PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 1987 p4p, 21819 weight class) and Adam Larsson (ranked 265 p4p, 633 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IS THIS LOVE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Larsson

181 cm
29
176
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
30
186
4 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
A jab from Larsson does it's job there.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Larsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Larsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.

Smith lands a front kick to the face, that drops Larsson to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Larsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Larsson seems unphased.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Larsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Adam Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Larsson misses with an uppercut
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Larsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Larsson out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Smith!
Our winner, Kenny Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.