PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Klahan Metharom (ranked 4010 p4p, 113 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 2053 p4p, 51 weight class). Mclovin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. Klahan Metharom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Metharom
vs
Mclovin

165 cm
30
135 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

183 cm
44
184 lbs
35 - 28 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Heavy handed

Condemned

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klahan Metharom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin throws a leg kick which misses Metharom's front leg but catches the back leg as Metharom tries to avoid it.
Mclovin throws a body kick that misses
and Metharom counters with an outside leg kick.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom scores with a jab.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Mclovin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mclovin under the eye.
Metharom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Mclovin misses with a jab to the body
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mclovin thinking.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Metharom wants to clinch.
Mclovin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Metharom to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom lands a front kick.
Mclovin misses with a hook. Metharom ducked under it nicely.
Metharom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a lazy head kick
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Metharom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Metharom moves out of range as Mclovin strikes.
Mclovin throws a head kick but Metharom moves out of range.
Mclovin looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut.
Metharom throws a series of punches but Mclovin avoids them all with ease.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mclovin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mclovin throws a low kick but Metharom avoids it.
Metharom slips a straight right by Mclovin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mclovin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mclovin.
Mclovin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mclovin misses with a double jab
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Metharom pushes Mclovin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mclovin lands a nice knee to the body.
Metharom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Metharom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Metharom tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metharom lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Metharom.

Mclovin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Metharom misses.
Mclovin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mclovin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klahan Metharom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mclovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Metharom needs to keep his hands up - Mclovin had a free shot at his head there.
Mclovin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metharom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mclovin takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Metharom.
Metharom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Metharom throws a head kick but Mclovin moves out of range.
Metharom connects with a solid leg kick.
Mclovin blocks a head kick by Metharom.
Metharom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mclovin doesn't seem bothered though.
Mclovin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klahan Metharom is winning the standup battle so far.
Metharom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mclovin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclovin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mclovin.
Mclovin scores with a hook.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Metharom lunges at Mclovin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mclovin's hand.
Mclovin throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut.
Metharom lands a nice looking body kick.
Pony Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclovin jabs Metharom right on the nose. Metharom blinks but takes it well.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Metharom moves into range and clinches up with Mclovin.
Metharom tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metharom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclovin can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom.
Mclovin trying to stall but Metharom improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metharom.

Metharom breaks the clinch.
Mclovin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metharom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mclovin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metharom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metharom works the jab nicely.
Mclovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin punishes Metharom's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Metharom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mclovin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metharom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klahan Metharom dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Metharom.
Pony Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mclovin throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Mclovin counters with a body kick.
Metharom tries to clinch up but Mclovin circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Mclovin misses.
Metharom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mclovin at a distance.
Nice body punch from Metharom.
Mclovin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mclovin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin lands a jab.
Good shot there by Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Metharom counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Mclovin misses.
A punch combination from Metharom misses.
Mclovin throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclovin looks to land a body kick but Metharom moved away.
Metharom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mclovin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Metharom instigates a clinch.
Metharom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metharom is leaning against Mclovin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Metharom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Metharom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metharom presses Mclovin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Metharom breaks the clinch.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Mclovin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Mclovin's head but Mclovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mclovin.
Nice defenses there by Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metharom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mclovin works the jab nicely.
Mclovin throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a good low kick that Mclovin was not able to check.
Mclovin misses with a hook.
Mclovin throws a head kick but Metharom moves out of range.
Mclovin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Metharom throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klahan Metharom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Metharom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klahan Metharom!
A victorious Klahan Metharom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.