PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James King (ranked 22428 p4p, 23215 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 655 p4p, 653 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

King
vs
Suluhu

170 cm
25
161
7 - 4 - 0

165 cm
35
145
23 - 26 - 3

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
King throwing a counter right hand but Suluhu manages to avoid it.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suluhu jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Suluhu
and King counters with a nice leg kick.

King darts in and clinches Suluhu up against the ropes.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suluhu is defending well for now.
Suluhu is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Suluhu is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Suluhu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King pushes Suluhu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suluhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suluhu avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suluhu's elbow.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suluhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Suluhu won't want to take too many of those.

Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suluhu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a leg kick.
King tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King misses with a head kick.
Suluhu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a leg kick but King moved away.
King lands with a hook. Suluhu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suluhu manages to circle out of the way.
Suluhu lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Suluhu misses.
Suluhu swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Suluhu misses with an uppercut.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
King throwing a counter right hand but Suluhu manages to avoid it.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King throws a big counter combination but Suluhu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Suluhu takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
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.

Suluhu jabs at King's body.
Suluhu looks to throw a body kick
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Suluhu blocks the low kick.
Suluhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
Suluhu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suluhu checks a low kick from King.
James King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suluhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Suluhu looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Suluhu just gets out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suluhu. That's going to slow King down.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu misses with a telegraphed body shot

and King moves into the clinch.
Suluhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from King.
King landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that King has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Suluhu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King pushes Suluhu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suluhu's efforts to push away.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King has Suluhu pressed against the ropes, preventing Suluhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suluhu avoids it.
Suluhu is trying to break free.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Suluhu avoids the damage to the body.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suluhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Suluhu throws a lazy body kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suluhu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
King throws the kick towards the body but Suluhu avoids it.
A slow jab from Suluhu misses its intended target.
Suluhu moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suluhu avoids the head kick by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suluhu swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Suluhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King tries to land a leg kick but Suluhu saw it coming and moves away.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suluhu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Suluhu breaks away and moves out of range.
Suluhu misses with a low kick.

King takes the fight into the clinch.
James King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suluhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Kassim Suluhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King tries to clinch there but Suluhu circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kassim Suluhu.
I think Suluhu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for James King!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for James King!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for James King!

James King wins by unanimous decision!
James King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.