PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karlos Svoboda (ranked 6252 p4p, 128 weight class) and Saimon Cassel (ranked 2374 p4p, 100 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svoboda
vs
Cassel

215 cm
26
252 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good low kicks
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karlos Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saimon Cassel!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassel misses with a two punch combination.
Cassel misses with a few strikes there.
Svoboda slips a jab and a cross from Cassel.
Cassel throws a nice looking combination but Svoboda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Svoboda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Svoboda misses with a punch to the body.
Svoboda gets through Cassel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Svoboda.
Cassel looks winded!
Svoboda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cassel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Svoboda tries to throw a body punch but Cassel avoids it by throwing Svoboda back against the ropes.
Svoboda misses with a punch to the body.
Cassel has had enough of the clinch but Svoboda keeps him there for the moment.
Svoboda scores with a shot to the side of Cassel's head.
Cassel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svoboda lands a shoulder strike.
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.
Svoboda lands a shoulder strike.
Cassel wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svoboda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Svoboda lands an uppercut.
Svoboda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Svoboda lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svoboda.
Svoboda digs a right hand into Cassel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassel's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Svoboda - that landed with a thud.
Svoboda lands a right hand.
Svoboda presses Cassel against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svoboda digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svoboda tries a body shot but Cassel blocks it.
Cassel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svoboda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cassel can turn it around.
Cassel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svoboda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Svoboda works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Svoboda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Svoboda scores with a shoulder strike.
Svoboda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
Svoboda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda lands a shot to the body.
Svoboda lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svoboda.
A shot in the inside from Svoboda.
A shot in the inside from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Svoboda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svoboda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Svoboda.
Svoboda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Svoboda - that landed with a thud.
Svoboda lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svoboda.
Svoboda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Cassel is rocked!
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.
Cassel is still on wobbly legs! Can Svoboda finish him?
Svoboda creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Cassel crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Cassel face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Svoboda takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Karlos Svoboda!