PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hot Sauce (ranked 5198 p4p, 371 weight class) and King Naresuan (ranked 6603 p4p, 428 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sauce
vs
Naresuan

178 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

194 cm
21
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hot Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Naresuan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce throws a right hand that Naresuan ducks under and follows up with a left that Naresuan also avoids with ease.
Naresuan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sauce.
Naresuan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauce in his tracks.
Naresuan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Naresuan lands with an uppercut that bounces Sauce off the ropes and back into range.
Naresuan moves away from the strike by Sauce.
A little jabbing left from Naresuan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naresuan.

Naresuan looks low and kicks high, catching Sauce right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!

It looks like Hot Sauce has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naresuan lands a nice shot that snaps Sauce's head back.

Sauce is rocked!
Sauce misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Naresuan.
Naresuan feints a counter leg kick.
Naresuan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sauce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naresuan counters with a good low kick that Sauce was not able to check.
Naresuan scores with a leg kick.
Naresuan lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Naresuan throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sauce is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Naresuan!