PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Duncan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Smith had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Smith
vs
King

186 cm
21
204 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
King lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
King throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

King rushes Smith and presses him up against the ropes.
Smith lands a body shot.
King tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith has King pressed against the ropes.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has King pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, King throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
King's coach down at The Iron Palace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
King is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
King continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John King.
King wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.

Smith clinches up against the ropes.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
King pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith lands an uppercut.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.

King drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King thumps Smith with a low kick.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
King digs a good hook to Smith's body.

King darts in and clinches Smith up against the ropes.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like John King has been cut.
King tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
King misses with a head kick.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
John King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Smith closes the distance and pushes King back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with some punches.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King is trying to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

King is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
King misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from King.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
King is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
King controlling the action here for a moment.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns King into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duncan Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands a body shot.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
King throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the ropes.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.

Smith lands a head kick that bluckles King and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Smith no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Smith avoids the head kick by King.

Smith rushes King and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
King lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Duncan Smith has been cut.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith blocking some punches.
King lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as King tries to tie him up.
Smith works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King blocking some punches.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith lands a shot to the body.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of King's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked King - 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 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duncan Smith!
An out of breath Duncan Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated John King had this to say: 'I'm humble in victory or defeat. This means that I need to go back, train & get better. I won't stand still. I'll be back!'.