PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the ring accompanied by ไรซิงซัน. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kong
vs
Maximus

177 cm
30
167 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

173 cm
30
168 lbs
24 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naughtius Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Maximus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maximus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maximus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong slips a jab from Maximus.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
Kong moves forwards but Maximus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kong dips to his left and cracks Maximus with an uppercut!

It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
Maximus scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.

Maximus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kong.
Maximus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Maximus.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximus.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kong.
Kong lands an elbow inside that Maximus shrugs off.
Kong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maximus tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maximus's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Maximus avoids it by throwing Kong back against the ropes.
Kong landing knees to the head.
Maximus is looking to control Kong's arms but Kong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maximus has his back to the ropes.
Kong landing knees to the head.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Maximus won't want to take too many of those.
Maximus looks winded!
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximus's elbow.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong blocking some punches.
Maximus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kong is defending well for now.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Maximus avoids the damage to the body.
Kong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Naughtius Maximus's cut even more.
Maximus lands a left hand.
Maximus tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Kong blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Kong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kong lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kong obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kong.
Kong blocking some punches.
Kong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maximus lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Maximus controls his hands.
Maximus can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
A hook to the body from Maximus.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kong digs a right hand into Maximus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maximus's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maximus's brow.
Maximus lands with a light punch inside.
Maximus tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Maximus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Maximus tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Maximus back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Maximus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus lands with a short shot to the head.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximus looking to stall.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Maximus blocks it.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Maximus avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kong.
Maximus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maximus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximus misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maximus takes a shot to the head.
Kong looking to slow down the pace here.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kong!
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kong looks to land a combination. Maximus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maximus works Kong's body with a nice hook.
Maximus moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Kong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Maximus throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Kong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maximus checks it well.
Maximus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kong tries to work over Maximus's front leg with a kick but Maximus checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kong, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maximus tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Maximus missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maximus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kong misses with a leg kick.
Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

The cut above Naughtius Maximus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maximus throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
Kong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maximus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maximus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maximus ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong blocks a head kick by Maximus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maximus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Maximus's shoulder, as Maximus tries to avoid the shot.

Kong gets a clinch.
Maximus misses with a knee strike.
Kong blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Maximus is trying to maintain a safe position but Kong gets an underhook and turns Maximus into the ropes.
Maximus misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximus.
Maximus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maximus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maximus fails to land.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximus tries to stall but Kong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maximus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Maximus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Maximus misses with a body punch.
Kong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximus is trying to maintain a safe position but Kong gets an underhook and turns Maximus into the ropes.
Maximus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Maximus taking a breather.
Kong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maximuss head.
Kong is trying to stall.
Maximus misses with a body punch.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Kong pushes Maximus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maximus tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Maximus fails to land.
Maximus misses with a body punch.
Kong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maximus's defenses.
Kong prevents a body shot from Maximus.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
Kong tries to work over Maximus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximus misses with a punch to the body.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Maximus blocks with his arms.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kong lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Naughtius Maximus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maximus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Maximus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kong.
Maximus avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Kong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maximus tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Maximus 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Kong lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Maximus goes down! The ref sends Kong to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Maximus 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!

Maximus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maximus slips under a jab from Kong.
Kong is looking to chop away at Maximus's legs.
Kong throws a big shot that misses.
Kong cracks Maximus with an open hand slap.
Qing Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus connects with a high kick.
Qing Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maximus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Kong.
Kong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throws a front kick that sends Maximus stumbling back into the ropes.
Maximus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maximus blocks a head kick by Kong.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Maximus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kong scores with a sloppy right hand. Maximus should have avoided that one.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Qing Kong!
A very excited looking Qing Kong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.