PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evista Fareston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

King
vs
Fareston

185 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fareston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Fareston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fareston checks it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Fareston scores with a four punch combination!
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
King missing with a left hand there. Fareston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King misses with a right hand
and Fareston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fareston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Fareston's head.
Fareston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King misses with a straight right.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fareston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a straight right.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fareston unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fareston checks a leg kick nicely.
King misses with a body shot.
Fareston is looking for the big counter here.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fareston's head.
King misses with a straight left.
As King backs off Fareston throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Fareston throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Fareston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Good work by Fareston as he checks the leg kick.
King throws a lazy right hand but Fareston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston slips under a jab.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
King is looking to slow Fareston down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from King misses.
Fareston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fareston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Fareston moves away from the strike by King.
Fareston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
A left and a right from Fareston both land. Nice combination.
Fareston ducks under a wild hook from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fareston unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fareston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Fareston's shoulder, as Fareston tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Fareston. Beautiful body shot.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fareston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fareston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fareston throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Tommy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with an uppercut.
King throws a right and a left that Fareston avoids nicely.
Fareston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fareston blocks the body kick.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
Fareston moves out of range of the body kick from King.
Fareston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
King throws a right and a left that Fareston avoids nicely.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fareston unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King throws a leg kick but Fareston moved away.
Fareston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fareston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from King.
Fareston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Fareston blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Fareston.
Fareston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fareston takes a jab right on the kisser.
King misses with a hook.
Fareston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King misses with a straight right.
A left lands for King.
Fareston is looking to score with low kicks.
Fareston checks the leg kick.
Fareston moves out of range of the body kick from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy King dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King looks to land a left hand but Fareston moved out of range nicely.
Fareston checks a leg kick.
As King backs off Fareston throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
Fareston staying out of range there.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Fareston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tommy King is winning the standup battle so far.
Fareston lands a two punch combo.
King throws a looping overhand right but Fareston ducks down to avoid it.
King throws a hook but Fareston blocks it.
King misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Fareston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fareston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fareston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Evista Fareston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King looks to throw the jab but Fareston is out of range.
King slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fareston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King loads up on a big right hand but Fareston slips the punch.
King misses with a looping right.
Fareston blocks a jab.
As King backs off Fareston throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
Fareston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Fareston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Fareston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fareston. Fareston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King lands a head shot.
Fareston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fareston cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King feinted there with a counter leg kick.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Fareston stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fareston manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Fareston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fareston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Fareston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fareston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King tries to score with a low kick but Fareston moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Fareston blocks the leg kick.
Fareston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King tests Fareston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Fareston counters with a nice uppercut.
Fareston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tommy King did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fareston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fareston! But no joy.
King motions for Fareston to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fareston moves out of range of the strikes.
Fareston is looking for the big counter here.
King wants to land a leg kick but Fareston is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fareston.
Fareston lands a jab-cross combination.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Fareston as he checks the leg kick.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Fareston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for King.
Fareston misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a left hand
and Fareston counters with a two punch combo.
King throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fareston counters with a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Fareston blocks the low kick.
Despite the aggression on Fareston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fareston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Fareston counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Fareston to acknowledge the strikes.
Fareston checks a leg kick.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King tries to work over Fareston's front leg with a kick but Fareston checks it.
Fareston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As King backs off Fareston throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston slips a straight right by King.
Fareston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fareston ducks under a wild hook from King.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fareston can do to turn this around?
Fareston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Fareston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Fareston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fareston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Fareston staying out of range there.
King misses with a straight right.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Fareston misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Fareston blocks the leg kick.
King throws a solid leg kick but Fareston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tommy King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Fareston scores with a four punch combination!
Evista Fareston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from King misses.
Fareston throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Fareston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King throws a jab when Fareston was well out of range.
Fareston throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fareston.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fareston unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fareston ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with a straight right.
Fareston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fareston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fareston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fareston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fareston.

Fareston lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and King goes down! The ref sends Fareston to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and King is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fareston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King misses with an uppercut. Fareston saw that one coming.
As King backs off Fareston throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Fareston counters with a right hand to the body.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a hook but Fareston blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fareston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King misses with an uppercut
and Fareston counters with a stiff right hand.
Fareston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fareston.
A swing and a miss from King.
Fareston unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King throws the left hand but Fareston avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Fareston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Fareston counters with a straight right that drops King to the canvas! Will King beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Evista Fareston!
Evista Fareston really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Venom Combat Sports logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.