PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Knack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Deal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Knack's chin.

Knack
vs
Deal

175 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Knack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Knack moves out of range easily.
Deal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deal moves out of range as Knack strikes.
Deal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knack throws a leg kick but Deal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knack tried to score with a low kick but Deal checks it.
Deal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deal fails to land with a series of punches.
Deal throws a combination that misses
and Knack counters with an outside leg kick.
Knack lands a nice looking body shot.
Knack misses with a straight right.
Knack throws a lazy right hand but Deal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deal throws out the jab.
Deal misses with a body shot.
Knack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deal at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Knack. That snapped Deal's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deal misses the jab.
Deal tries to clinch there but Knack circles away.
Knack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Knack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deal tries to clinch but Knack is having none of it.
Knack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deal. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal moves in looking to clinch but Knack pushes him off.
Knack throws a solid leg kick but Deal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knack.
Deal thuds his right hand into Knack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knack walks into a straight right hand from Deal.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deal misses with a two punch combination.
Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.

Deal rushes Knack and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Knack keeps him there for the moment.
Deal digs a right hand underneath Knack's ribcage. Knack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deal tries to work over Knack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knack misses with some punches.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal is trying to break free.
Knack throws a head punch that misses.
Knack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Deal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deal.
Deal doesn't manage to clinch there - Knack circles away.
Deal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deal scores with a nice right hand.
Deal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knack throws out the jab.
It seemed like Deal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knack tries to score with a low kick but Deal moves his leg out of the way.
Deal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knack with a body shot.
Knack swats away the attempt to clinch by Deal.
Deal tries to clinch up but Knack circles away and keeps his distance.
Knack lands with an overhand left.
Knack circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal cracks Knack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Deal scores with a head kick.
Knack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Deal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Deal throws a head kick but Knack moves out of range.
Deal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knack.
Deal takes a swing at Knack's ribcage but misses.
Deal misses with an uppercut
and Knack counters with a right hand to the body.
Knack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knack.

It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Deal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deal slips under a jab from Knack.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Chris Deal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Deal.
A combination from Knack does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Knack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knack tries a head kick but it misses.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Knack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deal swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knack just misses with a punch to the body.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
Deal looks to land a right hand but Knack moved out of range.
Knack misses with a head kick.
Knack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knack avoids the head kick by Deal.
Knack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Deal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knack manages to avoid it.
Knack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knack on the side of the head.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Deal blocks a leg kick.
Deal loads up on a big right hand but Knack slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deal. Knack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
Knack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Knack.
Knack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deal's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Deal finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Knack.
Knack avoids the body shot from Deal.
Knack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knack tries to work over Deal's front leg with a kick but Deal checks it.
Deal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Deal.
Knack throws out a loose jab but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knack misses with an uppercut.
Knack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deal's knee momentarily.
Deal doesn't manage to clinch there - Knack circles away.
Deal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKnack.
Deal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knack.
Deal scores with a head kick. Knack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Deal throws a right and a left that Knack avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Deal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knack manages to avoid it.
Deal checks the leg kick.
Chris Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deal to score with a decent uppercut.
Good shot there by Deal.
Deal misses with a few strikes there.
Deal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knack momentarily.
Deal takes one on the button.
Deal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deal thinking.
Knack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deal looks to land a body kick but Knack moved away.
Knack cracks Deal with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Deal lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Knack goes down! The ref sends Deal to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Knack is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Deal tries to clinch but Knack is having none of it.

Deal staggers Knack with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Knack looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Knack is rocked!
Good work by Deal as he checks the leg kick.
Oh Knack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Deal.
Knack falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Deal counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knack tried to score with a low kick but Deal checks it.
Knack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deal lands a right and a left and another right! Knack goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Deal!
Chris Deal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.