PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the ring accompanied by Jay Z - Dig a Hole. Thomas Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stark
vs
Khavin

191 cm
29
220 lbs
18 - 0 - 0

196 cm
28
210 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Khavin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khavin's corner calls for a 1-2. Khavin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khavin misses with the combination.
Stark is looking to chop away at Khavin's legs.
Khavin slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark pushes Khavin away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Stark.

It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Stark looks low and kicks high, catching Khavin right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!

Khavin is rocked!
Khavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Khavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Khavin circles away.
Khavin's corner calls for a 1-2. Khavin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khavin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Khavin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khavin's elbow.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Khavin blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khavin wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark ducks right into an uppercut from Khavin.
Khavin checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stark cracks Khavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That has opened up Konstantin Khavin's cut even more.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Stark throws out a head kick that Khavin doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Khavin crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Khavin's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Khavin is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khavin seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark tries to work over Khavin's front leg with a kick but Khavin checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
Stark throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khavin staying out of range there.
Khavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Khavin moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khavin blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Khavin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stark as Khavin tries to tie him up.
Khavin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khavin can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khavin managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Khavin.
Khavin with a knee to the head.
Khavin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin has Stark pressed against the ropes.
Khavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khavin lands a knee to the body.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Stark takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Konstantin Khavin was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khavin.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khavin scores with a three punch combo!
Khavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khavin eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Khavin throws a head kick that half lands.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Khavin throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Khavin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khavin checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark stuns Khavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khavin.
Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khavin. Khavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Khavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters with an inside leg kick.
Stark is looking to wear down Khavin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khavin. That one must have hurt.
Khavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khavin is looking to clinch.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khavin lands a nice shot that snaps Stark's head back.
Khavin cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark walks into a stiff left hand from Khavin.
Khavin pushes Stark away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stark lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Khavin goes down! The ref sends Stark to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Khavin is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

The cut above Konstantin Khavin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Konstantin Khavin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Thomas Stark misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.