PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 23419 p4p, 2224 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 715 p4p, 280 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Louis
vs
Petrovs

186 cm
26
184
13 - 9 - 1

180 cm
40
172
22 - 30 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Knockout power

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis moves out of range as Petrovs throws a body kick.
Petrovs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Louis drives through and clinches with Petrovs against the ropes.
Petrovs takes a knee right on the jaw!

Petrovs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrovs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrovs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Louis lands a slapping body shot.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrovs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Louis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Louis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrovs has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Louis lands but Petrovs takes it in his stride.
Louis with a nice calf kick.
Louis thuds a left hand into Petrovs's body.
Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrovs should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
Louis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Louis scores with a spinning back kick!
Petrovs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Louis darts in and clinches Petrovs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Louis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louis keeps control of Petrovs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Louis throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis working aggressively here.
Petrovs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrovs.
Petrovs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrovs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Louis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Louis lands a head kick. Petrovs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Petrovs walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
Petrovs connects with a body shot that sends Louis's belly button to the back.
Louis looks for the body kick but Petrovs saw that one coming.
Louis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrovs on the side of the head.
Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrovs at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Petrovs. Those never looked like landing.
Louis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrovs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Louis lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Tom Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrovs.
Petrovs scores with a nice head shot.
Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Louis moves away from the strike by Petrovs.

Louis tries to keep at a distance but Petrovs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrovs looks winded!
Petrovs has had enough of the clinch but Louis keeps him there for the moment.
Petrovs takes a shot to the head.

Petrovs is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Louis.
Petrovs is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Louis breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Petrovs with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Petrovs looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Petrovs get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
Tom Louis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.