PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Liebknecht (ranked 21565 p4p, 19714 weight class) and Paavo Potku (ranked 736 p4p, 718 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Liebknecht
vs
Potku

185 cm
29
175
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
32
182
6 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Liebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Potku!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liebknecht.
Potku throws a low kick but Liebknecht avoids it.
Potku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Potku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liebknecht is out of range and Potku settles back down.
Potku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Potku has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Potku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Liebknecht has taken the fight to the clinch.

Potku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku throws a chopping leg kick but Liebknecht manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potku with a nice calf kick.
Potku misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Liebknecht drives through and clinches with Potku against the ropes.
Liebknecht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Liebknecht keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potku's efforts to push away.
Liebknecht lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Potku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Potku tries to break free but Liebknecht pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liebknecht is working Potku over against the ropes.
Liebknecht has Potku pressed against the ropes, preventing Potku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liebknecht is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potku is keeping busy.

Potku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potku tries a low kick but Liebknecht avoids it.
Liebknecht showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potku.
Potku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liebknecht circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Liebknecht on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Potku swinging wildly here.
Potku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Liebknecht counter with a right hand.
Jab by Liebknecht.
Potku misses with a low kick.
Liebknecht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liebknecht slips a jab and a cross from Potku.
Liebknecht appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Potku throws a series of punches but Liebknecht avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liebknecht gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Potku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Potku ducks under a wild hook from Liebknecht.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potku. That's going to slow Liebknecht down.
Potku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Liebknecht coming out on top.

Potku is rocked!
Potku wants to land a leg kick but Liebknecht is out of range.
Potku is still on wobbly legs! Can Liebknecht finish him?
Potku walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Liebknecht! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Liebknecht!
Karl Liebknecht seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.