PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Recoome Likum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xerxes God King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xerxes God King has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Likum
vs
God King

199 cm
23
255 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

197 cm
27
230 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Recoome Likum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes God King!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God King wants to clinch
and Likum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
God King throws a right and a left that Likum avoids nicely.
God King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
God King wants to clinch but Likum slips to the side
and Likum counters with a series of strikes. God King will be more careful next time no doubt.
Likum throws a head kick that misses.
God King fails with an attempt to clinch.
God King wants to clinch
and Likum counters with a slapping leg kick.
God King tries to clinch but Likum moves out of range.
Likum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
God King tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Likum misses with a kick to the body.
Likum pushes God King away with a front kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Likum.
God King is looking to clinch.
Likum scores with a push kick.
Likum throws a leg kick which misses God King's front leg but catches the back leg as God King tries to avoid it.
God King looks gassed!
Likum is looking to slow God King down with leg kicks.
Likum clobbers God King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

God King is rocked!
Likum and God King are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Likum throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking God King into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Likum knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Recoome Likum!