PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Magudo Ahmswe (ranked 5706 p4p, 23735 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 575 p4p, 707 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tom Louis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ahmswe
vs
Louis

183 cm
19
180
1 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
181
6 - 5 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magudo Ahmswe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmswe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahmswe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahmswe wants to clinch but Louis slips to the side
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Louis lands with a nice body kick.
Louis cracks Ahmswe with a good jab.
Ahmswe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahmswe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louis counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmswe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Louis back to the ropes. Ahmswe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Louis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ahmswe misses with a combination
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
A left and a right from Louis both land. Nice combination.
Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmswe misses with the body kick
and Louis counters with a series of strikes. Ahmswe will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ahmswe is rocked!
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Ahmswe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahmswe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ahmswe throws the kick towards the body but Louis avoids it.
Louis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ahmswe seems to have got his legs back now.
Louis digs a good hook to Ahmswe's body.
Sloppy strikes from Ahmswe. Those never looked like landing.
Ahmswe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis sizes up Ahmswe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magudo Ahmswe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis throws a head kick that misses.
Ahmswe misses with a combination
and Louis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ahmswe misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahmswe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahmswe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahmswe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis throws a series of punches but Ahmswe avoids them all with ease.
Louis throws a nice looking combination but Ahmswe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahmswe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Louis. That's going to slow Ahmswe down.
Ahmswe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ahmswe throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Ahmswe.
Ahmswe takes one on the button.
Ahmswe looks for the body kick but Louis saw that one coming.
Ahmswe wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ahmswe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis works Ahmswe's body with a nice hook.
Louis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Ahmswe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmswe throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.
Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick from Ahmswe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmswe misses with a kick to the body.
Ahmswe walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmswe thows a leg kick but Louis checks it
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Louis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Louis cracks Ahmswe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahmswe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahmswe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magudo Ahmswe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Louis.
Ahmswe throws a lazy head kick
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahmswe wants to clinch up but Louis keeps it at a distance.

Louis clips Ahmswe with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Ahmswe a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

It looks like Magudo Ahmswe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Ahmswe off balance momentarily.
Ahmswe throws a lazy head kick
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.

Ahmswe has Louis up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Louis.
Louis tries a knee to the head but Ahmswe blocks it.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis is pushing Ahmswe up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahmswe backwards.

Louis breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Ahmswe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louis is looking to slow Ahmswe down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahmswe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahmswe misses with a combination
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magudo Ahmswe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahmswe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahmswe throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a nice body kick.
Louis looks to land a combination. Ahmswe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Louis throws a head kick that half lands.
Ahmswe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahmswe throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ahmswe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahmswe takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmswe misses with a body kick.
Ahmswe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Louis cracks Ahmswe with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ahmswe is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ahmswe is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ahmswe could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
Tom Louis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Magudo Ahmswe stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is my last bout under 8limbs, I want thank's organisation,manager and fan's for opportunity...I not good,but I try it...'.