PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel King (ranked 4449 p4p, 370 weight class) and Stipe Velasquez (ranked 3074 p4p, 281 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer as his entrance music. Stipe Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Velasquez

193 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

187 cm
30
240 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velasquez has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with some punches.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from King.
King takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Daniel King has been cut.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Velasquez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez misses with the head strike.
Velasquez crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
King gets through Velasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquezs head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Velasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Velasquez has his back to the ropes.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Velasquez working aggressively here.
King pushes Velasquez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Velasquez is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Velasquez into the ropes.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King is trying to break the clinch but Velasquez is controlling him.
Velasquez trying to land knees to the body.
Velasquez takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velasquez.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velasquez is trying to stall.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez presses King against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez scores with a shoulder strike.

Daniel King's cut is getting worse.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Velasquez throws an elbow but misses.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the ropes.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stipe Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Velasquez punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Velasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from King.
Velasquez working aggressively here.
Velasquez tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from King.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Velasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Velasquez tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Velasquez pushes King back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velasquez missing with knees to the body.
Velasquez controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Velasquez controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Velasquez.
King tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Velasquez lands a body shot.
King tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Velasquez controls his hands.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King throws a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
Velasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
King looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Velasquez.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velasquez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez wants to clinch.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stipe Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velasquez blocks a jab.
Velasquez darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Velasquez avoids a kick to the body.
Daniel King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel King's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

King swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Daniel King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniel King is winning the standup battle so far.
King ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from King.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from King.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Velasquez throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King thinks about countering with a head kick.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King connects with a high kick.
Nice shot by King.
King throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velasquez connects with a body shot.

Velasquez closes the distance and pushes King back into the ropes.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Daniel King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Velasquez has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Velasquez lands a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stipe Velasquez!
Stipe Velasquez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This is my comeback, and I'm looking to clean out the division!'.