PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 5342 p4p, 21423 weight class) and Beta Tua (ranked 556 p4p, 569 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rothschild
vs
Tua

190 cm
36
215
19 - 6 - 2

188 cm
35
208
15 - 3 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Beta Tua has been cut.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
Tua slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Tua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Tua with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Tua, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
Tua moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild lands an overhand right.
Tua throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
Tua has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Rothschild.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Tua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Tua throws a front kick that sends Rothschild stumbling back into the ropes.
Rothschild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild misses with a two punch combination.
Rothschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tua counter with a right hand.

Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
Tua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rothschild doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
Rothschild leaves his chin hanging out and Tua seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rothschild crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beta Tua! Beta Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Beta Tua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.