PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Tonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Tonk

209 cm
16
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good knees
Granite chin

Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Tonk!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Tonk.
Tonk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tonk looks winded!
Tonk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos working Tonk over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dos Santos.
I was talking to Dos Santos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tonk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Tonk takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Hank Tonk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tonk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.

Tonk is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Santos.
Tonk is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Tonk off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Tonk is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Dos Santos is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rafael Dos Santos!
A relieved looking Rafael Dos Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.