PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Melek Taus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fah King Mental (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Taus
vs
King Mental

197 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

Quark's

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melek Taus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fah King Mental!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taus throws a body punch but King Mental moves out of range.
Taus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King Mental drops his hands momentarily and Taus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taus scores with a shot to the body.
Taus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King Mental on the side of the head.
King Mental displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taus throws out the jab.
King Mental wants to counter the offense by Taus and move into the clinch position.
King Mental 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.
Taus misses with an uppercut.
Taus scores with a jab to the body.
King Mental connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus misses with a low kick.
Taus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King Mental stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King Mental was well out of range. Poor timing from Taus.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw.
King Mental misses with a few strikes there.
King Mental tries to clinch there but Taus circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Mental walks into a jab.

It looks like Fah King Mental has been cut.
Taus scores with a hook to the body. King Mental takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taus takes a swing at King Mental's ribcage but misses.
King Mental swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taus works the jab nicely.
Taus lands a jab to the head.
Taus thuds a left hand into King Mental's body.
King Mental steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taus.
Taus lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by King Mental as he connects with a hook.

King Mental fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taus, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King Mental misses with a short punch on the inside.
King Mental tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Mental blocks a body shot from Taus.
King Mental lands an uppercut.
King Mental lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taus backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from King Mental fails to land.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as King Mental controls the action.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but King Mental avoids it by throwing Taus back against the ropes.
A short right from Taus on the inside.
King Mental tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taus's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taus.
King Mental misses with some punches.
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King Mental blocking some punches.
King Mental misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taus misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melek Taus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fah King Mental's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taus ducks under a wild hook from King Mental.
Taus misses the shot to the body.
Taus takes a swing at King Mental's ribcage but misses.
Taus takes a swing at King Mental's ribcage but misses.
King Mental is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taus tries to work over King Mental's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as King Mental controls the action.
King Mental throws a punch but it's blocked by Taus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Mental blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from King Mental.
King Mental working aggressively here.
King Mental misses with a punch on the inside.
Taus is leaning against King Mental and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King Mental is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King Mental.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King Mental.
King Mental tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taus misses with some punches.
Taus misses with the head strike.
Melek Taus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King Mental's elbow.
King Mental lands a hook that snaps the head of Taus backwards.
Taus cracks King Mental with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taus.
Taus tries to break free but King Mental pushes him back against the ropes.
Taus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taus.
Taus tries to break the clinch but King Mental is controlling the position.
King Mental blocks an uppercut.
Taus looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King Mental's elbow.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King Mental's elbow.
Taus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Mental lands a left hand.
Taus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King Mental backwards.
Taus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King Mental has him pressed against the ropes.
Taus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King Mental.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from King Mental.
King Mental swings wildly with an uppercut but Taus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King Mental prevents a body shot from Taus.
King Mental misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King Mental blocks an uppercut.
Taus misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melek Taus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fah King Mental's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Taus throws a good cross that connects.
Taus jabs King Mental to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Taus.
Melek Taus is winning the standup battle so far.
King Mental swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taus connects with a good right hand that stumbles King Mental. King Mental circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taus throws a body punch but King Mental moves out of range.
King Mental throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Taus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taus throws a low kick but King Mental avoids it.
King Mental wants to counter the offense by Taus and move into the clinch position.
Taus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King Mental is looking to clinch but Taus is avoiding it.
Taus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King Mental.
King Mental slips a jab from Taus.
Taus lands with a shot to the body.
King Mental has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King Mental avoids the body shot from Taus.
Taus defending well as King Mental loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus cracks the inside of King Mental's front leg.
Taus motions for King Mental to come forward. Taus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King Mental connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taus scrambles back to his feet.
Taus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King Mental.
Taus looks to throw the jab but King Mental is out of range.
Taus throws a leg kick but King Mental sees it coming and moves out of range.
King Mental blocks a jab.
Taus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taus's corner calls for a 1-2. Taus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taus throws a leg kick but King Mental sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taus slips a jab from King Mental.
Donk. Taus catches King Mental right on the button with a cross.
King Mental might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King Mental throws a hook to the side of Taus's head but Taus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Mental on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Taus. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taus scores with a jab to the head.
Fah King Mental has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taus throws a lazy right hand but King Mental sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King Mental keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from King Mental misses the target.
Taus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King Mental takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King Mental takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

King Mental closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Taus.
King Mental takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King Mental blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melek Taus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King Mental working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melek Taus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melek Taus!
A relieved looking Melek Taus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.