PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchester Red had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Red
vs
Khanom Tom

225 cm
36
287 lbs
31 - 14 - 2

193 cm
37
261 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manchester Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Khanom Tom throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Red sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Red.
We've been told by Red's head coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Red tries to clinch but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Red down with leg kicks.
Red is looking to clinch but Khanom Tom is avoiding it.

Khanom Tom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khanom Tom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Red controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanom Tom tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Khanom Tom lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Khanom Tom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a knee to the head but misses.

Khanom Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanom Tom avoids the body shot from Red.
Khanom Tom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Red really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight right.
It looked like Red was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khanom Tom.
Red throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Red moves out of range.
Red lands the left hand.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Red looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Red takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Red throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khanom Tom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Red lands a head shot.
Red slips a straight right by Khanom Tom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Red misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Red shakes it off.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Red has managed to clinch.

Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Red throws a head kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Red.
Red wants to clinch up but Khanom Tom keeps it at a distance.
Red swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
Khanom Tom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red connects with a body shot.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Red throws a hook but Khanom Tom avoids it easily.

Khanom Tom clinches up with Red and pushes him back against the ropes.
Red digs a right hand into Khanom Tom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanom Tom's gas tank.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Red throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Red connects with a single shot there.
Khanom Tom throws a shot from downtown. Red moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khanom Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick as Red jumps back.
Khanom Tom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Red counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom misses with a looping left.

Red instigates a clinch.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanom Tom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red slips a jab from Khanom Tom.
Red is looking to clinch but Khanom Tom is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Red throws a push kick but Khanom Tom slaps the foot to one side.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Red.
Red is looking to wear down Khanom Tom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Red.

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Khanom Tom as the two fighters clinch.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Red manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Red.
Red throws a series of strikes that have Khanom Tom backpedaling.
Khanom Tom tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Red will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanom Tom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Red.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red connects with a right hand. Khanom Tom shakes it off.
Manchester Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Red.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Red stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
A big left from Khanom Tom misses.
Red throws a counter high kick but Khanom Tom was just alert enough to avoid it.
Khanom Tom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Red cracks Khanom Tom with an open hand slap.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that misses.
Red scores with a kick to the midsection.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanom Tom misses the body punch
and Khanom Tom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khanom Tom looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Red. That snapped Khanom Tom's head back.
Khanom Tom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Khanom Tom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanom Tom.
Red ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Red misses with the combination.
Red walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khanom Tom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Khanom Tom pushes him off.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanom Tom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khanom Tom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Red crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanom Tom - the referee stops the clock and Red gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanom Tom. Red manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khanom Tom scores with a body shot.
Red throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanom Tom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manchester Red is winning the standup battle so far.
Red takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red swings widly with a right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a stiff right hand.
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Red looks to land a combination but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Red shakes it off.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Red avoids it.
Khanom Tom looks to land a body kick but Red moved away.
Red lands a nice looking body shot.
Red misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a looping right.
Red is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khanom Tom throws a good cross that connects.
Khanom Tom slips a jab and a cross from Red.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Red slips under a jab.
Khanom Tom checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom cracks Red with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
Red takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanom Tom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Red's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Red manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Red swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Red lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Khanom Tom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Red uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a jab when Red was well out of range.
Red throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Khanom Tom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanom Tom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanom Tom throws a jab when Red was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red avoids a kick to the body.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khanom Tom tried to score with a low kick but Red checks it.
Red thinks about countering with a head kick.
Red connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Red.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanom Tom misses the target.
Red scores with a decent looking hook.
Khanom Tom moves forwards but Red connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Red wants to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khanom Tom throws a right hand that misses
and Red counters with a nice uppercut.

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanom Tom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Khanom Tom manages to break the clinch.
Red throws a head kick that misses.
Manchester Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanom Tom circles away.
Red blocks a low kick nicely.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Red takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Red appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Red scores with a hook to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Red.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Red misses its target.
Red blocks the body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Red throws a head kick that misses.
Khanom Tom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Red scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom slips a jab from Red.
Khanom Tom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Red throws a right hand that Khanom Tom ducks under and follows up with a left that Khanom Tom also avoids with ease.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom.
Red went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khanom Tom moves into the clinch successfully.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Khanom Tom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Red slips a jab from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khanom Tom checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Red.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Khanom Tom to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manchester Red.
Well Khanom Tom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom!