PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 532 p4p, 22143 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 67 p4p, 572 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Smith
vs
Louis

181 cm
37
187
29 - 13 - 1

186 cm
33
183
21 - 16 - 2

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tom Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Louis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Louis swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Louis misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Louis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Louis throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith jabs at Louis's body.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Louis throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Louis was not able to check.
Louis throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louis.
Louis throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Louis.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Louis lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Louis.
We've been informed that Louis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Louis closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louis missing with knees to the body.
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis throws an elbow that misses.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Louis working Smith over with knees to the body.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Louis controls his hands.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Louis controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Louis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Louis checks it.
Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Louis pushes Smith away with a front kick.

Louis clinches up against the ropes.
Smith tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Louis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Louis as the two fighters clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Louis lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Louis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Louis tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Louis is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Louis is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Louis controls the action.
Louis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Louis has Smith pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Louis's head.
Louis throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Smith digs a right hand into Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louis's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Louis.
Kenny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith avoids the head kick by Louis.
Louis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith slips a jab from Louis.
Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith blocks a head kick by Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith catches Louis napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Louis goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kenny Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Tom Louis stepped up to the mic, saying 'As much as I want to I just don't have the chin to keep going. I love you all but this is my last fight'.