PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chai Son Fue Re (ranked 6428 p4p, 6724 weight class) and Jebediah Springfield (ranked 235 p4p, 247 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!

Fue Re
vs
Springfield

165 cm
18
135
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
27
130
2 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Big heart

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chai Son Fue Re!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jebediah Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fue Re misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Springfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Springfield is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fue Re misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Springfield.
Springfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fue Re looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fue Re connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Springfield finds it's target.
Fue Re lands with a nice body kick.
Springfield lunges at Fue Re with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fue Re's hand.

Fue Re is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fue Re. Springfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Fue Re is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fue Re ducks under a wild hook from Springfield.
Fue Re tries to counter by clinching up but Springfield breaks away and moves out of range.
Fue Re seems to have got his legs back now.
Fue Re wants to slow Springfield down by chopping away at his legs.
Springfield scores with a jab to the body.
Springfield works the jab nicely.
Fue Re is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fue Re throws out a loose jab but Springfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springfield moves out of range of the body kick from Fue Re.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fue Re takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fue Re lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Springfield moves away from the strike by Fue Re.
Springfield is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Springfield drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Fue Re onto his butt! Fue Re pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Fue Re out cold! Fue Re corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jebediah Springfield!
After winning the bout, Jebediah Springfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.