PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh The Drunk (ranked 4211 p4p, 489 weight class) and Flip Fortuin (ranked 6149 p4p, 599 weight class). Fortuin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You shook me all night long. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Drunk
vs
Fortuin

168 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Josh The Drunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flip Fortuin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Drunk throws out a loose jab but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortuin throws out a counter right but The Drunk avoids it with no problem.
The Drunk misses with a right hand
and Fortuin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortuin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortuin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Drunk misses with a hook. Fortuin ducked under it nicely.
Fortuin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Drunk misses with an uppercut
and Fortuin counters with a leg kick.
Fortuin is looking to clinch.
Fortuin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Drunk.
Fortuin slips a jab from The Drunk.
Fortuin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fortuin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Drunk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fortuin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fortuin scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Drunk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortuin lunges at The Drunk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Drunk's hand.
Fortuin closes the distance and catches The Drunk with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! The Drunk is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and The Drunk is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! The Drunk is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Fortuin takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Flip Fortuin!
Flip Fortuin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.