PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 23495 p4p, 23890 weight class) and Randy Kt King (ranked 678 p4p, 693 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!

Tay
vs
Kt King

150 cm
34
210
23 - 32 - 2

192 cm
22
205
2 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Kt King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kt King circles away quickly and effectively.
Tay throws a hook but Kt King avoids it easily.
Tay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tay misses with a few strikes there.
Tay sets himself, and Kt King steps forward looking for the clinch! Tay avoids it this time.
A punch combination from Tay misses.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Kt King moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kt King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kt King counters with a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tay.
A shot to the liver by Tay. Beautiful body shot.
Tay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kt King.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay lands with a kick to the temple. Kt King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Randy Kt King has been cut.
Kt King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kt King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tay's head.
Tay throws a right and a left that Kt King avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kt King! But no joy.
Kt King slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Kt King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tay throws the kick towards the body but Kt King avoids it.
Tay sets himself, and Kt King steps forward looking for the clinch! Tay avoids it this time.
Kt King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kt King has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kt King misses with a hook.
Tay misses with a double jab
and Kt King counters with a nice uppercut.
Tay throws a jab when Kt King was well out of range.
Tay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Kt King - just one landing.
Kt King cracks Tay with a good jab.
Tay throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kt King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kt King blocks a head kick by Tay.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Tay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kt King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kt King to counter with a crisp jab.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Tay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kt King, as that shot connected.
Kt King misses with a body shot.
Kt King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kt King counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Tay goes down! Kt King rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Tay is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Randy Kt King!