PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derek Combs (ranked 3473 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Reagan Knapp (ranked 190 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Combs
vs
Knapp

190 cm
25
220
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
206
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derek Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reagan Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knapp tries to keep at a distance but Combs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knapp can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Combs.
Knapp is trying to break the clinch but Combs is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Combs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Combs won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Combs.
Combs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knapp backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Combs.
Knapp looks winded!
Combs scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Combs.
Combs digs a right hand underneath Knapp's ribcage. Knapp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Combs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Combs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Combs cracks Knapp with a nice body shot.
Combs presses Knapp against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Combs.
Combs is leaning against Knapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Combs.
Combs lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Combs as the two fighters clinch.

Combs breaks from the clinch.
Combs cracks Knapp with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Combs!
After winning the bout, Derek Combs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.