PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between King Naresuan (ranked 5599 p4p, 152 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 5143 p4p, 140 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying George's choice of entrance music: West Side Connection Bow Down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Naresuan
vs
George

194 cm
25
223 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

186 cm
40
227 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Powerful

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Naresuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Naresuan has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Naresuan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naresuan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naresuan lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George working aggressively here.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George misses with a body punch.
Naresuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
Naresuan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George gets through Naresuan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George throws an elbow that misses.
Naresuan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naresuan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George blocking some punches.
Naresuan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Naresuan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Naresuan.
George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from George.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Naresuan stalling in the clinch but George improves position.
Naresuan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Naresuan blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Naresuan.
Naresuan lands a body punch in the clinch.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naresuan is defending well for now.
George takes a shot to the head.
Naresuan throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
A short right from George on the inside.
Naresuan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Naresuan lands a shot to the body.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Naresuan cracks George with a nice body shot.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Naresuan avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George working aggressively here.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naresuan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naresuan scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
Naresuan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George lands a left hand.
Naresuan blocking some punches.
Naresuan misses with the head strike.
Naresuan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Naresuan.
A short right from Naresuan.
Naresuan lands an uppercut.
Naresuan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naresuan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Naresuan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naresuan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naresuan throws a head punch that misses.
Naresuan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Naresuan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naresuan's elbow.
George blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Naresuan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

George misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Naresuan misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by George there.
George looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Naresuan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George moves in looking to clinch but Naresuan pushes him off.
George takes one on the button.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.

George closes the distance and clinches.
Naresuan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
George misses with some punches.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naresuan blocks a body shot from George.
George dodges an elbow strike from Naresuan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naresuan trying to land knees to the body.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Naresuan avoids the damage to the body.
Naresuan blocks an uppercut.
Naresuan lands a right hand.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naresuan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George letting Naresuan take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George missing with knees to the body.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Naresuan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Naresuan lands with a light punch inside.
Naresuan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Naresuan.
Naresuan lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Naresuan misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Naresuan.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Naresuan.
Naresuan blocks an uppercut.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naresuan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
George blocks an uppercut.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naresuan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Naresuan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King Naresuan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Naresuan.
Naresuan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Naresuan lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Naresuan's brow.
Naresuan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Naresuan lands a shoulder strike.
Naresuan lands an uppercut.
Naresuan scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
George is breathing heavily.
A short left from Naresuan.
Naresuan tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Naresuan back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Naresuan fails to land.
Naresuan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naresuan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Naresuan pushes George back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naresuan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naresuan.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Naresuan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Naresuan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! George crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Naresuan - the referee stops the clock and George gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Naresuan. George manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Naresuan connects with a leg kick. George looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George blocks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Naresuan, as that shot connected.
Naresuan wants to clinch.

Naresuan throws out a head kick that George doesn't see coming - it connects and sends George crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into George's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

George is rocked!

That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy.
George changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Naresuan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by George.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a really nice looking cross but Naresuan seems unphased.
George misses with an uppercut. Naresuan saw that one coming.
King Naresuan is winning the standup battle so far.
Naresuan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.

George gets a clinch.
Naresuan lands with a light punch inside.
Tearrius George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naresuan lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Naresuan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naresuan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Naresuan lands a left hand.
Naresuan blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Naresuan.
George blocking some punches.
Naresuan is looking to control George's arms but George gets an underhook and turns him. Now Naresuan has his back to the ropes.
Naresuan blocks an uppercut.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naresuan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naresuan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naresuan avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naresuan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Naresuan.
A short right from Naresuan on the inside.
Naresuan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Naresuan lands with a right to the head.
Naresuan lands a shoulder strike.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naresuan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Naresuan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head.
Still in the clinch, Naresuan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naresuan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naresuan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George is still on wobbly legs! Can Naresuan finish him?
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
George seems to have recovered his senses.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Naresuan.
A short right from Naresuan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naresuan scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
George misses with the head strike.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naresuan avoids it.
A hook to the body from Naresuan.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Naresuan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naresuan 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Naresuan!
Our winner, King Naresuan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.