PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Chaloem Narong (ranked 5104 p4p, 3249 weight class) and Pozpurk Hurzshewt (ranked 422 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Narong
vs
Hurzshewt

187 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
140
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chaloem Narong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pozpurk Hurzshewt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurzshewt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narong tries to clinch up but Hurzshewt circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Hurzshewt misses
and Hurzshewt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narong tries to clinch there but Hurzshewt circles away.
Narong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Narong clips Hurzshewt with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Hurzshewt a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Hurzshewt is rocked!

It looks like Pozpurk Hurzshewt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Narong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurzshewt is still on wobbly legs! Can Narong finish him?
A head kick misses from Hurzshewt.
Hurzshewt wants to clinch up but Narong keeps it at a distance.
Hurzshewt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Narong counters by clinching up.
Hurzshewt seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from Narong.
Narong presses Hurzshewt against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurzshewt missing with knees to the body.
Hurzshewt is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Narong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hurzshewt has had enough of the clinch but Narong keeps him there for the moment.
Hurzshewt working hard to break the clinch.
Narong lands a shoulder strike.
Narong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurzshewt is keeping busy.
Hurzshewt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narong has Hurzshewt pressed against the ropes, preventing Hurzshewt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hurzshewt is looking to break free of the clinch but Narong has double underhooks.
Narong scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurzshewt is trying to push Narong away but Narong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Narong drops Hurzshewt with a big knee! Will Hurzshewt beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narong closes the distance and catches Hurzshewt with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Hurzshewt is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Hurzshewt is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Hurzshewt is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Narong takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chaloem Narong!