PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Menace

178 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Menace!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Menace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Menace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Menace steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kane.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Menace scores with a spinning back kick!
Kane wants to land a leg kick but Menace is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Menace misses.
Menace scores with the left hand. Kane knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Kane misses.
It seemed like Menace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kane misses with an uppercut
and Menace counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Menace is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane lands a body shot.
Kane lands a jab to Menace's midsection.
Kane misses the body punch
and Menace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Menace connects with a solid leg kick.
Menace throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Kane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menace.
Menace slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Menace.
Menace looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menace feints a counter leg kick.
Menace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Menace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Menace is rocked!
Kane cracks Menace with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Menace is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Menace is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Menace could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harry Kane!
Harry Kane retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Harry Kane 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.