PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Amir Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One Love has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mansour
vs
Love

185 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

206 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Basic striking
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, One Love!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mansour.
Mansour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mansour was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mansour is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mansour.
Mansour slips a jab and a cross from Love.
Mansour was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mansour.
Love throws out a counter right but Mansour avoids it with no problem.
Mansour throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
Love scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mansour doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Love lands a slapping body shot.

Love closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Mansour crashing to the mat! Mansour uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

It looks like Amir Mansour has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Love moves into the clinch.
Love has Mansour pressed against the cage, preventing Mansour from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Love looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love scores with a nice hook to the head.
Love working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mansour is breathing heavily.
Mansour wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Love.

Mansour is rocked!
Love tries a body shot but Mansour blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mansour tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mansour backwards.
A short right from Love.
Love lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Love prevents Mansour from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Love creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mansour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mansour definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good body shot from Love.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Love scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Love on the inside.
Mansour misses with a punch on the inside.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mansour backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Love.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Love.
Love lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mansour backwards.
Love lands a right hand.
Love throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Love.
Love digs a right hand underneath Mansour's ribcage. Mansour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Love lands a body punch.
Love throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mansours head.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Love as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love creates a bit of space and cracks Mansour with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Mansour is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Oh Mansour is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Mansour's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Mansour - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). One Love!