PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Didier Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Toure
vs
Hadi

195 cm
23
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didier Toure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Hadi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hadi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Toure tries to clinch but Hadi moves out of range.
Toure tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toure tries to clinch there but Hadi circles away.
Hadi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hadi misses with a body shot.
Toure tries to clinch but Hadi is having none of it.
Toure tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hadi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hadi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Toure wants to clinch up but Hadi keeps it at a distance.
Hadi swats away the attempt to clinch by Toure.
Hadi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hadi lands a nice shot that snaps Toure's head back.
Toure moves in looking to clinch but Hadi pushes him off.
Hadi takes a swing at Toure's ribcage but misses.

Toure closes the distance and clinches.
Hadi tries to break the clinch but Toure is controlling the position.
Toure landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toure misses with a knee strike.
Toure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Toure connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Badr Hadi has been cut.
Toure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toure obliges.
Toure lands a knee to the head.
Toure with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hadi blocks it with crossed arms.
Hadi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toure is pushing Hadi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toure has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Hadi to the canvas! Can Hadi beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Hadi was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Toure is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Didier Toure!