PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Sangweni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sangweni comes to the ring accompanied by Kill Your Heroes. Steven Sangweni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sangweni
vs
Romanov

225 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

191 cm
23
278 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Sangweni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangweni throws a series of strikes that have Romanov backpedaling.
Romanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sangweni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Sangweni clinches with his opponent.
Romanov avoiding damage as Sangweni throws knees to the body.
Sangweni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sangweni tries to land a knee to the head but Romanov blocks with his arms.
Sangweni missing with knees to the body.
Romanov managing to block the knees to the body from Sangweni.
A frustrated look appears on Romanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Romanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Sangweni missing with knees to the body.
Sangweni lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sangweni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sangweni missing with knees to the body.
Romanov working hard to break the clinch.
Romanov misses with some punches.
Sangweni scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Pavel Romanov's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangweni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romanov looks winded!
Sangweni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Pavel Romanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sangweni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sangweni landing knees to the head.
Sangweni connects with a knee to the head.
Sangweni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sangweni scores with a knee to the head.

Pavel Romanov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sangweni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sangweni.
Knees to the body from Sangweni.
A knee to the head by Sangweni.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steven Sangweni!
After the fight, Steven Sangweni was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.