PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Smoking (ranked 4958 p4p, 6641 weight class) and Jethro Frind (ranked 444 p4p, 526 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smoking
vs
Frind

170 cm
21
221
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
221
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good kicks
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smoking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Frind!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frind throws a combination that misses
and Smoking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frind misses with a left hand
and Smoking counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frind throws a low kick but Smoking moves out of range easily.

Smoking closes the distance and pushes Frind back into the ropes.
I was talking to Smoking's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smoking lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoking.
Smoking digs a right hand underneath Frind's ribcage. Frind let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smoking lands a body punch.
Frind takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Frind.
Smoking stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Frind trying to control the position but instead, Smoking has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frind into the ropes.
Frind is looking to control Smoking's arms but Smoking gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frind has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoking blocks a body shot from Frind.
Smoking is pushing Frind up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smoking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smoking scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smoking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Frind tries to circle away but Smoking has him pinned against the ropes.
Smoking cracks Frind with a nice body shot.
Frind looks winded!
Frind throws a head punch that misses.
Smoking lands a shot to the body.
Frind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Smoking.
Smoking scores with a shot to the side of Frind's head.
Smoking lands a shot to the body.
Smoking lands with a light punch inside.

Frind is rocked!
Smoking smacks Frind right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Frind goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Jack Smoking!
Jack Smoking really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.