PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Gorny (ranked 22911 p4p, 529 weight class) and King Naresuan (ranked 22234 p4p, 543 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gorny
vs
Naresuan

210 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

194 cm
23
223 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Basic striking
Very strong

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Gorny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Naresuan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gorny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gorny throws a punch but it's blocked by Naresuan.
Gorny looking to stall.
Gorny misses with the head strike.
Naresuan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorny backwards.
Naresuan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorny backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Naresuan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorny tries to throw a body punch but Naresuan avoids it by throwing Gorny back against the ropes.
Gorny misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorny digs a right hand into Naresuan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naresuan's gas tank.
Gorny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Naresuan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorny misses with an uppercut. Naresuan saw that one coming.
Gorny tries to clinch but Naresuan moves out of range.
Naresuan throws a jab when Gorny was well out of range.
Gorny went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Naresuan feints and then cracks Gorny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorny down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorny throws a punch but it's blocked by Naresuan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny tries to work over Naresuan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorny tries to throw a body punch but Naresuan avoids it by throwing Gorny back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Naresuan.
Naresuan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gorny seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Naresuan can turn it around.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Naresuan is keeping busy.
Naresuan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gorny is keeping busy.
A short right from Gorny.
Naresuan has a couple of punches blocked by Gorny.
A nice right hand lands inside from Naresuan.
Naresuan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naresuan trying to control the position but instead, Gorny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Naresuan into the ropes.
Gorny effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gorny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Naresuan blocks an uppercut.
Naresuan lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Gorny.
Naresuan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorny controls his hands.
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naresuan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naresuan or not.
Naresuan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorny misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorny throws a punch but it's blocked by Naresuan.

Naresuan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naresuan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mateusz Gorny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gorny swinging wildly here.
Naresuan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorny.
Naresuan looks to land a right hand but Gorny moved out of range.
Gorny tries to clinch
and Naresuan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gorny clinches up with Naresuan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Naresuan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gorny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naresuan blocks a body shot from Gorny.
Naresuan lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorny misses with a punch to the body.
Naresuan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Naresuan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Naresuan scores with a shot to the side of Gorny's head.
Naresuan blocks a body shot from Gorny.
Naresuan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naresuan lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan lands a nice uppercut.
Naresuan tries to work over Gorny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naresuan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gorny tries to work over Naresuan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naresuan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorny prevents a body shot from Naresuan.
Naresuan misses with a body punch.
Gorny working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Naresuan.
Gorny can't find room to land a body shot as Naresuan controls the action.
Gorny tries to throw a body punch but Naresuan avoids it by throwing Gorny back against the ropes.
Naresuan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naresuan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Naresuan breaks from the clinch.
Gorny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gorny takes one on the button.
Naresuan cracks Gorny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gorny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naresuan moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naresuan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gorny fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Naresuan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Naresuan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gorny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gorny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Naresuan.

Gorny is rocked!
Naresuan closes the distance and catches Gorny with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Gorny is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Gorny is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Gorny is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Naresuan takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). King Naresuan!
A very excited looking King Naresuan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.