PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22920 p4p, 21691 weight class) and Adam Larsson (ranked 655 p4p, 671 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Louis
vs
Larsson

186 cm
28
180
16 - 10 - 1

183 cm
32
186
6 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 10 - 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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson tries a low kick but Louis avoids it.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Larsson misses with a leg kick
and Louis counters with a good, hard body kick but Larsson shrugs it off.
Larsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Larsson.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Louis misses with a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a low kick, right behind Louis 's knee.
Larsson sizes up Louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Larsson there.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson throws a good cross that connects.
Louis throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
Larsson moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Larsson.
Louis misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Larsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Larsson's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Larsson dominated that round.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big left from Louis misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Nice uppercut lands for Louis. That snapped Larsson's head back.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Louis throws a series of strikes that have Larsson backpedaling.
Larsson looks to throw a body kick
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Larsson is rocked!
Louis closes the distance and catches Larsson with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Larsson is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Larsson is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Larsson is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Louis takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
Our winner, Tom Louis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.