PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 4343 p4p, 23525 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 459 p4p, 610 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

King
vs
Suluhu

174 cm
30
150
9 - 8 - 0

165 cm
35
145
22 - 26 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

HARDCORE
Hardcore Alchemy

Glomco Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Suluhu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body kick.
King throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for King.
A low kick lands for Suluhu.
Suluhu fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suluhu slips under a jab from King.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Suluhu is just out of range.
Suluhu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
King scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from King.
Suluhu feints a counter leg kick.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King throws a hook but Suluhu blocks it.
Suluhu misses with the body kick
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suluhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Suluhu slams his shin into King's torso.
King misses with a body kick.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from King misses.
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
King blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu slips under a jab.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
King throws a looping overhand right but Suluhu ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suluhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suluhu moves out of range as King strikes.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Suluhu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
King avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Suluhu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King throws a hook but Suluhu blocks it.
Suluhu feints a counter leg kick.
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Suluhu thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses the jab.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suluhu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suluhu slips a jab from King.
Suluhu throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suluhu was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suluhu. That one must have hurt.
King scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Suluhu.
Suluhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by King.
Suluhu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Suluhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a jab when Suluhu was well out of range.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu lands a right hook to the body.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Suluhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suluhu.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suluhu - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suluhu. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
King misses with a straight right.
Suluhu throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from King misses
and Suluhu counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suluhu jabs at King's body.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suluhu jabs at King's body.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick by King misses
and Suluhu counters with a nice leg kick.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suluhu finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu slips under a jab.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suluhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
King moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Suluhu scores with a nice body kick.
Suluhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Suluhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King looks to land a left hand but Suluhu moved out of range nicely.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suluhu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Suluhu tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

King moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Suluhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suluhu moves out of range as King strikes.
Suluhu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suluhu throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Suluhu throws a quick inside leg kick.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suluhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suluhu. That one must have hurt.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dwayne King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King missing with a left hand there. Suluhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suluhu counters with a body kick.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King misses with a low kick as Suluhu jumps back.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King misses with a head kick.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Suluhu stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suluhu keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
Suluhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suluhu.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
Suluhu lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suluhu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suluhu lands a jab to King's midsection.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Suluhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suluhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Suluhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suluhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Suluhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Suluhu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suluhu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Kassim Suluhu!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Kassim Suluhu!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Kassim Suluhu!

Kassim Suluhu wins by unanimous decision!
Kassim Suluhu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.