PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 5047 p4p, 7339 weight class) and Pain Killer (ranked 430 p4p, 527 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Labosky
vs
Killer

182 cm
43
155
23 - 45 - 1

175 cm
20
147
2 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 45 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pain Killer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Killer instigates a clinch.
Come on Labosky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Labosky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Killer gets a clinch.
Killer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Killer stalling in the clinch but Labosky improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer is trying to stall.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky fakes the leg kick and cracks Killer in the body.

Killer moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Labosky.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Labosky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Killer's face.

It looks like Pain Killer has been cut.
I was talking to Labosky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Killer clinches up against the ropes.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Labosky controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Labosky lands an uppercut.

Killer is rocked!
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer is still on wobbly legs! Can Labosky finish him?
Labosky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer drops his guard momentarily, allowing Labosky to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Killer! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Labosky takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jean Labosky!