KOTR 13 Middleweight GP Final PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Superbon Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorden Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail Mary - Tupac. Superbon Banchamek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Banchamek
vs
Swift

177 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Superbon Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jorden Swift!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift missing with a left hand there. Banchamek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banchamek is looking to counter the offense by Swift and move into the clinch.
Swift's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Swift's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Swift gets tackled into the ropes by Banchamek. Banchamek maintains the clinch.
Banchamek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banchamek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Swift as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
Swift blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Banchamek breaks from the clinch.
Swift jabs Banchamek right on the nose. Banchamek blinks but takes it well.
Swift slips a jab from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a big shot that misses.
Swift raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Banchamek lands an overhand right.
Swift tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banchamek throws an off balance right hand
and Swift counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Banchamek has Swift up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Banchamek.
Banchamek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swift.

Banchamek manages to break the clinch.
Banchamek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swift on the side of the head.

Banchamek has managed to clinch.
Banchamek lands a nice uppercut.

Banchamek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Banchamek misses.
Swift throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Banchamek counter with a right hand.
Banchamek connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Banchamek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Banchamek blocking some punches.
Swift misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swift has a couple of punches blocked by Banchamek.
Swift misses with a body punch.
Swift throws a punch but it's blocked by Banchamek.

Banchamek breaks the clinch.
Banchamek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swift swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banchamek connects with a crisp jab.
Swift looks to throw the jab but Banchamek is out of range.
Swift throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Banchamek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Superbon Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift throws a jab but it's blocked by Banchamek.
Banchamek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Superbon Banchamek dominated that round.
That's time! Banchamek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Banchamek moves into range and clinches up with Swift.
Still in the clinch, Banchamek scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Swift misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swift's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Banchamek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swift throws a head punch that misses.
Swift wants to get back to striking at distance but Banchamek won't allow it.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling him.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Banchamek manages to break the clinch.
Banchamek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swift.
Banchamek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banchamek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banchamek closes the distance and pushes Swift back into the ropes.
Banchamek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swifts head.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
Banchamek blocks a body shot from Swift.
Banchamek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Banchamek breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Swift misses
and Banchamek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banchamek cracks Swift with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Swift is rocked!
Banchamek misses with a few strikes there.
Swift is still on wobbly legs! Can Banchamek finish him?
Superbon Banchamek is winning the standup battle so far.
Swift walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Superbon Banchamek!
After the fight, Superbon Banchamek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jorden Swift spoke after the fight, saying 'Good job to him, he was the better fighter tonight. I gotta get back to the gym and train my ass off. Thanks for coming out to support me and this event. Shoutout to my sponsor Ace of spades clothing'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Benny Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Marciano
vs
Caria

179 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Marciano!
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, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano slips a straight right by Caria.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Benny Marciano has been cut.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caria as Marciano tries to tie him up.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Caria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria stalling against the ropes.
Caria digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marciano or not.
Marciano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Caria.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Caria.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Nice body punch from Caria - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Caria takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Caria is working Marciano over against the ropes.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria pushes Marciano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.

Marciano is rocked!
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria cracks Marciano with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Marciano goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Marciano wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aart Van Der Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Remington had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Remington
vs
Van Der Roost

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Remington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aart Van Der Roost!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Der Roost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Luke Remington has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Roost, right into the meat.
Van Der Roost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Der Roost throws a nice looking combination but Remington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Remington misses with an uppercut. Van Der Roost saw that one coming.

Remington instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Remington.
Remington is looking to control Van Der Roost's arms but Van Der Roost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Remington has his back to the ropes.
Remington misses with a hook from the clinch.

Van Der Roost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Roost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Roost lands a nice looking body kick.
Remington is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remington avoids the head kick by Van Der Roost.

Van Der Roost catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Remington stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Remington walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Remington avoids a kick to the body.
Luke Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Roost closes the distance and catches Remington with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Remington is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Remington is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Remington is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Van Der Roost takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aart Van Der Roost!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Mitchell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fury
vs
Mitchell

182 cm
18
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell's coach down at Gizmo's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mitchell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Fury shakes it off.
Fury avoids the body shot from Mitchell.

Fury forces Mitchell back against the ropes and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Mitchell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Fury.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Good shot there by Fury.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Fury takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Fury.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Mitchell motions for Fury to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fury tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fury rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury wants to clinch.
Mitchell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cole Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mitchell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mitchell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Fury misses.
Mitchell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Fury misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fury finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell's head.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
Fury defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Cole Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fury with a body shot.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mitchell throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Fury misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.

Mitchell is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Fury scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Mitchell counters with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fury connects with a quick right hand that sends Mitchell tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Fury!
John Fury is the new middleweight champion!
John Fury 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.