PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James King (ranked 23291 p4p, 23401 weight class) and Mick Green (ranked 635 p4p, 623 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

King
vs
Green

170 cm
24
161
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
145
4 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and King only half commits.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from King misses.
King misses with a hook.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King avoids the body shot from Green.
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a body kick that stops Green in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King blocks a jab.
As Green looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Green just gets out of the way.
King misses with a head kick.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King ducks under a wild hook from Green.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
King fires out a quick counter leg kick but Green just manages to avoid it.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Green swings for the body but King moves out of range.

Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
Green lands a right hand.
King tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
King is working Green over against the ropes.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Green misses with a hook.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
King throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.

Green has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
King presses Green against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King misses with a hook.
Green misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
King throws a head kick that Green semi-blocks.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King feinted there with a counter leg kick.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King misses with a kick to the body.
King pushes Green away with a front kick.
King misses with a looping left.
Green drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King misses with a head kick.
King misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Green misses.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
King feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a hook.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Nice jab there from Green.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
King misses with a body kick.
Green slips a jab from King.
Green missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
Green swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green misses with a hook.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King moves out of range as Green strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a head shot.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Green misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green wants to clinch.
Green throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James King will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mick Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a straight right hand.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Green slips a jab and a cross from King.
A low kick lands for King.
Green tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Green misses with a straight left.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a low kick.
King staying out of range there.
Green looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King with the inside leg kick.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green avoids the head kick by King.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.

Green moves into range and clinches up with King.
Green prevents a body shot from King.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Green prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

King breaks from the clinch.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.

Green closes the distance and clinches.
Green has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Green can turn it around.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.

It looks like Mick Green has been cut.
A body shot lands from King.
Green misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King moves away from the strike by Green.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Green throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King misses with a head kick.
Green looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
King throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
James King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for James King!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for James King!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for James King!

James King wins by unanimous decision!