PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Kt King (ranked 23069 p4p, 5656 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 629 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kt King
vs
Tatum

192 cm
25
205
6 - 8 - 0

203 cm
30
209
16 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Kt King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kt King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kt King takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Tatum tenderised Kt King's leg. Kt King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Kt King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kt King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kt King moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum defending well as Kt King loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Tatum catches Kt King right on the button with a cross.
Tatum throws a leg kick which misses Kt King's front leg but catches the back leg as Kt King tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kt King walks into a straight right hand from Tatum.
Kt King slips a straight right by Tatum.
Kt King has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tatum lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tatum. That's going to slow Kt King down.
Jab by Kt King.

It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
Tatum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kt King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kt King staying out of range there.
Tatum cracks Kt King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tatum with a hook.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
Kt King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kt King misses with a lunging right hand
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kt King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tatum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kt King scrambles back to his feet.
Randy Kt King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kt King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tatum.
Good standup being displayed there by Kt King as he connects with a hook.
Kt King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kt King moves away from the strike by Tatum.
Kt King throws a jab but it's blocked by Tatum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kt King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kt King tries to move into range but Tatum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Kt King does no damage.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tatum throws a lazy body kick
and Kt King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kt King looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Tatum lands.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kt King throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tatum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kt King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Kt King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick
and Kt King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Jayson Tatum's cut even more.
Kt King is looking to clinch.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tatum fakes the leg kick and cracks Kt King in the body.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
It looked like Kt King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tatum with a hook.
Tatum throws the left hand but Kt King avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Danga de danga de dang - Tatum scores with a four punch combination!
Jayson Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum cracks Kt King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kt King lands an overhand right.
Tatum tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Kt King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kt King tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum looks to land a combination but Kt King avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kt King throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Kt King takes one on the button.
Tatum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tatum looks to throw a body kick
and Kt King counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Kt King counters with a nice body shot.
Tatum slips under a jab from Kt King.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tatum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tatum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kt King slips under a jab from Tatum.
Tatum lands a slapping body shot.
Kt King takes one on the button.
Kt King moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
A quick step to the side and Kt King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kt King misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Tatum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tatum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tatum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kt King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kt King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Tatum.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum slips under a jab.
Kt King checks a low kick from Tatum.
Tatum is looking to chop away at Kt King's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kt King moves out of range as Tatum throws a body kick.
Kt King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tatum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kt King's head.
Kt King moves out of range of the body kick.
Kt King is looking to counter punch.
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Kt King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kt King ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Nice body kick there by Tatum.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Kt King counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kt King avoids a kick to the body.
Kt King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tatum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Kt King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Tatum jabs Kt King right on the nose. Kt King blinks but takes it well.
Kt King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kt King throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum'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. This is the final round!

Tatum thuds his right hand into Kt King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kt King moves away from the strike by Tatum.
An attempted straight right counter from Kt King misses the target.
Jayson Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatum misses with a looping left.
Kt King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Tatum.

Kt King takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kt King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kt King takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kt King throws a hook but Tatum avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kt King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tatum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kt King scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. Tatum catches Kt King right on the button with a cross.
Kt King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tatum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kt King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tatum.
Tatum pushes Kt King away with a front kick.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kt King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kt King tries to counter by clinching up but Tatum breaks away and moves out of range.
Tatum misses with an uppercut
and Kt King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randy Kt King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands with a kick to the temple. Kt King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Kt King is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Kt King's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Kt King - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jayson Tatum!
A relieved looking Jayson Tatum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.