands from Samuals.
Samuals doesn't manage to clinch there - An circles away.
Samuals tries to clinch but An is having none of it.
Samuals lands with a hook. An tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samuals connects with an inside leg kick.
Samuals moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

An closes the distance and clinches.
An stalling in the clinch but Samuals improves position.
Samuals working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samuals.
A short left from Samuals.

An is rocked!
Samuals scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincon Samuals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chol-Hyon An's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chol-Hyon An has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuals connects with a right hand. An shakes it off.
Oh An is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuals doesn't manage to clinch there - An circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from An misses its target.
Samuals throws an overhand right that has An reeling! Samuals follows up with more punches and An is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lincon Samuals!
Chol-Hyon An spoke after the fight, saying 'Forgiveness, preasuh.'.