PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 20113 p4p, 5048 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 484 p4p, 409 weight class). This should be fireworks!

King
vs
Ibu

174 cm
37
150
16 - 23 - 1

175 cm
45
132
39 - 16 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ibu with a nice cross.
Ibu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibu misses with an uppercut.
Ibu moves out of range as King strikes.
King walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!

It looks like Koh Ibu has been cut.
Ibu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
Ibu connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a wild combination.
Ibu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ibu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King thuds a left hand into Ibu's body.
Ibu lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibu lands a nice shot to the body.
King just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ibu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibu lands a lovely overhand right.
Ibu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King scores with a hook.

Ibu is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. King engages and cracks Ibu with a massive lead left hook - Ibu tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! King is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwayne King!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwayne King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.