PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 15813 p4p, 23161 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 714 p4p, 736 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Putin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Tom Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Putin
vs
Louis

183 cm
46
175
38 - 43 - 2

186 cm
27
180
14 - 10 - 1

Great elbows
Experienced

World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 38 - 43 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Putin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Louis doesn't seem phased though.
Louis looks for the body kick but Putin saw that one coming.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Putin walks into a left hand.
Putin wants to clinch but Louis slips to the side
and Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Putin 's knee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Louis.
Louis swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louis checks a leg kick.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Putin both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
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!
Louis tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Louis 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.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putin misses with a combination
and Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Putin throws a lazy head kick
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louis.
Louis just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPutin.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin blocks the body kick.
Louis 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.
Louis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Putin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely.
Putin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Putin scores with the left hand. Louis knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin misses with a head kick.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Putin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin walks into a jab.
Putin misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Louis.

Putin is rocked!
Louis works the jab nicely.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Louis connects with a quick right hand that sends Putin tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
Our winner, Tom Louis, 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.