PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cy Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Path
vs
Kongo

186 cm
26
232 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
35
240 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cy Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Path defending well as Kongo loads up on a big left hand.
Path slips a jab from Kongo.
Path wants to clinch up but Kongo keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kongo blocks a head kick by Path.
Path tries to clinch up but Kongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kongo misses with a wild combination.
Path wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kongo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Path - the referee stops the clock and Kongo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Path. Kongo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kongo misses with a few strikes there.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Kongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Path tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Path throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Path tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Path blocks the leg kick.
Path tries to clinch there but Kongo circles away.
Kongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Path doesn't manage to clinch there - Kongo circles away.
Path tries to clinch up.
Path tries to clinch up but Kongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Path scores with a head kick. Kongo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kongo misses with a leg kick.
Path tries to clinch but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kongo.
Path tries to clinch but Kongo is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo throws a leg kick but Path checks it.
Kongo circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Path is looking to clinch but Kongo is avoiding it.
Kongo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kongo counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Path is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kongo avoids the head kick by Path.
Path is looking to clinch but Kongo is avoiding it.
Path is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kongo misses the target.
Path closes the distance but Kongo moves to the side
and Kongo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Path moves into range and clinches up with Kongo.
Path lands an elbow inside.
Kongo managing to block the knees to the body from Path.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongo.
Path looking to stall.
Kongo working hard to break the clinch.
Path connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cy Path dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kongo scores with a jab. Path acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
Path misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Path tries to clinch but Kongo moves out of range.
Cy Path is winning the standup battle so far.
Kongo connects with a right hand. Path shakes it off.
Path tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Path wants to clinch
and Kongo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Path's knee momentarily.
Path is looking to clinch but Kongo is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Kongo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kongo misses with a low kick.
Kongo moves out of range as Path throws a body kick.
Kongo avoids the head kick by Path.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Kongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kongo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Path tries to clinch up.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Path moves out of range easily.
Path pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Path walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Kongo and drops face first to the floor! Path's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Path in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cheick Kongo!
Cheick Kongo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.