PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Minobu Kurita (ranked 4966 p4p, 548 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 3733 p4p, 454 weight class). Kurita comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Minobu Kurita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chong Starbowski's chin.

Kurita
vs
Starbowski

170 cm
29
170 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

175 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minobu Kurita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kurita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Starbowski looks to move away, Kurita throws a big counter combo but Starbowski just gets out of the way.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Kurita moves out of range.
Kurita is looking for a counter combo.
Starbowski scores with a head kick. Kurita tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Starbowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kurita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kurita tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starbowski throws a right hand that Kurita ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurita also avoids with ease.
Starbowski connects with a body shot that sends Kurita's belly button to the back.
Starbowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurita in his tracks.

Kurita is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski dances in with a quick combination. Kurita is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Starbowski snaps Kurita's head back. Kurita stumbles backwards against the ropes. Starbowski steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kurita's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kurita just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chong Starbowski!
Chong Starbowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Real Men Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Minobu Kurita had this to say: 'Sayonara'.