PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 1996 p4p, 22596 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 278 p4p, 628 weight class). Taurus comes into the arena with Country Boy - Aaron Lewis blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taurus
vs
Louis

183 cm
25
180
18 - 10 - 1

186 cm
25
183
12 - 8 - 1

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a left to the body.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Louis.
An inside leg kick from Louis misses.
Taurus misses the shot to the body.
Taurus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taurus.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Louis looks to throw the jab but Taurus is out of range.
Taurus misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Louis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taurus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taurus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Louis's head.
Taurus tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
Louis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Louis throws a head kick that misses
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taurus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taurus in his tracks.
Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Louis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No joy there for Louis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taurus.
Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Louis avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Taurus throws a head kick that Louis semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Louis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow Louis down.
Louis misses with a head kick.
Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taurus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Louis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Louis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Louis throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
Taurus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louis takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Louis misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a one-two to the body.
Taurus lands a really nice looking cross but Louis seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taurus slips a jab from Louis.
Taurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Louis swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Taurus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Taurus is predictable there
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Taurus throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Louis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis slips a straight right by Taurus.
Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis looks for the body kick but Taurus saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Taurus misses the target.
Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus lands a jab to the nose.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus lands with a slapping head kick.
Louis throws a head kick that misses
and Taurus counters with a series of strikes. Louis will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis walks into a left hand.
Taurus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Taurus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Louis misses with a hook
and Taurus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taurus takes one on the button.
Taurus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louis thuds his right hand into Taurus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Louis throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taurus cracks Louis with a good jab.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Louis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taurus slips a straight right by Louis.
Taurus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louis takes one to the side of the head.
Taurus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Louis backs up against the ropes.
Both fighters circling a little - Taurus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taurus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taurus misses with a hook. Louis ducked under it nicely.
Louis throws a series of punches but Taurus avoids them all with ease.
Taurus punishes Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
Taurus looks to land a body kick but Louis moved away.
Taurus throws a leg kick but Louis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taurus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Louis's head backwards.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Taurus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taurus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis misses with a head kick.
Taurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taurus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis misses with a left hand
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
Louis throws out a counter right but Taurus avoids it with no problem.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Taurus throws a hook but Louis avoids it easily.
Taurus throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Taurus misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurus throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus lands a jab to the nose.
Louis throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus is looking to counter punch.
Louis throws out a leg kick but Taurus moves out of range and Louis only half commits.
Taurus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louis takes one to the chin there.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Taurus looks for the body kick but Louis saw that one coming.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Louis blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Louis misses.
Taurus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Louis. That did some damage!
Taurus misses with a body shot
and Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Taurus 's knee.
Taurus throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis looks for the body kick but Taurus saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louis checks a leg kick.
Jab from Taurus.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
Louis throws a head kick that Taurus semi-blocks.
Nice cross by Louis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Taurus misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Louis throws a one two combo.
Taurus throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus lands a head shot.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louis throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Taurus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louis.
Taurus is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus throws a poor cross that misses
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis cracks Taurus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taurus swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taurus slips a jab and a cross from Louis.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Taurus is predictable there
and Louis counters with a nice body kick.
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
Taurus dips to his left and cracks Louis with an uppercut!
Taurus slips under a jab from Louis.
Louis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Louis throws out a counter right but Taurus avoids it with no problem.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Taurus throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taurus thinking.
Taurus moves out of range as Louis throws a body kick.
Taurus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Louis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taurus scores with a kick to the body.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Louis misses.
Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Louis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taurus catches Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taurus misses with a hook. Louis ducked under it nicely.
Taurus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis scores with a jab. Taurus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Taurus scores with a jab.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
A little jabbing left from Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taurus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis lands a body shot.
Taurus throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taurus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus works the jab nicely.
Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taurus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!

Wesley Taurus wins by unanimous decision!
Wesley Taurus tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Tom Louis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.