PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamal Ziane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ziane
vs
Li

199 cm
22
223 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
224 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamal Ziane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Li!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziane avoids the head kick by Li.
Ziane loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Li misses
and Ziane counters with a stiff right hand.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziane tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Ziane moves out of range easily.
Ziane blocks a head kick by Li.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Ziane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ziane tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Li.
Ziane scores with a jab to the body.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Ziane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Ken Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li lands with a kick to the temple. Ziane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziane manages to avoid it.
Li throws a head kick that misses
and Ziane counters with a left to the body.
Ziane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ziane ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Ken Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ziane wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ziane blocks a low kick nicely.
Ziane fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Li.
A jab from Ziane finds it's way through Li's defenses.
Ziane blocks a head kick by Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziane connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Li is rocked!
Ziane throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziane finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Ziane misses the target.
Ziane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziane.
OH! Li has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Ziane smells blood and charges in for the finish! Ziane unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Li sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamal Ziane!
A very excited looking Kamal Ziane 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.